Welcome to the forum Theeck. You will get good advice here. It may be hard to take and to implement, but it will be rock solid.
Where in se Pa. are you? I grew up in Berks County near Colebrookdale and cut my fishing teeth on the Ironstone Creek and Manatawny Creek. There were a few farm ponds in our area back then (1950s and '60s), but they were off limits to young people wanting to fish for reasons I never quite accepted.
I'm in the process of establishing BG and GSF in my pond in Colorado. Part of the journey is ruthlessly removing every LMB that I catch, whether 5" or 15". I'm getting there.
Once again, welcome. Post often, ask lots of questions, share your experiences.
Roger
