I for one am glad to hear someone has been using that blend with good results. That's what I intend to continue with.
My pond isn't big either, actually only about .1 acre surface area at roughly 66' square. But it is pretty deep with a max of 12' and real steep sides. Guessing at an average depth of 10'. That puts me at around 1 ac/ft and 326k gallons (If I did the math right). Once I've got my aeration system in place I think it'll be big enough to produce some really nice fish. I'm not shooting for anything in particular, just nice eating size fish. If I get a couple of pounders, great, but my goal is to be able to harvest 9-10 inch fish. My top predator base is currently 3 10-12" LMB and some BHC. They've got lots to eat at the moment. Just need to keep the little ones coming up.
If your idea is food production you might want to keep predators minimal and focus on you being the primary predator by removing lots of fish for the table. If you pour the feed to BG they will grow fast and if you remove lots of them to eat that will keep the total standing crop pounds to manageable levels.
Essentially turning the pond into more of a feedlot type situation with the added benefit of some fast action angling.
Edit: We removed and filleted over 400 BG last year from our main 3 acre pond (not to mention numerous CC). I don't think we made a dent in them. I've fed quite a lot of Purena Game Chow (when I could not get Aquamax) as well as the competitive Sportsman Choice equivalent and it is decent enough feed. The more expensive stuff is just better.
