You have very good points, and they have ruined the hudson in my opinion, this is why I want to remove as many as I can from the reservoir or else they will ruin the Walleye population in there. There is also a great number of SMB in this reservoir due to its rocky and sandy bottom. My pond has no fish in it and instead of taking the perch out and leaving them on the shore or have them get freezer burn in my freezer I figured I mine as well try them in my pond, mostly as a test fish but if they thrive without reproducing cool, it will be a bonus catch.