Good point, Theo. Not only are HSB voracious feeders, you can be virtually sure of no reproduction. Even with all supposed "female" LMB, I would be more leery of recruitment than with the HSB.
We're actually thinking of having our next pond devoted to crappie and HSB. If nothing else, it should be interesting and much more unique than our other ponds. The beautiful thing about those two fish is that they both like fairly open, deeper water. Some structure for the crappie, of course, but I think a deep, open pond would complement both species well and allow the HSB to get fat and happy in helping control the crappie numbers. What do y'all think?
