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If it was my pond, I'd remove every crappie that I caught, and every LMB that was under weight. I'd specifically target the crappie, and remove any underweight LMB that were incedentally caught. If you have 16" LMB that has a body of a 10" fish, that 16" is weighing somewhere around .5# vs. the 2.1# that it should weigh. A fish that malnurished will never realize it's potential, and you're wasting LMB food that would be feeding a healthier fish. 15# of GSH will only put a pound and a half of weight on one LMB. Depending on how many LMB you have in the pond, you've got a long uphill battle to build their weight back up unless you reduce the competition for food.