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Fish - Due to early catch results, I suspect the SMB are out competing the YP. Those bass have to be eating and growing due to aggressive eating and it is not likely eating primarily crayfish. Dr.Willis also saw numerous situations where SMB ponds became bass heavy. If you don't thin the bass numbers the prey-predator balance could be seriously compromised when the original stocker adult YP die of old age. Spend a couple hours this summer-fall fishing with small live bait such as worms under a bobber - panfishing. For a balanced YP-SMB fishery you should catch about 10+YP to every SMB while panfishing; 20:1 ratio is better.