Do you love big bluegill?

How to send a bad Bluegill to the corner? (in a round pond)

I'll have to take a picture of these plastic containers, 4'x4'x4' cubes, but until I do....
I was wondering, could I put one of these containers in my pond as a holding tank for HBG & GS, not to torture them, but until I've caught enough of them to have a fry? I would drill holes for circulation, but how many could I keep in that space? I've only owned my home for 1 month, but previous owner fed the fish pellets of some kind, and, I was thinking, I'd fatten them up before the harvest. YIKES, there I go thinking again!

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on March 31, 2008 at 4:03pm

That's a great idea. Similar to cage culture. Here's how I hold my bluegill to "fatten them up"
Scary, isn't it?

In all seriousness, somebody started a thread on Pond Boss recently about designing a cage for just that purpose. There's also been articles on "cage culture" in recent Pond Boss magazines by Bill Cody who is a member of Big Blugill right here.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Hobgood on March 31, 2008 at 4:26pm

How many to you fatten up at a time in that size container? It appears to be about the same volume as cubes are.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on March 31, 2008 at 4:29pm

I raise 50 pounds of fish easily in that container.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Hobgood on March 31, 2008 at 4:38pm

Thanx Bruce! So does that mean about 10 of YOUR fish?

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on March 31, 2008 at 4:40pm

I wish! :P Actually it's about 90 right now.

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Permalink Reply by Theo Gallus on March 31, 2008 at 4:35pm

Bruce, when are you gonna insulate the Morton building? The more you use it, the quicker it would pay off.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on March 31, 2008 at 4:38pm

My logic exactly. The Morton building is insulated with 3/4 inch something or other. The coldest the building has ever been is about 25 F in the main area, and about 30 F in the fish room. I'd dearly love to have warm water to raise the bluegill in.

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Permalink Reply by Theo Gallus on April 1, 2008 at 9:02am

3/4" might mean you've got like R-6 walls. If you filled up that open stud space with insulation, MJ wouldn't have to wear a hat.

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Permalink Reply by 10.5" RES Sharon on October 19, 2010 at 7:49pm

I made a cage once out of a rabbit cage by covering it with screen, and floating it in my pond. I wanted my new coppernose bg to get a little bigger before I released them so they wouldn't get eaten. I have no idea how they got out, but every one of them did. Your idea looks like it would work a lot better.

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Permalink Reply by Zach Pierce on October 20, 2010 at 5:23am

When did you get your coppernose?

What size were they?

Where did you get them?

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Permalink Reply by Magnolia Rick on October 20, 2010 at 5:02am

you know I was just thinking about this. No really. This applacation for my Talapia to winterize in. It would be cheeper them booking them a trip to Brownsville.