Reworking pond need expert - Carbon, TX

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Reworking pond need expert - Carbon, TX #552007 09/08/22 01:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1 North TX DFW R riverbowman OP
OP riverbowman R Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 1 North TX DFW	Hello all, I'm new here and have a friend who purchased a place in Carbon, TX with a 12 acre purpose-built bass pond that had been "managed" up until a couple years ago. The pond has dried up to about 4 acres during the drought and they'd like to rework the shape of it while it's low. It does have three wells to help with water loss but they have not been using them. It's crawling with over crowded, really hungry bass. I caught a bunch and they looked healthy to my uneducated eye. There are a million perch in there. They've tried reaching the biologist and guy who built it with no luck. I'm trying to help them figure out how to go about this process of reworking the shape and hopefully not destroying their total bass population. What's the best type of individual/company for them to reach out to as a first step, and do you know of any specific contacts in that part of TX? Thank you Last edited by riverbowman; 09/08/22 02:08 PM.

Re: Reworking pond need expert - Carbon, TX riverbowman #552010 09/08/22 03:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Drive around the area and look for ponds. Stop, introduce yourself and mention the pond. Ask who built it and whether they would recommend that dozer guy. Ask why they would use him. Also, ask what they wish they had done differently. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: Reworking pond need expert - Carbon, TX riverbowman #552029 09/09/22 11:49 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,752 Likes: 33 Central Oklahoma J jludwig
jludwig J Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,752 Likes: 33 Central Oklahoma	I would get in contact with Bob Lusk. Email him at info@pondboss.com include your phone number in the email.