Good discussion, jpsdad. Walt Overton told me that he's seen literally hundreds of private ponds over the years, and that virtually every one that is not deliberately harvesting lots of undersize LMB ends up with loads of 12 - 13 inchers. That is the natural outcome ninety percent of the time.

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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