You didn't mention what your goals are. Whether to grow big bass or big bluegill. Your bow is on the path most go naturally where BG tend to be large and the LMB tend to be overcrowded. There is another path your BOW could go if you thin your Bass relentlessly. You could grow a couple very large ones and few others larger than 1 lbs. You wouldn't have a whole lot of LMB to fish for under such an arrangement but they would be larger.

The easier path is to allow nature to take its course and have highly abundant LMB that tend to stall 10 - 12" in length at several years of age. Under this scenario you would grow large BG. The fishing would tend to be very memorable for BG as they can get large under this scenario. The LMB are also essentially panfish under this scenario tending to be lean and also tending to be aggressive with small lures. These kind of ponds are fun to fish with fly rods and they are easy to harvest because most of the pond's fish are concentrated in fish that are large enough to keep.

It's up to you which direction you want to take it. Take your pick and enjoy smile


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