Forums59
Topics1,156,360
Posts15,809,424
Members143,312
|
Most Online36,273 Jan 23rd, 2013
|
|
What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
#14681140
04/04/23 06:23 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2022
Posts: 50
N. D. L.
OP
Outdoorsman
|
OP
Outdoorsman
Joined: Sep 2022
Posts: 50 |
i have a pond with a couple sunfish and 15 small bass, i want them to get big. what would be the best forage for them?
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14681469
04/05/23 12:21 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,386
bronco71
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,386 |
1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14681977
04/05/23 03:24 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,741
Outdoordude
Extreme Angler
|
Extreme Angler
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,741 |
By a couple sunfish, do you mean the population of sunfish is a couple or you have a couple species of sunfish? Generally a combination of bluegill (at least 25:1 ratio of BG:LMB by number) and tilapia (50-100 lbs/acre) work well in Texas. Add at least daily feeding from an automatic feeder and your bluegill and tilapia production can easily double, which increases forage abundance and condition for your bass to eat. Harvest any bass that are less than at least 95% relative weight by two years post-stocking ( https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/fish-water/fish-relative-weight-calculator/). Keep the bass population low by harvesting under-performers and you'll have giants in a few years (assuming the pond has good water chemistry and about 30% of its area occupied by some type of cover/habitat).
Scott Jones
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14683438
04/06/23 08:39 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 661
Dave Davidson
Pro Angler
|
Pro Angler
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 661 |
Start with about ten pounds of Fathead minnows. After a short while, add about 500 3 inch bluegills.
To really do it right, get rid of unknowns, rotenone and start over.
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: Outdoordude]
#14690740
04/14/23 06:26 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2022
Posts: 50
N. D. L.
OP
Outdoorsman
|
OP
Outdoorsman
Joined: Sep 2022
Posts: 50 |
It has like 3 or 4 medium sunfish total
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14708340
05/02/23 07:38 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,778
pop r
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,778 |
Fathead minnows they reproduce several times a year.
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14721234
05/15/23 04:32 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 661
Dave Davidson
Pro Angler
|
Pro Angler
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 661 |
NDL, what size is the pond?
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#14721239
05/15/23 04:39 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 5,626
BrandoA
TFF Celebrity
|
TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 5,626 |
Start with about ten pounds of Fathead minnows. After a short while, add about 500 3 inch bluegills.
To really do it right, get rid of unknowns, rotenone and start over. This right here
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: N. D. L.]
#14723000
05/17/23 03:17 AM
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 3,314
Meadowlark
TFF Team Angler
|
TFF Team Angler
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 3,314 |
My take: forget the fathead minnows. With 15 bass they will be gone before they even think about spawning. Instead add 10 pounds of Tilapia followed a month later by 500 3 inch bluegills. The Tilapia will begin spawning right away and take predation pressure off the bluegills. They wlll also keep your pond algae free and that is no small benefit.
|
|
Re: What kind of baitfish to put in a 1 acre pond
[Re: Meadowlark]
#14727989
05/22/23 01:39 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 71,729
banker-always fishing
Super Freak
|
Super Freak
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 71,729 |
My take: forget the fathead minnows. With 15 bass they will be gone before they even think about spawning. Instead add 10 pounds of Tilapia followed a month later by 500 3 inch bluegills. The Tilapia will begin spawning right away and take predation pressure off the bluegills. They wlll also keep your pond algae free and that is no small benefit. Plus #1. This guy knows pond management! 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
|
|
Moderated by banker-always fishing, chickenman, Derek 🐝, Duck_Hunter, Fish Killer, J-2, Jacob, Jons3825, JustWingem, Nocona Brian, Toon-Troller, Uncle Zeek, Weekender1
|