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Interestinly enough, I got a call last sunday from a farmer who had just built a new pond. He wanted us to "build a bass pond" out of it.
We're going saturday morning and evening to build structure(its already half full). I haven't seen it yet, so I'm not sure how big it is or what shape/depth..I think its pretty good size though, based on where I think its built.
The initial game plan is to Pile some rocks/blocks, build some shaped structures out of a big pile of clay tiles we have, place some cut Cedar Trees, maybe some cement tubes, and tie some Pallets together in a tripod.
If its big enough........might even sink a junk car(no engine-tranny).
Then, I'd like to go start catching up sunfish, bluegill and some RedEar(eat snails, which cause worms in fish) and get them in there, hopefully in time to spawn. He's talked about stocking it this fall, but I'm leaning towards telling him to just let us do it.
We have several ponds where the bass are Really Strong.......After the Bluegill take good root, I'd like to start throwing some decent size bass in, and then the next spring/fall....add some Cats to keep balance........and a few grass carp to keep the moss reasonable.
Any Suggestions?
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