Originally Posted by Bill Cody
Thanks guys for the complements. These guys are moderators and also experienced fish growers and definitely not new pond owners.

esshup - Great advice about handling any fish not just the trophies. I edited your above post a little bit to enhance it. This assumes you really value that fish. Again look at my estimates noted above for the high value of big bass. I really like the TX pond owner's rules!. I added your post to my saved big bass document.

Bill, that pond owner has a rubberized landing net that also has a scale built into the handle. He's looking for another one, and I couldn't find one for him.

That 35 acre "pond" is also "fly fishing only" but he will allow some visitors to use conventional tackle. Some of the fishing shows or partial fishing shows have been filmed there too. I believe the "Pond" record is over 14# now. He was able to buy (at auction) excess fingerlings from the TP&W Share Lunker program for a few years - so his genetics are good. I caught a 9# LMB there on a fly rod, that's my biggest LMB period. He has a 400# capacity Texas Hunter Feeder that he uses to help feed the BG.

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3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).