I will start fishing the cats out, but plan on keeping 10 or so. I also did look for some other post and I did find some info, but I couldn't find one that directly answered this question. What I consider a trophy would be a 5lb+ bass. I wouldn't have to have lots of fish this size, but still would like to catch and release them from time to time. My pond doesn't have much "flow through" just in the spring, but it is spring feed. What I want is a nice bluegill pond with some catfish, and a possibility to catch a 5lb+ bass.
I do have another question. To sustain a trophy bass pond it has been said you need an acre of surface water, but they also say that if you aerate you'll be able sustain more fish. So is a 13' deep 3/4 acre pond that is aerated able to sustain as many fish as an acre pond that isn't?
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