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<blockquote data-quote="CBU93" data-source="post: 4809909" data-attributes="member: 599"><p><strong>Re: West TN Farm Pond Stocking</strong></p><p></p><p>Emailed with a guy yesterday from Southeastern Pond Management with an office in Jackson...based on the condition of my pond and desires of how to move forward, he suggested an initial order of 150, 8" largemouth priced at about $1200 or $8 per fish (which I thought was a bit high, even though they are larger fish).</p><p></p><p><em>This is the scenario I described...willing to listen to suggestions, but don't think fingerling stocking will be successful...I am no fish biologist though:</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I have inherited a piece of property with an existing 3 acre pond in McNairy county. It is filled through run off and am told it is spring fed as well. The pond is deep. Levee is 20 feet or more if that gives you an indication.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>My FIL had put catfish and what he called "hybrid" bream many years ago. The few times that I know it has been fished in the last few years has produced nothing but 3 to 4" green sunfish (bad) and one channel cat about nine pounds.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>What I want is bass as a predator fish to reduce the green sunfish population and in time, try to establish fishable populations of bass, bream, Redear, and catfish.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I am not prepared or wanting to restart by poisoning existing populations as my research shows that to be extremely costly. I just want to try to throw some predatory fish in and let nature take its course over the next several years until I retire and move there full time. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I am thinking early spring first round of bass. Fall 2020 another round of bass and bluegill/Redear mix. First round of bass I would like larger bass to immediately feed on existing sunfish population.</em></p><p></p><p>Tell me your thoughts...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CBU93, post: 4809909, member: 599"] [b]Re: West TN Farm Pond Stocking[/b] Emailed with a guy yesterday from Southeastern Pond Management with an office in Jackson...based on the condition of my pond and desires of how to move forward, he suggested an initial order of 150, 8" largemouth priced at about $1200 or $8 per fish (which I thought was a bit high, even though they are larger fish). [i]This is the scenario I described...willing to listen to suggestions, but don't think fingerling stocking will be successful...I am no fish biologist though: I have inherited a piece of property with an existing 3 acre pond in McNairy county. It is filled through run off and am told it is spring fed as well. The pond is deep. Levee is 20 feet or more if that gives you an indication. My FIL had put catfish and what he called “hybrid” bream many years ago. The few times that I know it has been fished in the last few years has produced nothing but 3 to 4” green sunfish (bad) and one channel cat about nine pounds. What I want is bass as a predator fish to reduce the green sunfish population and in time, try to establish fishable populations of bass, bream, Redear, and catfish. I am not prepared or wanting to restart by poisoning existing populations as my research shows that to be extremely costly. I just want to try to throw some predatory fish in and let nature take its course over the next several years until I retire and move there full time. I am thinking early spring first round of bass. Fall 2020 another round of bass and bluegill/Redear mix. First round of bass I would like larger bass to immediately feed on existing sunfish population.[/i] Tell me your thoughts... [/QUOTE]
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