Thanks so much for making these- having fun following along with my boys

@ryanhoelke

3 ай бұрын

That's really nice to hear. Thanks!

Dude, awesome video. Love watching small creators.

@ryanhoelke

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Just found your channel! Really liking your videos! Hope to see more

Great video ! The key to big bass is bluegills .They love shiners but they hunt them down to the last one. If you put large enough bluegill in the bass can't eat them and they will spawn a couple of times a year providing a lot of forage. Those largemouths will spawn for sure .The smallmouths may not spawn in your pond unless you provide a gravel bed .

@ryanhoelke

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, Dan. It's hard to find bluegill around here. I do have a lot of pumpkin seed sunfish but I think they only spawn once in spring. I'll add some more adults this year for sure and try and track down some bluegill. We'll see on the smallmouth, I have to add some river rock but most of the pond has some gravel under the sand. We'll see if it works.

I would have kept the pike to help get rid of them, but I understand why you didn’t want to, they do stink! I’m enjoying your videos, I have a pond myself thanks!

@ryanhoelke

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I hear you with the pike, but I usually throw them back. I know some people who rank them as a top eating fish.

Wow those are some healthy bass in terms of relative weights, especially #4. Better boost the spawning size bluegill or they’ll starve

@ryanhoelke

4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I dont have bluegill close by naturally and can't seem to buy any. I do have the pumpkinseed sunfish that are very common everywhere around here. I'm going to work on getting more of those in the spring. They do spawn well. Maybe have to remove a bass of two, I'll have to watch and see.