Firstly listen to experience offered here. Snipe especially talks from experience and dealing directly with this type of problem.
1. When a wall wash out occurs it is a VERY good sign that the pond wall was not built properly. Properly built and compacted walls or dams do not wash out and when they do it is a strong signal the method used was not very good. The wash out side or top berm may not have been wide enough plus very likely it was not compacted properly using thin layers and a sheepsfoot roller or vibratory sheepsfoot. These are a type of special compaction equipment just for that purpose. The importance of a proper spillway and over flow has been noted. IMO if that whole wall is not properly rebuilt do not be surprised if it fails again in another area with another big rain event. Seeing a picture of your problem, I expect there are other weakly compacted spots in that entire wall or dam. The 2nd weakest spot will be the next one to fail. Ideally to get that washout fixed properly the pond should be drained to best get the equipment back in there to fix and repack the entire dam side. Build a spillway or proper overflow. See the problem of improper cheaper poorly planed and poorly implemented construction?
2. Fish problem. For growing biggest bass get rid of each CC. They were a mistake for getting big bass. Each one takes the place of 1 bass. Larger CC are competitors - predators not bottom cleaners. To start growing big bass you want an over abundance of BG as unlimited food for fast growing bass. Your initial BG 2X numbers were correct for growing trophy bass.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/24/23 10:52 AM.
