Hey OGK,
Here is one thing I have learned with my LMB, BG, RES, HSB pond. You have exact same setup as I do it sounds like.
It took to about the 3 year mark before I started to see bigger BG. 7 to 8 inch that is, but I feed also. AM600.
Anyway last year I was in the boat and I had 2 and 3 inch BG swarming the boat while we were in it. If you put your bait in the water when laying your pole down in the boat something would grab it! I seemed to have waaaaay to many 2 to 3 inch BG in my pond out in the deep water to mind you.
So at the end of the last year around September I introduced 2 mind you just 2!! 14 inch LMB. I knew they were young and I got them form a good source so I figured they would adapt just fine. Ok fast forward to this year.
I now go out in the boat and I don't see a BG 1. The swarms of 20 and 30 BG are gone! I mean just like that. My point here is LMB are eating machines! If you want to get rid of some of your smaller BG your WILL NOT need to many more right sized LMB to do it! My pond is 1 acre and I only used 2. I noticed you said your pond is about 2 acres. So if you can get 4 or 5 LMB from someone or some place you know they are decent and young fish at about 13 to 14 inches long that would go a long ways in taking care of a LOT of your BG. This is what I did and it worked for me. Keep in mind a lot of folks will tell you not to transfer fish from 1 bow to another and I agree with that for the most part. But if said LMB are young enough and you know there good quality this will work. What you don't want to do is transfer larger LMB that are older to another BOW as most times they won't make it. They seem to have trouble getting used to another BOW once they get to a certain age. Anyhow I rambled enough. Keep in mind this is just what I did. Doesn't mean it's a fix all for everyone, but it has helped my situation.
RC
