I personally wouldn't mind if the bluegill stunted in the 4 to 6" range as long as it didn't cause problems with disease or overcrowding. I like the idea of adding 15 or 20 hybrid striped bass, though I may wait a year or two down the road to stock them. I do a lot of catfishing in the summer and on days when I can't find shad I could use some of the stunted BG instead. If we can catch some 2# smb and keep the kids happy with BG and smb I will count it as a huge success!

Teehjaeh, if I'm ever up around your neck of the woods I will take you up on that offer. I have a location picked out for a new pond in the 1.5 acre range that is spring fed I'm going to dedicate to smallmouth. I may not get to build it for 5 or 10 years but I'm patient and I'd love to know the correct way to manage a smb fishery. I have lots of ideas for pond projects but I can only talk my wife into so many at a time haha

Ponds- 2 acre, 1 acre, .4 acre