Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose what size

ML- ok you have a reasonable chance to catch a 5 lb bassin your 3/4 acre pond? Come on what is reasonable 10% likelyhood? If so on every 10th trip or 10th fishing hour you catch one? Explain what you mean by reasonable please.

I'm guessing here but fill me in i you handle on this example of your 3/4 ac pond.
I would think the carrying capacity of bass in the pond is 50-100 lbs of bass? If so and you have several little guys ( in order to catch 10 per outing) then this leaves maybe half the weight. SO even if you have 50 lbs and this is rare you can only have 8 over 5 (with some 6-7 lb bass).

This is my point about 1-15 acre pond. If you only have 8 big bass ( and that is impresvvie in 3/4 acre pond) what is chance of catching one?

So with the crude math above I hope folks can see why a bigger body of water will hold many more big bass than smaller body and this will allow for more enjoyable experience if wanting to catch large bass. Especially if you are a good fisherman and can target those bass.