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My neighbor has a beautiful 1/2 to 3/4 acre pond that she lets me and my 8yr old fish. We go 2-3 times a week and each time we go we catch 10-25 largemouth. And I imagine we are re-catching a lot of the same fish each time.
The problem is we are only catching fish in the 8"-10" range. One time I hooked a fish that broke 12lb test line. Although I imagine the line had a bad spot. However, the fish jumped twice, attempting to throw the shad rap and it looked to be a 3-4 lb fish.
The pond history is that 3 years ago it started leaking so they half drained it to repair the bank. And then they "stocked". I'm not exactly sure what "stocked" means though.
I believe the pond is over stocked and that culling these little bass we are catching would be a good thing. But I also know ponds can be delicate and I definitely don't want to make it worse.
So any advice front the PBB OSR?
I can provide further details if necessary.
Edit: upon further research I'm gonna say the pond is an acre, maybe a little over. It's very close to the size of a football field....maybe longer but definitely as wide.
The problem is we are only catching fish in the 8"-10" range. One time I hooked a fish that broke 12lb test line. Although I imagine the line had a bad spot. However, the fish jumped twice, attempting to throw the shad rap and it looked to be a 3-4 lb fish.
The pond history is that 3 years ago it started leaking so they half drained it to repair the bank. And then they "stocked". I'm not exactly sure what "stocked" means though.
I believe the pond is over stocked and that culling these little bass we are catching would be a good thing. But I also know ponds can be delicate and I definitely don't want to make it worse.
So any advice front the PBB OSR?
I can provide further details if necessary.
Edit: upon further research I'm gonna say the pond is an acre, maybe a little over. It's very close to the size of a football field....maybe longer but definitely as wide.