I'm no expert, but I'll throw in my 2 cents from the knowledge I've absorbed on this forum. If you're stocking forage (such as shiners and fathead minnows), they usually end up being expensive snacks if you have predators already established in your body of water. I would go with the biggest size GSH you can get, to hopefully avoid predation and spawn for you. If you have a bait pond that you can utilize, I would definitely do that. You might be ok with stocking 4" shiners, if most of your bass are under 8", but I think that is still cutting it close. Bass can handle some pretty large bait.
How many BG did you put in pond before adding LMB?
And yes, that would be super helpful to know this information too.
