Yes, I have. My first SMB stocking was a total of 350 SMB ranging from 3" to 7". This was done in the spring and fall of the same year.

I already had LMB, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Bullheads, and Yellow Perch in the pond.

A lot of those fish did make it, and they are doing well.

Then a few years later, I got the broodstock from a hatchery that was getting out of the smallie business. That was crazy and lucky.

Crawdads are not a necessity for SMB, but there are quite a bonus.

I say go for it, and start saving up for your B.I.S.A. initiation/membership dues.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."