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Legality aside, stocking larger fish in a new pond (from ANY source) means that any other fish that you stock in the pond has to be large enough to avoid being eaten, or stocked in such a quantity that you don't care if 90% of them get eaten.

It all depends on the size of your pocketbook.

Once Channel Cats get over around 3#, they start competing directly with Largemouth Bass for food, and switch to being mainly piscivorous.


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3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).