Just an uneducated thought.
What about a Sucker forage base for NP, Muskie and TM.
6-10" suckers are a preferred Ice fishing bait with tip up's for these toothy carnivore's, at least in these parts of MI.
While they are not approved for culture in MI, I can take my cast net on the North Pier in Grand Haven, and catch a whopping pile really quick.
How would they do in a pond?