I have a channel/greensunfish pond. The channels are very effective on small perch. I have had this pond for about two years and the pond has gone from stunted greenies to a balanced pond. The only bait that works to catch channels out of that pond is greenies from that pond. I have tried shad, liver and stinkbait but caught nothing. Then i tried a live greenie and caught good numbers of fish. This shows they are hunting these fish in the pond. Also the livebait catches 3 to 1 over dead greenies. This proves that channels are not slow bottom creatures but effective preditors.
