Thanks for ya'lls input.

My goals is to have a pond with bass reaching 5 to 6 pounds and a few catfish as well. I will be feeding the BG and catfish with a feeder or possibly 2 feeders.
I realize the hybered BG will not support the forage for the bass, the stocking was done about 12 years ago by my dad. We really didn't understand at the time the HyBG would not support the bass. I would like to correct the stocking with coppernose and TF shade. Possible stocking of a few Hy Stripers as I unstand are pellet trained. I do not want too many though just a few for entertainment.

Since the bass I do have are all Florida Strain Bass and I wanted the F1 bass, could I stock Native bass with the Floridas that are already thier? Will that create F1 bass?

Will it be harmful to leave the HyBG in the pond with what I want to do? I don't think there are a lot of the left, but we do catch some that are pretty big?

Last spring I was cleaning some of the cattail out of the pond and I dug up what look like water dogs. I was about 8" long looked a lot like a tadpoll but was a lot bigger and it did have front legs. I believe people use the a lot for bait at Lake Fork. Is that good or bad to have in the pond?

Scott

12 acres with a 3/4 acre pond in my backyard, that needs a little TLC.