Thank you all for the expert advice. As per your suggestions I will continue removing smaller LMB and continue my feeding program. I really like the idea of growing my own BG as apposed to buying and spending money unnecessarily. I'm okay with this taking a few years to get things in balance as far as BG to LMB ratios. I will also hold off on the liming of the pond for now and revisit this next year.
What are your recommendations concerning the water clarity and excessive vegetation in the pond? I would like to hit it early, herbicide, in the spring but also don't want to set myself back by being to aggressive and making a bad decision. As I stated earlier, I would like to remove the vegetation from around the main fishable banks and leave the vegetation in the upper 1/8 of the pond where the water averages 3 to 4 feet.
Thanks again,
Dean
