Thanks to everyone that replied.It seems like everyone has had a pretty good experience with them. I am getting and releasing some today which are currently at 4-5 inches.I am putting them into a an already established pond and am trying to decide if its best to release them in open water or if Is should release them into into cover around the shoreline.I regularly hear and see bass jumping even in dense cover close to the shore, but in open water it is pretty common to see channel cats feeding. The channel cats are well aged and its been a few years since I've seen one under 5lbs. Any ideas?