Pond Project

[fishkeeper1]

Hello,
I am building a 7ft wide 10ft long 5ft deep max and around 2-3 ft deep all over pond for largemouth bass. Dont worry this pond will hold AT MOST 2 largemouths plus some fathead minnows and possibly bluegill. What I want to know is if my Georgia Red Clay can hold all this water back. I posted this on the native fish forum but wanted to double check to make sure the clay could hold the water before i dig this thing. I will be adding Plants to try and calm the silt down, the pond is at the bottom of a slope ( not big enough for a hill) but i am going to put rocks and plants down to stop the water from making this a chocolate colored pond. Also looking at making a Bog Filter not 100% sure on it yet but i am looking into it. Do my plans sound good for a first time project?
Thank You All

 

[Muske]

The pond will always be cloudy w/o a liner. The plants will help w/runoff, but it will hard to have crystal clear water.

 

[fishkeeper1]

my goal is to mainly grow monster bass and release them in my uncles pond. Its private dont worry. And woudl cement be a good alternative? Or would a good old liner do the trick? I want to spend little money and the only thing i'd really spend money on is cement, a liner and the fish of course

 

[Muske]

Liner is cheaper than concrete.

Def. do the bog filter. It will help with water clarity and quality.