This seems to be a popular topic around here, so I was just wondering what everyone's approach to pond thinning was.

I keep all bream I keep in the 5-6 inch slot. Anything bigger or smaller goes back. Since starting this, the average size bream in the pond has shot up. A few years ago, it was rare to catch one hand sized. Now, I consider a lot of them too big to keep, because they are the ones I'm trying to let grow into trophies.