hey everyone.. so i followed the advice on here and read Raising trophy bass and learned a lot from the book...
I have a 2.4 acre Pond thats full of standing timber and structure and is a consistant 12 ft deep. I also added bucket trees and dropped trees along the edge into the water. Water samples showed no nitrites no nitrates ph of 8.3 alkalinity of 125 ppm Back in april I stocked 1750 bluegill and 500 redear and 12# of fatheads minnows.

The pond is in west central illinois

My questions are
1. How long should i wait to stock bass fingerlings ( I can be patient)
2. Should I do pure northern in that climate or f1 or a mix of northern and florida.
3. Can anyone recommend a fish farm that is known for good trophy genetics that overnights fish.

Thank you -