Thanks for the feedback. I've gotten about half of it out from being visible anyway, although the bottom is a solid mat of it where i've not raked. As long as i can cast and not have to remove it every cast i think it will be fine.
pretty sure what i have is Bushy Pondweed, now that i look at online images of it.
.20 acre pond-that leaks/4-5' deep. Stocked 6/22/19 with 300 BG(supposed to be HBG, removed 100+/- so far), 100 RES, 3carp. On 8/20 added 300 HBG, + 21 5"HSB. 8/21 added 5 8" SMB, one 10" LMB , one 14" CC