Bass Overpopulation HELP
 

I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?

Couple small Northerns ?

Thanks,
Iowa883

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I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?


Depending upon your location (urban, rural, countryside) you might contact a
local BASS Federation club about holding a youth tournament. Line the rim of
that pond with the next generation of bass anglers and let them do the work
for you. Or, you might hold a "small fish" tournament where the most fish
that weigh the least wins a prize. If you need a "sponsor" to make such a
thing work, call on your local Kiwanis, Lions, etc. They would be glad to
accept donations from the participants, would likely provide the "prize",
and would certainly appreciate the press coverage likely to come with it.
Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

--
Da Chief,
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Depending upon your location (urban, rural, countryside) you might contact
a
local BASS Federation club about holding a youth tournament. Line the rim
of
that pond with the next generation of bass anglers and let them do the
work
for you. Or, you might hold a "small fish" tournament where the most fish
that weigh the least wins a prize. If you need a "sponsor" to make such a
thing work, call on your local Kiwanis, Lions, etc. They would be glad to
accept donations from the participants, would likely provide the "prize",
and would certainly appreciate the press coverage likely to come with it.

***Good idea Chief!


Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing
to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

***You poor old man... we really envy... err... pity you.


--
Da Chief,
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NOOOOO Northerns! They overpopulate and stunt even worse. ;-) Joe Z.

"Iowa883" wrote in message
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I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?

Couple small Northerns ?

Thanks,
Iowa883

"Iowa883" wrote in message
...
I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch
is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?

Couple small Northerns ?

One of the first things I'd do is talk to your local Fish & Game Dept.'s
fisheries people. If possible, have them examine your ponds and determine
WHY the bass are small. It's possible that there are simply too many there,
it's equally possible that there is insufficient forage for the bass to grow
any larger.

A fishery biologist should be able to give you an idea of how many bass
should be in the ponds for optimum growth. They might also be able to give
you ideas for maintaining the health of the waters.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Uh, better watch it there Chief - the bass still have to be legal size to
harvest...

WW

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"Iowa883" wrote snip

I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch
is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?


Depending upon your location (urban, rural, countryside) you might contact
a
local BASS Federation club about holding a youth tournament. Line the rim
of
that pond with the next generation of bass anglers and let them do the
work
for you. Or, you might hold a "small fish" tournament where the most fish
that weigh the least wins a prize. If you need a "sponsor" to make such a
thing work, call on your local Kiwanis, Lions, etc. They would be glad to
accept donations from the participants, would likely provide the "prize",
and would certainly appreciate the press coverage likely to come with it.
Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing
to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

--
Da Chief,
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Whoops. I assumed they were legal. If not, then the suggestion to contact
local wildlife fisheries folks (say fisheries folks ten times very fast) is
the way to go.

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Uh, better watch it there Chief - the bass still have to be legal size to
harvest...

WW

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"Iowa883" wrote snip

I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can catch
is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?


Depending upon your location (urban, rural, countryside) you might
contact
a
local BASS Federation club about holding a youth tournament. Line the rim
of
that pond with the next generation of bass anglers and let them do the
work
for you. Or, you might hold a "small fish" tournament where the most fish
that weigh the least wins a prize. If you need a "sponsor" to make such a
thing work, call on your local Kiwanis, Lions, etc. They would be glad to
accept donations from the participants, would likely provide the "prize",
and would certainly appreciate the press coverage likely to come with it.
Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing
to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

--
Da Chief,
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If they are private ponds they may be exempt from state regulations.If you
can't find any other use for the small bass they make great fertilizer.I had
a small pond in Pendergrass,Ga. with the same problem years ago.We gave away
and ate as many as we could and turned the rest loose in the garden.They
grew some great veggies.
"Da Chief" wrote in message
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Whoops. I assumed they were legal. If not, then the suggestion to contact
local wildlife fisheries folks (say fisheries folks ten times very fast)
is the way to go.

--
Da Chief,
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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Uh, better watch it there Chief - the bass still have to be legal size to
harvest...

WW

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"Iowa883" wrote snip

I have two ponds that are over populated with small bass. All I can
catch
is
VERY small bass . How should I "clean" them out ?
Can a person give or sell them to a business ?
Or what do I do ?


Depending upon your location (urban, rural, countryside) you might
contact
a
local BASS Federation club about holding a youth tournament. Line the
rim
of
that pond with the next generation of bass anglers and let them do the
work
for you. Or, you might hold a "small fish" tournament where the most
fish
that weigh the least wins a prize. If you need a "sponsor" to make such
a
thing work, call on your local Kiwanis, Lions, etc. They would be glad
to
accept donations from the participants, would likely provide the
"prize",
and would certainly appreciate the press coverage likely to come with
it.
Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing
to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

--
Da Chief,
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Da Chief wrote:

Anyway, just the thoughts of a rambling old man now retired with nothing to
do but fish, hunt, and surf (the net).

Me too. Give me a call when you want to go fishing - I can go most any
day the weather cooperates. I am planning on hitting Bartlett's Ferry a
couple of times next week before my Sunday club tournament.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

I was told by Michigan DNR biologist (or I think it was) that for every acre
of water, it can support 50 1-pound bass, 25 2-pound bass, 12 4-pound bass,
etc., as long as there is adequate food (in our case 1000 bluegill per acre,
1000 perch per acre, 25 catfish for cleaning, (again I think it was) 200
gallons of shad. An incoming and out going water sources, or aerator system
(we used a water fountain, and have a good fresh incoming and outgoing water
source - spillway dam). Adequate cover (weeds, brush, trees, etc.) and
structure - that is in Michigan and Northern States in general, that fish
need at least one area of a pond that is deeper than 15-feet, to help them
survive the cold winter. We created a 1/2 acre 20-foot hole for this
purpose.


--
Craig