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Wow, I missed this. But since I am never one to disobey and I am very civic minded, here's my vote:
1. Quality Private Fishery
2. A private place for escape, peace and relaxation
3. Fun private place to gather with friends and family
4. Swimming hole that is private
5. Enhance property values

Can you tell I like my privacy?


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1.To show your kids they can do anything they want in life.
2. A private sanctuary to hunt, FISH, swim, drink beer, and view GODS creations all around and to get away.
3.SO that you own your OWN LAKE!!!!

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1.) So I don't have to deal with inconsiderate and selfish people on public waters.

2.) Recreation and respite from stress.

3.) Freedom to manage the water the way I want.

4.). One pond is also used for swimming exercise.

5.) Addtional income

6.) A hobby farm.

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pond #1, the 'trout pond'
1) fishing for my kids
3) beautify view from house
9) swimming in the summer
13) backup water for crops
22) fried fish or fish on the grill

pond #2, the 'frog pond'
6) attract wildlife
12) water cattle
18) improve water cycle in pastures
19) waterfall
24) frog catching for kids

lots more good reasons too, but I followed the instructions carefully.
living in a semi-desert, water is life, and a beautiful sight at all times.

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Pond#1
3) Ornamental landscaping
5) To attract wildlife for hunting
6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation
20) A family or personal challenge of actually building it
21) A family or personal challenge to maintain a complex ecosystem
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

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1) Quality private fishery
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

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All the above


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Building a pond has been one of the best projects ive ever taken on.

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#1,3,15,16, and 24


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ALL THE ABOVE! And then some

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1, 6, 16, 22, and 23.

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#25 To irritate Bruce


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I thought I did this already,but could not find my post so here is my two cents:
20, 21, 16,1,10


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The main reason I own a pond is they threw it in for free when I bought my house/land. Little did I know how much I would enjoy it...


1) Quality private fishery
2) To enhance land value
6) To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation
9) Swimming hole
10) To study aquaculture
11) To study all of nature and/or biology
15) To provide non-powered water sports (ie; canoeing, rowing)
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
21) A family or personal challenge to maintain a complex ecosystem
22) To provide safe, fresh fish as food
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends

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I finally have enough water to call what I have, a pond. Ha
So, here's my vote:

1 private fishing
16 peaceful escape
24 fun place for family gatherings, and (9 swimming)
5 attract wildlife
2 land value.


9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
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16, 1, 21, 3, 6 I had to think about this for awhile, I do enjoy a challenge and this subject seems plenty complicated enough. The relaxation is also important. My wife is already retired, 6 more months for me, and I can sit on the dock and drink some German Hefe Weizen and feed the fish. Also, I'm sure the grandkids will love it.


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1. Occupy my time to keep me out of the beer joints (truth be known I don't even care for beer much anyway).

2. Occupy my time to keep me from chasing wild women. Funny thing is, my wife has lots of girlfriends but allows me none. Every time I ask she says no. Look but don't touch are her sage instructions and I follow them to the letter.

3. Get rid of all excess money so I will not have any to go to the beer joints and chase wild women even if I wanted to.

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LMAO that's funny snrub,

I just enjoy mine, for good family fun, kids smiles, catching some nice fish to eat, most of all stress free environment...

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I like having something special to share with my wife, kids, grandkids, and good friends. Fish of course, but not just that: Water birds, deer, frogs, toads, raccoons, you name it.

Also, I keep learning new things in the attempt to maximize the BOW potential. Learning stuff is fun.


7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160




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I didn't realize it at the time, but apparently it was because I desired something to spend TONS of money on! haha


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Originally Posted By: wbuffetjr
something to spend TONS of money on! haha


Amen to that brother...but I do feel it can be a decent investment. They don't make dirt any more.


Fishing has never been about the fish....

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I caught my first bass in my great grandfathers pond in Magee, MS wearing a purple tie dye shirt. I got so spastic I couldn't reel that Z101 so just turned around and ran down the levee. I want to share that same great memory with all of the young chaos in my family and friends etc.

Love to catch cook and eat fish.

It's hot as hell down here 4 months of the year and we have a floating dock with diving board, etc and a damn good place to drink beer and chase the only wild women I'm allowed to chase))

Aesthetics.....looking out the windows of my home I see a beautiful 5 acre pond that's holds water like a jug.

All of this is a blessing from the Great Weighmaster above))

PS I try not to think of the money I spend and only focus on the above and increase in value of land.

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Crap.....I took my typical approach and read directions afterward.

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I built (own) my bigger pond to improve my real estate investment. And the sediment pond (fathead pond) to reduce sediment in the big pond. Seams like it is one thing or another thing most all the time to keep the original investment a good investment.

And I have been a fish nut kinda guy for most all of my life. It all started on a farm I grew up on in Okla, where we had a fishing pond.

Funny things is, when I left the farm in OKla, I said I would never own another cow, pig, goat , horse, chicken etc, and I don't, I wanted the freedom one has when they don't have to take care of farm animals. But Dam, I did not realize when I built this pond it would take management most days or until I get to where I want to be with the fishes. smile


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9) Swimming hole
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends
22) To provide safe, fresh fish as food
21) A family or personal challenge to maintain a complex ecosystem

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1) Quality private fishery
2) To enhance land value
16) To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
22) To provide safe, fresh fish as food
24) A fun place to gather with family and friends


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