I am fairly new at ponds with only a 2.5 yr's of experience. My pond has TFS and Tp during certain times of the year. I spend much of my free time reading. I have read many times, ALL trophy bass ponds have shad. The problem with TFS in our area of E Texas is they will most likely die off every 3 to 5 years due to cold weather events. And it might happen a couple of years back to back. So TFS is a gamble with good results when the gamble works out. Also stocking them might be expensive but if the cost is spread out over 5 years then not so much. Tp is another plus for lmb ponds but they need to be restocked every year, so maybe the cost of stocking may be more expensive in the long run. So for me, for now, I stock both.
