STOCKING My BACKYARD POND w/ 3,000+ New MYSTERY Fish!!

[@andrewboyce7268]

Ok. Now I need a pond in my yard. This is an official life goal.

[@edwardbrook2029]

It is a great way to live.

[@PlankerBrothers]

seriously just watched 10 straight pond building videos and I said this sentence every 5 minutes

[@BruceWaynesFactory]

@@edwardbrook2029 I’m not really a outdoorsmen, so sorry if I sound stupid, feel free for anyone to answer but say someone make a mini lake or a pond in their backyard, fills it with fish like this guy.. the fish keep reproducing and continue to make thousands of more fish right? So basically an unlimited food supplies if you wait long enough for them to have children? Kinda a surviving tactic if a thing like Covid were to hit again, you could literally live at home by growing crops, maybe have lots of chickens for eggs, fish in the pond, pigs for bacon and other things, I’d really love to do something like that .. would need to be educated on a lot of it

[@65stang98]

@@BruceWaynesFactory to answer your question yes it is one of the best survival tactics you can have. only so much water can support so many fish tho bc of natural food availability so research into how big you can make it on your property if you already have it. dig a pond fill it with some logs etc for cover and protection for bait fish like blue gill and crappie which can also be pan fired and taste well. get a good number of bass and catfish a couple carp to take care of algae only a few at the most tho or theyll eat too much of the algae and vegetation. and a garden with chickens for eggs and additional meat and hunt on the side youd have nothing to worry abt in a survival situation as long as you got a way to preserve it without electricity. thats the most important part.

[@65stang98]

alsoi doesnt hurt to put a fence apund the distant perimeter to keep snapping turtles from getting in your pond theyll eat more way more fish than the amount of meat you get when you catch them. better to have them not be able to get in. any turtles at that matter.

[@robertbenson6721]

Man, I was hoping you would buy one of those feed launchers to shoot the forage fish into the ponds.

[@joshuaslife6521]

You should look into tagging the bass so you know how many are in there.

[@kongjr8319]

You should make a water fall/bio filter for your ponds. I live in the area and would help you if you're interested.

[@JR-ii6hq]

I feel the bio filter, at least for the small pond would be necessary 🤔. The feeders would help until the populations stabilize?

[@stevenhall8964]

I agree the bio-filter is the way to go If you really want good clear water. Its healthier for the fish as well!

[@canzaquatiz3610]

Yes my first video of his it feel wrong 😩

[@ronaldyeater3322]

That's real nice of you. Don't know how deep his ponds are? If someone local has excavator maybe dredge some out first?

[@mrfixitusa6165]

Really!!?? I'm totally familiar with biofilters. I've been a "monster fish keeper" for quite some time and have used various different types on our 150 gallon aquarium and a couple different ones on the 60 gallon hospital tank, but I honestly thought that a pond would be large enough it would become its own biofilter. Now when I say "pond" I don't mean a big mud hole, like some folks call a "pond" or something the size of a dang swimming pool, I mean something you can get a boat in. At least a half acre... And how would one do a biofilter in a pond? Would you have a secondary tank like a sump for an aquarium, with a pump that continuously runs water over and through the biofilter to drain back into the pond?

[@Blacsby]

Raccoons gunna tip that feed can within a week haha

[@canzaquatiz3610]

That too like what's going on did he just wake up and well I'm going to build a pond 😣

[@littlehouse6753]

@@canzaquatiz3610 he bought the house and land with the 2 ponds,watch the past videos

[@canzaquatiz3610]

@@littlehouse6753 ok thanks sorry I'm new

[@speedwrench1909]

That was my first thought

[@SubmarinersDive]

Living the Dream Son! Not one but two ponds in the backyard! I....I think I have pond envy man! 🤘

[@DRich0088]

I've had golden shiners in my pond in southeast Texas for a little over a year. They're reproducing and thriving.

[@seantan6721]

I'm really diggin these ponds Smooth idea on turnin the one into a baitpond

[@playinghooky2352]

I love your new house! And that pile barn with an apartment in it so sweet man cave!!! Then once the dab Master gets older that can be this little place to stay

[@bigbkeepitreelfishing]

Looking great man. Keep up the great work! Love this channel. Blessed and beautiful family.

