Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Minnows or straight to SMB?

I can haul fish back to my place from any state as long as nothing is dropped anywhere on the way home.
Getting fish from Canada requires different paperwork and for what I'm told, it may require a request from within my state agency.
The reason I am interested is I have a friend that has been there and I want to see this in action, I'm more interested in the process than bringing fish home. My geno is as good as can be found for the northern strain but there is always room to improve the culture process.