I am so glad to see someone post this, as my pond is five years old and we have BG LMB and CC in it. My grandson caught a 8 pound, 27 inch Cc just the other day, and we have a half acre pond. I was told they (cc) would not reproduce in it. I am seeing all sizes come up to eat, they look like small vacuum cleaners clearing the surface of food. With the size of mouth on that big cat it can eat anything in my pond at the moment. I know it has been said that here in the north (Michigan) the BG vs LMB does not always work at controlling the BG, I think the CC will help. But that is just me thinking, Thanks for the great discussion!

half-acre pond, LMB, HBG, BG, GSH and CC ....goal is to
have fun fishing. And I subscribe!