Weird u say that, I put in 12 3" perch a little over a year ago to see if they would make it. I thought with all u told me in the past they would be candy for the bass, but thought I would try anyways. Then this past summer my wife went out and caught one and he was about 5" and I caught like 4 more so I thought they would make it. This past year I went out and bought some more to stock. The pond edges are about sixty percent cattails. I take out every bass I catch for most part, I have hard time taking the bigger ones out 14" or bigger(even though I no I should)!