Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations A LAKE STORY WITH A NOT SO HAPPY ENDING SO FAR!

I THOUGHT THAT I HAD COME UP WITH A FOOL PROOF WAY OF GETTING THE FISHERY UNDER SOME MANAGEMENT:

I made another attempt to accomplish my goals that failed. I spent some time putting together a marketing plan that included fisheries management,including feeders, man made structure, etc and how a MANAGED TROPHY PRIVATED FISHERY COULD BE ADVERTISED.

Additionally, I bought a go pro video camera along with the appropriate editing software (I spent almost $3K on editing software, cameras/mounts/accessories, and a dedicated editing computer) and spend many months and hours on the water filming. I caught about 50 bass on film and came up with an edited video which included me catching about 15 LMB from 3 to 8 1/2 pounds on assorted artificials from our lake. I emailed the marketing manager and head of the HOA to get a meeting to show them the video (I did get a chance to present my written marketing plan). My purpose was to show them that I could provide them with video that would help them sell homes to the bass freaks like myself by advertising a MANAGED PRIVATE TROPHY FISHERY. Both the marketing manager seemed very excited at first but now almost 9 months later have not taken the time to meet with me to view the video. I really thought that this would help me to accomplish management of the fishery. My plan was to trade my services of catching big fish on video for giving me a budget in order to enhance the trophy fishery. Once again to this date I have failed.