I have several ponds and each has a different "personality". One is full of 8inch bass, one has more crappie, one has a better chance of catching a 5lb or bigger bass, etc.

I have been reading a lot from other threads about taking fish out of ponds and I'm just kind of looking for some rules to live by.

If I wanted a better opportunity to catch 3-5lb bass, should I take the smaller one's out? Are there any generalizations that I should be following?