Hi Fishkeeper, Sounds like your gonna have some fun in a few years with the plans you have, but i got a question. Why limit yourself to a 6 foot deep pond? With sediment buildup overtime it will be 4 ft before you know it. I, like you live in the south where it gets HOT! 6 ft of water does not give the fish any chance to hide in deeper, colder water during the dog days of summer. Its not uncommon to see surface water temps in the 80s (or higher) down here. Those fish are just like us, they get lazy during those hot days and dont want to move around. If they dont move they dont feed, if they dont feed they dont grow to the MONSTER size you are wanting. If they do get to that size it will take many more years to achieve that size. I say you should make your pond deeper, if only in one spot. Give those guys a place to cool off so they can continue to grow at the fast rates you are hoping for.
