Hello everyone, I'm new on this post and I'm enjoying all the info that I'm reading so far. I'm in GA and move here a year ago. I bought a new house with a approx. 2 1/2 acres pond (new subdivision). I fished the pond numerous times but never caught a Bass. Right now we do not have an organized HOA yet but I would like to stock the pond. I have been catching blue g., shell c., warmouth and bullheads. Most of my catch are small, very few nice size perch. I tried to purchase some fingerlings from DNR but was told that it is not a good idea to do that since most of these bass and blue g firgerlings will be eaten by the larger resident perch. I was adviced to purchase or catch bigger bass and release it in my pond. Any advice to a newby?