Bill I left out your draining question (sorry). If you are trying to grow a monster fish don't drain. What the catalog is talking about is mainly for sterilization purposes. In that case every 7-10 years I would restock. First kill off with rotenone, then follow about a week later with potassium permangenate. The potassium will sterlize getting rid of parasites and any possible bacterial infection. Again this is just a suggestion. My parents have not restocked for almost 17 years, so every pond owner is different.
By the way, am I the only one here who realizes the only fish we have that other's don't is the GG. Therefore why have I been misinterpreted as selling when all the bluegill men can go anywhere they want.
Sorry to all if I come across snippy today, but the fever is kicking back in.
Deb
