I was planning on catching LMB from the other farm pond. Went out there this morning and had a blast. Picked up 5 LMB 7-8" and 3 more nice BG 6-7" and put them in my pond. I caught 3 nice LMB in the 3-4 lb class, was really tempted to bring them home for my pond, but I knew they were just too large for such a new pond like mine. Planning on adding a few more 5-8" LMB, depending on what size hits my Rooster Tail. Since 30 2-3" would work, I think 10-20 larger LMB would be enough.
Have to enjoy fishing the other farm pond as much as I can because it is going to be drained at some point soon and all the fish will be lost. It is encouraging to fish that pond, which isn't that much larger than mine, to see the large bass that have grown with virtually no attention or management for many years.