Ewest......thanks for the reply. I will wait till spring to make my decision but by the schools I am seeing now I think I will be ok. One thing we need to do is start thinning the pond fish population. I used to be a big "catch and release" freak but now I am asking people to keep what they catch, especially in the 12" and under class of LMB. I noticed you are from Mississippi. What part? My wife's family is from Greenville.