Giant from a Different Pond

This was caught this past week from a seven-acre pond we manage in west Tennessee. This pond was stocked as a new pond in March 2016 with 1-2” coppernose bluegill, so this fish is no more than four years old, meaning it still has two years of growth left.

If you own a private pond or lake in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, or Arkansas and you’re paying a company other than Trophy Pond to manage it, here’s a simple question: why?