thanks bill cody,i will try to explain my question.i have a 5.3 acre pond that is 3 1/2 years old.i am trying to learn how to manage this body of water with the help of this site and alot of reading.my question is i put 500 bass in this lake,is there any general rule to know many bass would be in this body of water.i was wondering just how many times my bait went past a bass,this past weekend we were fishing and one of the guys thought i should post this question.not really asking how many pounds of bass per acre but the total number of fish that you think might be in there.to date i have not removed any bass,i will start doing this next spring.thanks for responding yesteday,fish