PF you saying 500 lmb from a 6.5 acre pond. If ten inch average that is about 250 lbs or 38 lbs/acre that is carrying cpacity for many folks. I like agressive that is for sure. However kinda agree becasue you can never take too many they will just grow like crazy and you will be back in a year or so. WItht he connected ponds # might be right on.

Scag good job yes weigh bigger also they should have bettter Wr if not remove also. The best means for removal is to remove those with lower Wr and those smalelr than the healthy size. If you get a nice 16" bass you should see that it has good Wr due to lack of competetion for the proper food item. Also remove the smaller bass <8 inch as your doing regardless. It does not add lots to total lbs of removal but they eat little 2 inch bluegill also that could become 4 inch bluegill so keep it up. GL.

By all means if the ponds are connected now you will have to basically harvest as if that is one total surface acres so this means more lbs than origanlly stated.

Also if you caugth one cat you might have more you probably knwo this but a big cat like that is eating alot of potential bass food so remove as well for your goals.

Greg Grimes
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