World Record Bass Attempt Grow Thread

[Stevecal]

Thanks for the reply. please let me know you come across anyone that is looking. I'm not looking to sell free to good home.

 

[JeBassMaster]

Alright, well a little update. The biggest bass is confirmed to be over 6 inches long as of today, the fish will likely be 7+ inches by the end of this month. There might be two at this size, but so far I have only seen one, there is another that is close behind, over 5 inches, and then a mid size class of fish that are 4-4.5 inches, and then some runts. The big bass has exhibited incredible growth. The largest fish in the batch when I got these bass in on February 9th was not even two inches long. They were max 1.75". The largest bass, which I believe was one of the larger ones initially, has grown about 4.5" in 3 months in less than optimal growth temperatures which to me is mind boggling. These fish are only 4 months old, spawned in January, and they are already 6-7 inches, it's literally insane. Our rosy red minnow population is absolutely gone, we have about 20 left. There is a healthy population of shiners which the larger bass are now feeding on which will only accelerate their growth as they are larger prey, and their food demand will also skyrocket. I'm expecting the largest bass to be 7 inches by the end of this month, and 9+ by the end of next. Temperatures are going to remain mild for the rest of the month keeping the water in the low to mid 70s, but once June hits and warmer days come, that water temp will sit in the optimal range of 75-81 degrees most of the time, meaning max growth if food is available.

I will be adding 2000 more small rosy reds this week to tie the fish over until the bass are a little bigger and we add some coppernose bluegill. Trying also to get the bass to consume pellets, which is easier said than done, but hopefully, they will start taking them soon! I don't have pictures of the bass, but will get some in the near future hopefully.