FTF, stunted LMB will allow some bigger BG in lower numbers to continue to grow because they can't eat them. Problem is, if you want to use the other pond for forage production I think larger numbers of medium-stunted BG-are better forage than smaller numbers of bigger BG. I think for best trophy potential, I think you'll have to continue stocking every BG you can obtain and therefore I would be removing the stunted LMB from pond #2, maybe even cut the tails off of the 9-10" under fish and make forage out of them also..
If you don't have a back-up forage pond, I believe you are going to be buying medium sized BG by the thousands to keep your big bass growing at the highest rate.
