Considering you may not even be 1 acre...most should be probably no deeper than 8 ft. Most of that should be 3-6 ft. You need thick cover shallow for small fry to hide. I have pallets stacked 5 high and 3 ft. apart from each other. I have 6 of these in a row in about 5 ft. water. As the pond level fluctuates they will use whatever part of the stacks they need. I drive stakes down right beside each stack and screw them to the pallets to keep them in place. There is an old saying that 90% of bass live in 10% of the water...near the banks. You must have plenty of cover for your bait fish to breed and hide.They will be what feeds your bass. These are just general guidelines. Good luck with your new pond and welcome to the forum


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