After D4B put more details out, I would have to get a sense of the private 10 acre pond, and the neighbors.
Would four other people mean four other families, and then how many of them took any interest in fishing? And then how many friends coming by to fish?
Depending on what those details are like, it might not be too far from my own pond situation. We own the whole pond, but we're absentee land owners. Other people do fish it without our permission, and anyone could throw any kind of fish in there (however, my pond is connected to a good sized year round stream, so I can naturally get all kinds of rough fish).
If the variables were not that bad, you might be able to get as much enjoyment out of it as if it were your own.
If you were willing to pay for stocking and improvements, or if another land owner had similar interests and would contribute, that might be just fine.
Again, for me, I own our property with three partners (wife, my brother, & his wife). All like to fish, but none of the other three take much interest in the management & stocking. I pay for everything, and don't ever bother to get the brother & his wife to contribute (I do stick them with the tax bill, but that's a minor inconvenience compared to the stocking dollars in my case). I wouldn't mind having someone else to share the fun of management and stocking.
It's not a thankless job; the fishing if off the hook, and everyone likes it.
Last edited by Sunil; 09/11/07 08:46 PM. Reason: typo