[@gregmccarter5253]

excited to see the crawdad pile/ trapping episode

[@07hornet900]

Love these home pond videos. Also you should name that sad looking bass Hunchbass.

[@peterjones819]

Call him Quasimodo.

[@rshock]

I gotta have a place in Texas with my own pond. You got it going on bro

[@0217kris]

Really happy for you man! Great to see all the hard work paying off for you and the family!

[@xgankzx]

Welcome to Texas! I live fairly close to lake fork and fish East Texas pretty regularly.

[@owenestep2896]

I love how he just casually walks in the water with his shoes on

[@mrfixitusa6165]

Why not? It's a common thing for country folks. ...If we're wearing shoes at all that is. And of course, we wear shoes when we go out in public. ....there's all kind of nasty mess in public you don't want to step in barefooted

[@travisbruno1988]

I ordered the pond sack .thanks for the recommendation cant wait to get it. Thanks for the content Ben we appreciate it

[@Capper69]

Wooohhoooo who doesn’t love pond stocking videos from Mr. Milliken I can’t wait to see more in the future I want see that humpback bass fat and happy by fall that would be awesome!?

[@SILVERBACK-ij6po]

Bout to retire in a few months and looking to retire down in Texas myself. Love your videos. Really enjoy the updates on the ponds and the visit to the feed store. Keep it up!

[@vonvomit5666]

Yes! GET THAT FEED MACHINE!!! That thing will not only feed the fish in your pond but will feed the fish in the neighboring states too!!

[@CountryKirby.]

I bought 100 coppernose 100 red ear 10 carp 2000 fathead Minnows about 6 months ago and my pond is thriving now.

[@skytrip5273]

A neighbor dug a 2 acre pond, and it populated itself naturally. Ducks and geese bring in eggs on their feet from other ponds and lakes. Frog eggs too.

[@danielcannaday2207]

Enjoying the pond videos I have a acre and a half private pond and catfish seem to do real well with the bass and other fish and they're always fun to catch if you want to kick back and relax

[@SCUMDOGFISHING]

The backyard pond is looking sick Ben 🤘

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

Makes me want a pond now,you are going to have a kick ass pond brother

[@dbstelly]

I had a friend who had a large pond that he hand fed, just threw the pellets. He had a large bell near the prop that he would ring first and the fish would be waiting for him.

[@keithsteele6309]

Massive fresh water shrimp with tunnels and pond extension. Look up the tunnel systems on the la pearla ranch.

[@nathanhoveyaquatics]

Absolutely want more backyard pond vids. Well more management vids with a few fishing in between.. 🎣🇺🇸🎣

[@jennifermarshall1291]

I LOVE your pond episodes. More please !

[@stevenhall8964]

When I lived in the outskirts of Houston off Aldine-Bender, we had those Chimney Crawfish in our yard also. They're nocturnal, they will come out of their burrows at night especially when it's raining, and hunt for worms, bugs, carrion, whatever they can find that's edible plant and animal!

[@Smile-N-Bear]

Right On Brother! Soups On!

[@DeChane369]

Ive been wanting a pond for a while, now I think I want 2

[@joelsfishing9447]

Hell yea MFer Nation!!🎣🔥 can't wait to see the Bass grow bigger, I already comment on Facebook I had to do it again since you're the best angler around,!!

[@aznswag6030]

LOVE IT.. DREAM HOME .. WITH 2 NICE PONDS.. more videos on this and congrats !

[@nwesternoutdoors3830]

Yes frogs make good forage! I have a pond in idaho, throw a live bullfrog on the hook and you'll catch 4-5 pounders!

[@josephmccanlesa616]

And i would really make the 2 ponds connect and a lil bigger and build a water fall out the dirt you dig out give the bass more room to grow bigger...just an idea thats a lil pond to grow big trophy bass unless you wont like 6 bass in total

[@ericdowd336]

Can't wait for mega largeheads in that pond!!! Soooooooo sick!!!!!

