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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

electro shock if you really wanna find out

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!

Maybe 5 lbs. but I doubt it.

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.

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