Snrub
I stocked most at 2-3 inches. Had ~ 8-10 breeder sized 6-8" fish from a friends pond. We have harvested every 3-4 lb fish we catch. I prefer a pellet fly, they are really good fighters on a light weight fly rod.. The growth in 1 year was amazing to me. We do have feeders set up.
My son and I ran a 4x20 seine twice on one edge of the pond to transplant some to a friend. We caught between 200-300 up to around 4 " and we aren't exactly masters of seine netting.
I have found the meat to be quite tasty after letting them purge in a tank for a couple days while changing the water a couple times
They really are tough bastards, impressive food to weight conversion. I wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley
