He also states that not even the impressive reproductive capacity of shad can keep up with the voracious apatite of the largemouth bass not even gizzard shad. If this is true then why do gizzard shad sometimes overpopulate when largemouth bass are present?
In a private pond that are managed correctly, gshad generally work well if stocked correctly. It's ponds that are over fished(say many public lakes as well) or under managed/improperly managed where gshad have a problem.
Think the average unmanaged farm pond where there is little management. They are usually full of 10"-12" stunted bass or are so heavily fished there are hardly any bass over 8" and piles of stunted sunfish... Think about what a mess gshad would be in them...
