If the crappie are kept at reasonable density in the XL LMB pond of 3.5 acre, IMO the crappie will not do much to limit the density of YOY and juvenile LMB. LMB density will still need to be manually reduced. It is likely the adult crappie will not produce good spawns each Spring that can result in sporadic poor crappie recruitment for some years as evidenced by crappie behavior in some of the other member's ponds. Crappie are notorious for unpredictable recruitment. If TGW1 goes ahead with this plan, this discussion and the actual results will be very educational for all those interested in this topic. This topic has been placed in the Common Pond Q&A Archives under Crappie In Ponds - PB Forum View.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/16/16 08:47 PM.
