First let me tell you the story behind this project. My neighbor bought his land next to mine after I allowed the previous neighbor to run fence on my proprty for cattle. The first neighbor passed away and now my wife is worried about the new neighbor wanting to claim the land(about an acre and a half). So she has given me the green light to build a minnow pond to support my 2.0 acre pond. Any comments about Ohio land laws? Anyway, Bill Cody, I read another thread about you having experience here in Ohio with this type of project. My plan is to feed the pond with water from a tiled creek that also feeds my bigger pond. I bought a 15' X 30' liner and will go 3-4 feet deep. Keep in mind this is a project that if it works I may build one a year until I run out of solid ground. One more comment. What would happen if I choose to grow "1" monster HBG in this pond? How big could the HBG get? ;\)