Nick, u said u and your dad are not sure what the bass are feeding on. Bill suggested u find out what u have before taking the next step. If u want a good fishing pond u need to know what u are starting with before making plans on what next to put into the pond. Have some fun and take a few days of some serious fishing, worms and minnows from the pond might work well for bait. Post up some pictures and measure and weigh some or all of what u catch and then u can get started on that fishing pond u want. Lots of good people here will try to help out with a plan.
Ive been doing this and caught small BG but not a lot of big ones. also there is a section of the pond that the bass are cruising constantly. When I went over to this side I saw a whole bunch of bugs that skim across the water. Can the bass be growing of this and the tiny BG? sorry if i sound a little anxious Ive always wanted a pond for my self.