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<blockquote data-quote="KANSAS" data-source="post: 82611" data-attributes="member: 1362"><p>If you can stock with fathead minnows atleast a month before you stock anything else..... preferrably the year before, but most of us cant wait. I believe the rate is like 10 pounds per acre. Check with your local fish and game they can help on that and usually help you with proven programs that work. The early stocking allows these baitfish to get established and multiply, supplying all future fish with plenty of free dinners.</p><p></p><p>After this the first year stock whatever you like except for bass. Within a year either bass will find their way into your pond, but let the blugill, crappie, etc get established first..... If you put in 6" bass with 3" crappie the following year they will be 8-9" and your crappie that you paid good money for will become their dinner. Once again wait atleast one year after you have stocked your basic fish. Let the ecosystem evolve do not try to create it if you truly want to be successful.</p><p></p><p>Trust me on this one.... I got a 27 acre pond on a piece of property that my brothers and I have managed for about 8 years.... never stocked a single bass in it..... last year we caught bass numerous bass over 7 pounds and a few in the 8-9 pound range, catfish close to 10 pounds, crappie well over a pound, and red ear sunfish over a pound......</p><p></p><p>We are hoping to catch a bass over 10 pounds this year... I just dont know if we got any yet....</p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck.... hope I havent bored everyone...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KANSAS, post: 82611, member: 1362"] If you can stock with fathead minnows atleast a month before you stock anything else..... preferrably the year before, but most of us cant wait. I believe the rate is like 10 pounds per acre. Check with your local fish and game they can help on that and usually help you with proven programs that work. The early stocking allows these baitfish to get established and multiply, supplying all future fish with plenty of free dinners. After this the first year stock whatever you like except for bass. Within a year either bass will find their way into your pond, but let the blugill, crappie, etc get established first..... If you put in 6" bass with 3" crappie the following year they will be 8-9" and your crappie that you paid good money for will become their dinner. Once again wait atleast one year after you have stocked your basic fish. Let the ecosystem evolve do not try to create it if you truly want to be successful. Trust me on this one.... I got a 27 acre pond on a piece of property that my brothers and I have managed for about 8 years.... never stocked a single bass in it..... last year we caught bass numerous bass over 7 pounds and a few in the 8-9 pound range, catfish close to 10 pounds, crappie well over a pound, and red ear sunfish over a pound...... We are hoping to catch a bass over 10 pounds this year... I just dont know if we got any yet.... Good luck.... hope I havent bored everyone... [/QUOTE]
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