I got permission to fish a 10 acre pond this year which has really been nice for a change of scenery and trying different techniques. I think I have caught bass now on every technique there is except carolina rigging. Anyway, the majority of the bass are in the 10 to 12 inch range with 4 pounds being the biggest I have caught out of there so far....oh yeah besides the 9.1 pound carp last weekend (talk about a blast)! There have been some 2 pounders (bass) caught as well but 90 percent of what we catch are the short ones. The owner of the pond wants us to keep everything we catch as he feels there are too many fish in there and he uses the pond for waverunners and swimming only, hardly anyone else fishes it, especially from a boat. There seem to be quite a few bluegill in there and I think maybe some shad also. Would it help the pond out if I were to take out some of the smaller bass? I really hate to do it but if it will help in the long run with maybe catching some bigger fish than I would do it. From what I have read it seems like I should get some out but I wanted to hear from you guys on this. Thanks.