Thread: our red ear never seem to get really fat ?

They are like Stretch Armstrong fish!

Ours did not till we put a 1/2 dump truck of muscles (state biologist )20 yrs . ago . We also put gravel beds in the lake and in years past a high protein food was fed daily . Now that folks are getting older interest is dropping in lake management and it shows . We still have a few good ones though . Afew from the recent past .

Originally Posted by Ketchn

but to be sure they like you to keep the bait moving along at a clip most of the time ?
never knew red ear liked the bait to be running along so quickly ...interesting farm pond species for sure ....
when I see other red ear they often look like a dinner plate and most of ours look torpedo shaped ....
sure fight well ....
KABOOM is the word

Looks like a hybrid mix to me .

Looks like good eating to me

I like em all. Ain’t their fault they’s little!

Some 22 % protein catfish food will fatten them up quick .

Originally Posted by skeetbum

I like em all. Ain’t their fault they’s little!

my hand is 8 inches long from the crease at my wrist to my middle finger tip , it really wasn't all that small for this part of the world , kinda average size for where we were and the red ear / red ear hybrids that reside out there

Originally Posted by Eagle 1

Some 22 % protein catfish food will fatten them up quick .

if they were my water bodies them fish would be fed and managed well , but they are left to fend for themselves on that place