Just a thought here while reading this KSHay.. That shelf you built, how about some placement of 6-8-10-12" rock in some of the areas?
Bet permanent cover I know of and easily placed with a full pond.
Just a thought..
You might even be able to place a pallet or 2 in a location you could manually add rock fingers perpendicular to the shore rock-great ambush cover as well as spawning sites.

Last edited by Snipe; 08/29/19 09:46 PM.