Originally Posted by esshup
A way to quickly limit some of the bass in the pond is catch and remove the male that is guarding the school of bass fry. Then most of the unprotected fry will get eaten. which will help you 1-3 years down the road.

You don't even have to catch the male - just run it off the nest for a hour. You can also pull a seine through the spawning area which will decrease fry substantially.