he he he....yup JHAP is in weed......
hemna, welcome to pondboss. i'm about a half hour to 45 min. south of you - here in lovely el dorado. you have received great advice on this text book thread started by our other CA brethren mtalley.
you probably wont be able to catch enough by rod and reel to make a difference quickly, but keep at it, and over time, you will see changes. while you are culling several hundred of those small bass out, you might consider screening off a portion of the pond that stays with water year round or use that other smaller pond w/ no fish in it, and grow out some BG and GSF forage. keep them separated from the adult bass for at least a year so they can grow big enough to not get eaten. once yer matured BG and GSF have successfully spawned over a season in yer 3 acre pond, and you have culled as many bass as possible, the following season you should start to see some real positive changes in the body conditions and growth of those bass you want to grow big.
