stocking ponds

[mybentrod]

I recently purchased some property with a good size pond on it. It has bass ,hybrid bluegill and cats. The bass are a little big headed versus their body length not real bad but they need to eat more.. I did catch fish between 12" and 4lbs so I know they are reproducing.
I was looking at adding a crawdad population to the pond and minnows as nothing was ever added to the pond when first stocked. Has anyone here done this or have any contact info . I live in north central Kentucky.

Go to www.pondboss.com and read on their forum. CRAZY amount of knowledge on pond management. I have owned mine since Sept of 14'. I never knew there was SO much to pond ownership and getting a good healthy water quality to grow bass big. Yeah, you can grow bass to be 2 and 3 lbs.....some even 5's to 6's. I want a trophy pond with 9's and 10+ lbs bass. To do that you need a good water quality to create a healthy environment for all things to grow. R19 is on it. Take care of the pond and forage. That will take care of growing your bass.

[kstonich]

I've done more recon ( fishing) have caught a wide variety of bass from 2-6 lbs, put out bobber and worms couldn't keep the bluegill off my hook 3" to 7 inches. The former owner never stocked bluegill so I assume someone else put them in. Since the first trip every bass I have caught has looked very healthy so I am going to assume for now that the pond has a healthy balance of forage for the bass. I'll spend the winter reading and learning how to take care of my new toy.