Howdy, hey all here's a photo of our tank. As far as the threshold with the 3lb plus largemouth. As seen in the photo I attached we have a decent class of 1lb northern fish who are all healthy and on the right track. We do however have a low bass county as we have had surveyed and confirmed many times along with very poor catch rates across the board. The goal is to add a couple fish a size class above the guys to (A): boost our catch rates a fish or two per outing, and (B): manage and work through some of the plentiful bass in the yearling class that all are anywhere from 4-6in many of which are stunted. For background this pond is fairly new, the main size class of bass was brought it 2 years ago and has spawned some younger classes. The current top class of bass (1lbish) are on a good track growth wise considered they are northerns, etc.
All that to say, We are in a healthy position to add a couple fish in an upper weight class given our space in the predator carrying capacity room.
and yes, ive got some big coolers with plenty of aeration that ive used many times for transporting large fish that shouldn't be a problem.
