Rex,
If I could start from scratch and I was only interested in fish for the skillet, (up north anyways) I would try HBG and YP, with just enough LMB to keep things interesting.
That's just me though. Lots of folks will beg to differ based on their objectives.
I had an existing base with lots of stunted fish so I focused on the predator development to cut the base; at one time you could walk water on my BG spawn and the bass looked like tomcats - all head and no bodies.
Slowly things are turning around and I have some fish that are really fun to catch but I wouldn't bet on YP, (under 6") if there is anything that even resembles a predator in the pond - CC included, because I had plenty of them and trotlined them out; that's when the LMB really stepped up and did their job.
That's my two cents; your mileage may vary.
Good luck,
Chip
