I agree with Bill. Get another prof opinion from someone that has success growing double digit LMB before adding GS. I suggest buying the "Raising Trophy Bass" book from the Pond Boss store. If the GS get out of hand, it'd be impossible to remove them.
When the pond was shocked, how many BG/ac did they say you had, and what was the population size range like?
From ewest:
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"You have to have large predators to eat big GShad.
IMO at least 25 % of the LMB over 20 inches. Here is a pic of a GShad
At the 20 inch range for these GShad I am not sure any LMB can eat them. Plus they suppress reproduction of other more desirable pond species."
