I think I saw where you wanted a bass pond, if that's right then leave the catfish out of the stocking plans. They compete for food with the bass and if you catch and release them they will become hard to catch. When I did my start-up in my 3-acre pond with 80 fingerling lmb per acre I had 3 lmb that had grown to 3lbs in 10 months. These were known as Jumpers. The other lmb were in the 13" range.
