Rare Black Bass Project
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I hate herons. They always kill my bass. They piss me off. I probably lose over 50 bass a year to herons. And thats in a big pond. Could you imagine in a small pond like this one? Its like the bass are practically in a bucket. Id make it as deep as you possibly can brandon. To avoid birds and cats and still allow for the fish to thrive.
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You should try and put some smb or lmb in the pond just to see how they do. Hopefully they can survive fine. If they do then try and put the black bass in
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I am not sure if this will work. For the winter build a insulated plywood box, maybe a clear top for light to get through and run a duct to your house. You can just use the house heat to heat the air around the pond. You can even add a heater. 3 feet isn't far. It won't be tropical temperatures but good enough to keep them hibernation mode without dying. Just monitor the temperture and if it drops to low bring them in.
50 bass?!?! I'd be so mad if i were you. My neighbor used to have that problem until he put some decoration there. With your pond being like 10000000+ gallons, and mine being 200(used to be 280 without the many bags of sand displacing the water). I wish i could make it deeper but the liner is in, the sand is in, the rocks are around the edges and the plants are being added. There is a 2' x 3' area thats like 15-20" deep. Also it is 3' from a big window in my house. Maybe thatll scare them.
I wish heron were open game animals lol I would have a couple on my walls already lmao. I always see them in my yard. If they arent in a tree they are eating my fish. Once I just shot off a couple .223 rounds in my stepdads m4 to scare them off. I might have to do this more often so they get scared. Id love to cut down the trees around my pond so less birds come.
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DUDe those birds are probably helping you more than anything.
When a pond or lake gets too many fish in it they dont grow as fast. TOo much competition for food. Unless the pond is given an additional food source those herons are just helping you weed out smaller fish and letting the others grow faster just like they would in mother nature. Just consider them as some cool decorations. You will appreciate them more as you get older im sure. Birds gotta eat too.
FIsh if I was you I would drain that bad boy and re dig it. MIght as well while you still have time.
When a pond or lake gets too many fish in it they dont grow as fast. TOo much competition for food. Unless the pond is given an additional food source those herons are just helping you weed out smaller fish and letting the others grow faster just like they would in mother nature. Just consider them as some cool decorations. You will appreciate them more as you get older im sure. Birds gotta eat too.
FIsh if I was you I would drain that bad boy and re dig it. MIght as well while you still have time.
Redigging it seems like so much work. Id just build a pond next to it that is at least double the size and then connect them with a medium sized channel. Or at least make it deeper.
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