One of my friends who lives across the lake from me bought 5 dozen shiners. We fished with them the whole day, I caught a decent 4.3 pounder, and my other friend caught a smaller bass which we didnt measure. So, we only used about 2 dozen, and by afternoon time, it began to pour (nowhere else but Florida). So we decided to release the 3 dozen that we didnt use, as the bait and tackle store gave him an extra free 2 dozen because of too many shiners in stock. So we released them in hopes that they would populate, but I am starting to doubt this was the best way to introduce them as the bass and catfish might kill them off before they have a chance to spawn, any help on the best way to introduce them?
Thanks!