Cody are you trying to put me out of business, just kidding. I agree in many respects to its limitations. For a onetime picture of current popualtion dynamics I think nothing better is avaialbe.
I just wish all pondowners had more realistic expectations. Folks think every fish in the pond is going to be captured. However I feel very confident when I interpret the data in what is going on in the pond and feel 100% confidnet in recommendations according to the goals of pondowner based on this information. So yes you need to understand how it works to make adjustments according to pond parameters to maximizie the capture effectivenes and know how to interprt the results and this will only come with expereince. It has its drawbacks but until something else comes along for analysis we will keep the boat on the road.
