Tracy,
Considering just the question of what goes in the pond with the 14� and larger bass: One goal is the greatest concentration of the most desirable forage species. Some forage species are both prey and predator, and crappie are a good example. Crappie will eat many of the smaller fish and may be more of a negative than a positive. Without crappie, other forage species would have a better chance of surviving, and you might more successfully experiment with other species. You could add various species at various times if there weren't something in the pond that would eat them as fast as you planted them. If you stocked LMB of only one sex, you would eliminate a source of competition for the big bass, i.e., their own young. And you might be able to eliminate the need for a second pond if you didn't necessarily want a second pond.
