I mostly agree with you ewest, but my point is slightly different. Of course GSF can't fill the role of BG in providing a forage base for LMB, I think we all agree on that. The common wisdom is that GSF can't grow large and always stunt and this is untrue. It's this fallacy that leads people to panic when they find GSF in their ponds.

Often people wish to have a trophy Lepomis pond and BG with stunted LMB is the most often prescribed formula. I wonder how many people might be tempted to try using GSF and possibly avoid a pond full of stunted LMB if the stigma against GSF wasn't present. There must be a better approach to large Lepomis than running our ponds up to near full carrying capacity with stunted bass to get a handful of large BG. I think it's a shame that people like Bruce and Cecil and others aren't tempted to explore the potential of a fish that has so many good attributes. Instead the only supporters of GSF end up being the nutcases of the forum...