[@lawrencebaysinger4675]

The feeders are nice because you fill the feeder and program the amount of feed and the frequency of feeding. If you are away at a tournament the feeder does it’s thing anyway.

[@ThuDuongCanadaChannel]

Fishing in backyard have a pond during the covid period was wonderful

[@n3wtfishing437]

Its spring Colorado! Cannot wait to try my Mf'er rods!!! Thanks for sharing Ben!

[@Yvonne19712010]

Nice to see a proper sized pond!!!

[@Noco9toefishing]

That so many fish!! Lol it's gonna be awesome!! That bait feeder would be amazing to have there!!

[@BreamBassBeyond]

Awesome! Can't wait to see how the pond and your new fish progress!

[@GrandDungeonDad]

Sooo cool! You are living the dream man.

[@jitsroller]

Welcome to Texas. Have fun with that property.

[@417HVAC]

Tip for the crayfish. Tie a piece of chicken nugget to line. And let it down the hole. You’ll feel the craw grab it and pull it up slow. Dabman oughta enjoy it. My kids do

[@JohnSmith-kz1ll]

You can transplant the lily pads and other vegetation from one pond to the other. I got my pads going with cinder blocks fill hole with sand a couple feet off bank plant lily in the cinder block. I tried just tossing it in didn't work well. They took off when I tried that method.

[@znagey]

That broke back guy had a broke back from people lipping him horizontally without supporting the tail. Stop lipping fish horizontally without supporting their ass.

[@michaelrosado9966]

Lots of other reasons not to do it too. Jaw can break, they can flail and break their neck or back, or you can just flat out stress it from only lipping it

[@hosta3199]

Need some cattails in a corner. Bass needs habitat for cover too. Too much growth on top of water which will take over and be hard to fish

[@noahninetyone]

14:55 Cole’s thumb looking like that bass’s spine 😂

[@cf2063]

That feeder got me trying to jump through my screen!!

[@ryanschmidt4915]

Great video Ben. Some giant tadpoles would be cool.

[@prestonrussell605]

Enjoyed this video! Build up the bait fish is a good place to start !

[@SDGFL]

I think it would bee cool to see you test and review one of those “Deeper Pro” shoreline sonar fish finders in your ponds. Just a thought. Keep up the good work. 🤙🏻

[@bobdavis7853]

A logistical genius. 🎣😎

[@reclaimer429fishing]

Need to connect both ponds and but a little bridge across that thin walkway !!!

[@monsterslayer2592]

Just found ur channel. Love it so far. I also moved to texas from Nebraska recently. We got here in November

[@crtvance]

Love the pond content!! Slaunch factory! Also need some catfish in one!

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sup. Amazing video! Learned a lot. I would add craws and frogs when can👍. Eventually some big bass?. Ty tc

[@kipcarroll5644]

I can help you catch those crawdads in your yard. Fill the hole to the top with water. Tie a small piece of bacon to one end of a string. Drop it in the hole til you feel the tug from the crawdad. Pull it up very slowly til it breaks the surface. Pull hard to jerk them out. They will often let go as soon as they see you. So, be quick. Have fun. I did this a million times when I was a kid.

[@jprizzle2604]

I wouldn’t put threadfin in that small of pond, you will end up having to keep putting them in there cause there isn’t enough room for them to hide and things. It’s recommended that 2 acres is the smallest for threadfin unless you are wanting to just provide a food source and do it about once a month or so, but threadfin are exspensive, I guess it all depends if you are wanting to have a population of them or just for food and keep adding them.

[@toorealoutdoors1418]

You should do a bowfishing video before the spawn ends. Local not too far from home💪💪

[@Xueqs]

You have a great personality for youtube man. I'll be subbing.

[@dagarhart]

I know that some of the threadfin we've seen here in AZ have been 6-8".

[@Fishing-wj7qj]

Looking forward to seeing what do to the ponds!

[@nicholascaldwell7005]

Finally got my friend to join the 6 nation after he tried a Vega frog. Now he wants to get all the baits they have.

