I agree with Omaha, really depends on what your doing. If it's mainly for the kids 12 inch bass are a blast with the right equipment! If you wanted some bigger stuff then time to try and fix a few things.

I think you stocking would have been fine if you would have waited on the LMB and HSB till the next spring or that coming fall?

I have a 1 acre pond only and here is what I stocked.

June of 2009
250 CNBG 4 to 5 inch.
75 RES 4 to 5 inch.
7 grass carp 10 inch.

I had a few stunted bass in pond.. Got rid of them best I could.
Then only put in 14 LMB about 10 to 12 inches following spring. 2010.
Then the next spring I messed up kinda and put in 22 HSB.

I say I messed up cause I think some of those got ate by my LMB as they were a bit small! I catch a few not and again but I think I lost about half of them.

Here are my results so far. I now have 9 to 11 inch CNBG. I have LMB from 13 inches to 18 inches so far. I think I may have a few bigger than that. I had one follow by BG to shore and tried to hammer is on the end of my line and it was BIG!! He just missed it! My RES if I catch 1 are anywhere from 4 inch to 10 inch. And my HSB if I can get one on the line are pushing 18 inches.

So not bad but not great either! I am happy with the results and that's what counts!!

Good Luck man and nice looking place!!

RC

Last edited by RC51; 03/27/15 09:33 AM.
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!!