Thanks everyone. Same as everyone here, it's been a dream for some time.

Thanks to this site, Lusk's books and mag, I'm able to, semi-intelligently, convey my ideas to contractor and fish supplier.

Wanna' hear the downer, me, my wife, and four kids board a plane today for spring break down in Florida. I'm gone an entire week while they are pushing dirt. I have complete faith in contractor, but I'm missing a great part of the process. Oh well, he assured me that dam wouldn't be finished, and I would have a full week to tell him where to push, mound, cut, and groom.

Solace will be found chasing snook, specks, and reds down on the gulf.

I can't hope to duplicate B'ski, "Treatsie on Pond Development", but I will post some pics when I return.

Again thanks to everyone on this forum. There is a little bit of many of you in this pond.