Sorry about the confusion. The 8 acre pond (gravel pit) is an existing pond with a balanced population of Bass and native bluegill, sunfish and cats, that's why I only need 750-1000 for the entire pond.
Bob Lusk did an electroshock evaluation last Feb. and wrote a plan down for me- I lost the piece of paper it was on, but I remember everything except when to stock the coppernose! I'm trying to save money by just buying a couple hundred 1-3", stocking them in the small pond, and hopefully having the 750 to 1000 by spring, but they might not be the advance size recomended for spring stocking. Or would it be better to stock the small pond with 4-5" cnbg because they would be more likely to spawn than the 1-3"? (I can get 100 of the 4-5" for $85.) But again, will the offspring be advanced size by spring? If not I should just go ahead with the fall stocking of 750-1000 1-3" cnbg.($300) Its gonna be a lean Christmas.
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