largemouth bass breeding
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LMB's might need some mud or sand to dig the pit in. Otherwise, if theres plenty of food, they'll make babies. Course, they'll probably eat em if there isn't enough cover.
As previously said, they should breed on their own if the pond is established and if the LMBs are of adult size. The extra forage will greatly help to feed the parents and the babies, but it's not absolutely necessary; as long as the parents have enough food then there shouldn't be any problems. Mud or sand definitely does help since they like to nest in the mud/sand.
I had my SMBs breeding in my pond the first year I added them; the pond was a bit over a year old at that point in time, so it doesn't take very long for a pond to get established.
I had my SMBs breeding in my pond the first year I added them; the pond was a bit over a year old at that point in time, so it doesn't take very long for a pond to get established.
i have researched this extensively after many websites and books this is what i have learned. generally 1-3 feet spawning area small dark stone and with some sand is IDEA. Bass are attracted to dark colors so you will hardly find a Bass spawning in lightly color sand unless no other color is availible. in nature bass spawn locations are about 25 feet from their nearest neighbor (Idealy) as Bass are very territoral, some nearby cover aswell bass are attracted to structure. Be it lily pads, underwater vegetation rocks or logs. there is no diffinte way to determine sex either, but females tend to be larger in older fish
I have a private pond about a 1/4 acre in size and we are try to have a reproducing population in a final note forage food is utmost important. we waiting 2 years to establish minnows in the pond before we added the bass and every so often we add more minnows. This is in addition to the great number of naturally occuring frogs. this is a man made pond so we were able to create the "Idea" spawning habitat for these fish. this isn't an overnight process it will take a number of years to get trophy fish. but aslong as there is a food soucre IT should happen
I have a private pond about a 1/4 acre in size and we are try to have a reproducing population in a final note forage food is utmost important. we waiting 2 years to establish minnows in the pond before we added the bass and every so often we add more minnows. This is in addition to the great number of naturally occuring frogs. this is a man made pond so we were able to create the "Idea" spawning habitat for these fish. this isn't an overnight process it will take a number of years to get trophy fish. but aslong as there is a food soucre IT should happen
