Pond Fish Stocking- Fair Prices?

[RJK70]

Are these fair prices for stocking a pond with fish?




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[RascalArms]

Pond Fish Stocking- Fair Prices?

I've never seen package pricing like that but it seems fair for what you are getting. Any idea what strain of LMB they provide? In for replies.

[Gumbo Man]

Wow. Might be time to take the wife and kids down to the creek with some cane poles and worms Ricky. That’s how I stocked mine years ago.

[BRUTE 23]

Yes

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[mavrick]

Look up Dunn’s they will deliver to a feed store near you.

https://dunnsfishfarm.com/

[RJK70]

Wow. Might be time to take the wife and kids down to the creek with some cane poles and worms Ricky. That’s how I stocked mine years ago.

That’s not a bad idea either!


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[curtintex]

I just looked at my past invoices. For the exact same numbers as Option #1 on your quote, using my unit prices, I would have paid $870 for the same amount of fish. However, I had much greater numbers in my complete order. I had 15,000 bluegill alone so I'm sure the unit price is cheaper the more you buy.

My 2020/2021 unit prices:

LMB- $2/ea
Bluegill- $0.40/ea
Sunfish-$0.50/ea
Fatheads- $15/lb
Shiners-$15/lb

What's hilarious is that I spent more than double on bluegill than I spent on the bass. I ain't trying to produce a "trophy bluegill lake".

[Muddy Bud]

If you live near a river or creek it will probably stock itself.

[brokeno]

Don't make sense to stock everything at the same time

[Draco]

Don't make sense to stock everything at the same time

That would be correct.

[RMW]

Not sure but I think I paid $11,000 for 6,000 hybrid catfish and bunch of dang minnows, got them from Halletsville

[Jon B]

15k bluegill.....sounds like a fun afternoon!

[Huntingfool]

if this is a new pond or a pond with no fish in it yet then I would not put your bass in yet. Put your BG etc. in and let them get established first - then follow up with the bass

[HeyMikey]

Don't make sense to stock everything at the same time

Yep......establish your forage fish and bluegills first.
And don't let anyone talk you into putting Crappie in it.

[Tbar]

FWIW, I stock Tilapia every year to add to the food chain for my Bass(every year because they die off in the winter) Because I have such high predator numbers(also crappie) I have to stock 3x the normal numbers of Tilapia to get them to maturity so they can reproduce(every 30 days). I stock them to take the pressure off my Coppernose Bluegill.

In your case, you are starting with a clean slate that will take fewer numbers of bait fish to get started. Ie - minnows, bluegill, Redear.

I added Redear....it might be too early for them. They are shell crackers that interrupt the life cycle of a parasite that attacks your bass. Upside, fewer numbers are required to get them started. The downside, not enough food to sustain them at this point and they are expensive.

Personally, I don't like this package deal. You need to get your bait fish population established before introducing predators like bass and catfish.

This is the company I have been buying from out of Buffalo Tx.

https://overtonfisheries.com/forage-fish-options

***On Edit: Sorry, I made an assumption this was a newly dug pond. Disregard the above if not the case.


Also see: Pond Boss Forum for more information.