Hey Steve-
What is your priority for the pond [other than the obvious--keeping Momma happy!], from a fish/fishing standpoint?
Are you going to feed?
How much time and effort do you want to spend managing the balance of fish?
Answers to those questions will probably help "unconfuse" you.....for example, if you're going to have a pond in our neck of the woods with BG and SMB, you'll have to invest a fair amount of time in keeping the BG in check.