[@johnwarmath1426]

Love how you point out the acclimation process on the first lake then let them heat up on the ride to the second lake and just dumped them in. Lol

[@jarvissdot7700]

the advert work im checking out hello fresh seems pretty cool thanks for the vid

[@abenshnegalboff]

Hey just a tip the container you use for the fish food isn’t air tight so the food will quickly get stale and get wet so it will sink faster and be less likely to be eaten. Might dirty your pond faster too My dogs have always been picky and like the fresh dry food straight from the bag

[@josephmccanlesa616]

Get you a really small hook on some line and a worm on it and drop it down the crawfish hole and you can catch them just takes a lil skill and time..i did it alot as a kid

[@DEEZYTOLDYA]

Dream pond

[@MrStanley85]

Build an Aquaponics cycle using your fishponds next :)

[@NickFStcroix]

you should manage the bass in one pond with bait fish for food and in the other pond only have perch, crappie, and shad in it so u can use it to feed the bass in the other pond with like traps or nets

[@joshuajadolon3591]

You need to get with Shan O’Gorman he’s an awesome fisheries biologist. As a rule a 1 acre pond can support approximately 100 lbs of fish.

[@trevorhalford8410]

LoL , I'm am from Southeast Louisiana and a friend of mine from Chicago came down and he seen the Crawfish holes. He thought it was snake holes. LOL he wanted to bring one back home with him thank you put it on a shelf in his living room

[@nicholasjohnson6267]

Great video. Look forward to more like this .

[@johncraig4718]

Put some 3 - 6 inch crappie in there Ben , I bet they would eat the hell outta those.

[@saddin806]

should combine both ponds and dig it deeper

[@ringo_fishin]

Hell yeah dude get on that Jiggimg with Jordan grind. Too bad u don't have Shiner Sam to donate some jumbos.

[@edwardbrook2029]

Awesome awesome awesome video. Just don’t understand why people give a👎🏻

[@HughJazzDong]

Take a wiffle ball bat and cut the end off to throw food out further. We do that if salt water with live bait to stir up them biggins

[@rickieandreas7951]

Ben what the name of water shoes u got on i want some .. they look Kool.

[@kashaw33]

NAILED IT😁👍!

[@ChasingCalibasses]

Monsters brewing i see👀🐟🥵

[@devon96g]

Okay it’s time for the feeder!!

[@fishinislife9953]

Not sure if i missed it but what is depth in those ponds? Can't wait to see how those fish do with all those good bait fish.

[@RobertoHernandez-xh1hl]

That's awesome! My only concern is flooding... What happens during storms with such small ponds?

[@rh5971]

I totally thought that Ozzy was going to chomp the piss outta your thumb at the end of the video! That would have been hilarious. Cheer#!

[@tb9734]

Welcome to the South. Crawdad chimneys come with the deal.

[@momo858musica]

Connect both ponds and leave an island!

[@fishonthabrain2528]

might want to check and see if theres any health issues with your og bass, parasites and such. would suck to get the big ones sick

[@FishingWithDamon]

Good job I love your videos I learned even more about fishing I have videos too but I am still quite young 😃

[@denzellsmith2485]

Ready to see u catch a few

[@timothyparker9810]

Take a small size 10 trout hook. Put a big piece of wire Monett from this dang on that line in front. Get some fire in the hole or Down in the Hole. And he'll grab it. Don't try to grab him. With your other hand cover the hole so he can't go back in there. And you got him there's probably a dozen in each hole.

[@mvandegriend]

Awesome ponds man!

[@FuManDrew365]

I really dont mind watching videos like this.. in fact i enjoy and learn from them so thanks homie.. to the first of many lol great video bud

[@Stickmister360]

Tad poles would be great food for all the fish in there.

[@stuartfreeman2620]

Sounds like what I have in my pond

[@kenthurman2344]

I just had a pond dug in my property in Jacksonville Florida. About 150 60 about 8+ft deep. How do I get it clear and ready for fish..? Any help appreciated. Tia.

[@midwestboss8808]

You better lock that lid down on that food, ur going to have every animal in Texas chowing down 😁