We caught a lot of males and females in the 8-9 inch range that we put back. I was working off the theory that I read on Pondboss that the larger males will run off several smaller males from nests even though the larger one has already spawned. We don't seem to catch a lot in the 4-6 inch range. I see a lot of 2-3 inchers in the shallows. We have 60+ LMB (8 inch YOY to 2 lb) and 30+ HSB all greater than 2 lbs. We stocked 10 lbs of Tilapia back in Mar 08. I have seen only 2 floaters this winter. My goal is to have some 5 lb LMB in a few years. I plan on taking out all the small bass we catch this year. We have not removed any LMB or HSB ever.

The pond is 3/4 acres, 6 ft avg depth, 12 ft max. Water temp was 60F when we caught these fish yesterday.

Thanks,

Darryl