Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations How many BG, is to many?

Fishhead - If you saw dead bass last fall and now are seeing "gobs" of bgill then I would add some bass in a trade from the neighbor's pond. Do this esp if you want to harvest 8" bgill for table use on a regular basis. To grow higher numbers of 7"+ bgill you need to be small (7"-12") "bass heavy". I think you can afford to offer your neighbor 3 or 5 bgill (3"-5") for every bass you get. For a few years yet protect your largest bgill (6"-7") and thin 3"-4"ers. Once your bgill get to 9" protect those 9" and larger and harvest those in 7.7"-8.7" range. Harvest mostly only 9"ers that are "hooked deep" or bleeding.