Hi All!

Just subscribed to Pond Boss Mag after purchasing a pond with some forest acreage. I will be lurking here a bit here until I get my water legs.

I have an 8 acre pond just 30 miles south of Ray Scott's lakes. I have an autographed copy of his "Bass Boss" book and am thrilled to have found this forum and the PB site.

My lake was visited by an Alabama Department of Conservation Resources (ADCR) biologist and I have too many little bass and too many big bream. His recommendation:

Remove all bass less than 18 inches
Keep all bass over 18 inches
Bream are lacking in the 3 to 5 inch class
Return all bream that can't be eaten
Add grass carp at the rate of 5/acre

Hope to discuss my pond with ya'll soon. I caught a nine pound lmbass last week that measured 9 pounds / 25 inches.

Steve Nix
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