I'm neither a pond Pro nor professional writer.

I've never read an article re GC resulting in bigger bass. There may or may not be one somewhere. Nor have I ever read any published article about GC ruining a fishery.

However, I have, on 2 occasions, used them to clean up absolute infestations in neighbors unfishable ponds. Neither of those cases, that I'm aware of, saw any decline in the size of the fish. Actually, it allowed the bass to actually find prey and increased the numbers and sizes of all fish.

In another case I helped mostly eliminate them using a 22. After vegetation was mostly eliminated they became pellet hogs.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa