If you are going to feed, just plan on buying a feeder. Or at least leave room in the budget for one relatively soon. You can hand feed at first, but it will get old, you won't always be there, and the fish like it the same time every day. Not many of us keep that regular of a schedule. You can fill the feeder, and not mess with it for weeks on end. Done and done.

There have been many on here that have tried to eradicate crappie in there pond, and I think 99% have not been able to do it. It's a tough go.

Have fun with the journey.