I asked about cattails because I thought about transplanting some in my pond with low water. I do not want a pond surrounded by them by any means. I would just want a few small 10ft patches here and there. I am trying to put cover in the pond in as many forms as possible.My partners in this whole pond building thing like the idea and we are going into this idea knowing that if it gets out of hand we will have to pull them out one at a time. I have never seen cattails in more than 4 feet of water,keep in mind i am in northern kansas.Most of these ponds are at most 6 feet deep and i have never seen one be completely covered with cattail. One more thing, I hope I start a new trend with this whole pond managing thing. People just dont care about these pond, they fish them and take them for all they are worth and then move on to the next one. It is speading fast though almost all my friends and family are just keeping smaller bass for dinner and throwing the larger ones back. This practice would have got you killed 5 years ago.