ericdc, if I were trying to manage for Crappie, I would definitely want a lot of medium-sized, under weight, hungry LMB to keep their numbers in check. That seems to be the situation you are in, showing that this Crappie management approach works in a least some ponds.

If you reduce bass numbers to get larger, fatter bass, your Crappie situation may change. I sure don't know enough to be sure; I'm not sure anyone can predict Crappie populations in different ponds.

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