question about pond bass

[Matt Jungblut]

i found a sand pit pond that is about 5 yrs old

i caught 4 bass from 16 inches to 17 1\2 inches

my question is what do u think the biggest bass in there will be

im guessing probally 5 lbs

since its in iowa and our growing season isnt as long as some others

i figured a pound a year

i was wondering what u guys thought

from what i was told theres bluegils and crappie maybe catfish

[Pond Hopper]

A pound a year is too much to expect out of an Iowa body of water.  I would say the larger fish you are catching are the oldest year class in there.  Normally I have noticed about .5lb to .75lb per year with the high end being less common.

[BassinBoy]

I would bet that pond has some big bass in it. Maby not a pound a year because the way a bass grows is a spert when its young then slows down. My geuss with the size bass you caught, 3 or 4 pounds would be the biggest. Sounds like a good pond to me.  You probobly caught some of the bigger bass in the pond. Keep fishing it and let us know how you do.

[Rayraff]

I've caught a 8lb bass in a pond that was stocked 10 years ago and I have seen bigger.  There were probably bass there before they stocked it if not that about .8 lb per year.

[BassinAssassin171]

you can never be sure until you fish it thoroughly, but I would say 5 and down.  I'm no expert though, go read the articles on BR about bass biology and growing and stuff, they are really good

[Bassnbrett101]

I'd say about three to four pounds depending on the forage base.  If its shad then closer to 4 if its bluegill close to three.  Sounds like it could be a great little pond in a few years though!

[sweetbeev]

electro shock if you really wanna find out

[nick mack]

I agree with "bassinassassin" you won't know for sure until you fish it a while but from the sounds of it you should be able to get a bunch of 5 pounders!

[Grey Wolf]

Maybe 5 lbs. but I doubt it.

[Bass_Akwards]

Completely depends on forage base and many other factors. I'm no expert either, but I do know that you can have two darn near identical ponds, 50 yards away from each other, that were stocked at the same time, (say 10 years ago) and have a different average size, as well as a bigger top end.

1 pond might average 1.5 pound bass and the other might average 2 pounds. One might have a class of 5 pounders as the heaviest in the pond, and the pond right next to it might have 6 or 7 pounders as the heaviest.

[Bassnbrett101]

Completely depends on forage base and many other factors. I'm no expert either, but I do know that you can have two darn near identical ponds, 50 yards away from each other, that were stocked at the same time, (say 10 years ago) and have a different average size, as well as a bigger top end.

1 pond might average 1.5 pound bass and the other might average 2 pounds. One might have a class of 5 pounders as the heaviest in the pond, and the pond right next to it might have 6 or 7 pounders as the heaviest.

Thats it too, it really all depends on the forage base of a body of water.  Thats why the fish in cali get so big, they feed them trout.  I wish our state fed our fish trout, no i wish our fish were big enough to eat trout lol