Hey CJ welcome to the PBF!! YOu have some good questions. First it kind of depends on what you want out of the pond?? I would think 5 feet and a little bit of 10 foot of water would be ok for a BG, RES and few LMB. Your setup is close to what I have except I average a little deeper than 5 feet, but I have had some pretty good luck with the BG, RES and LMB combination. You just have to remember to limit how many bass you have in there and put them in later once you have a decent forage base setup. It really depends on what your goals are. I am no expert for sure so maybe someone else can chime in and give your some advise as well.

Good Luck budddy, Can you take a few pics and post them that would help a little also.

The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!