It depends on what you want as your pond goals. Our goal on these ponds is a balanced fishery with the "chance" to catch large BG/RE and LMB. The goal is not to grow trophy BG/RE or LMB . With that in mind we try to get and maintain, as to LMB, some pure Northerns some pure Fla's and some mixes ( F1 ,F2...Fx). If I was starting with a predator empty southern pond (north of Florida and south of a line from Okla. City to Richmond Va.) with a strong forage base I would go with 50% northern, 30 % F1 tigers and 20% Flas. I would harvest LMB at a rate of 110% of the amount needed to stay in balance so that every 2-3 years I could safely add some LMB at a rate of 70% pure northerns , 20% F1's tigers and 10% pure Flas. But most of all -- water quality and forage base-- without that you can't grow anything well. I also try to get fish from a trusted source and from the general area to be stocked ( don't get fish from Florida and stock them around Dallas - they need to be locally acclimated)}

This is what I would do and I am not suggesting that this is what you should do. Good luck. ewest