A review of published scientific and hatchery production data concerning the feed training of largemouth bass and their culture to advanced fingeriings is presented. The review concludes that largemouth bass can be trained successfully to accept a prepared diet The best training diet is a semimoist formulation. The optimal training size is 1.0 g 05 to 50 mm) and stocking density is 4 to 8 kg/m 3 of water. Bass fry between 10 and 20 mm can be trained to a prepared diet, but with a lower success rate and greater expense. Training success is greatest using northern strain largemouth bass fingeriings. In a 10-to 14-d training period, approximately 70% of the fish stocked will be trained. Approximately 65% of the fingeriings trained to a semimoist pellet can be converted to a dry, floating pellet suitable for pond grow-out Fish growth rate during training is approximately 0.05 g/d.Largemouth bass are stocked into ponds at 25,000 to 50,000/ha and fed a floating trout pellet at 5 to 10% of their body weight daily. At the end of the first growing season, bass should reach 75 to 100 g with a growth rate of 0.5 g/d and 75% survival. Yields in static water ponds without aeration are unlikely to surpass 2000 kg/ha. Yields over 4000 kg/ha have been obtained in ponds with aeration and water exchange. Northern strain largemouth bass appear best for intensive culture to advanced fingeriings.
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