New to the forum but also from ks getting ready to dig my own pond. Curious about your location. Also everyone here seems to hate putting crappie in. I love crappie and have had great luck catching good ones in ks ponds. One close to the state record. On the other hand I have also seen several ponds overstocked with undersized crappie. I guess just a matter of management. In fact a neighbor of mine with a great bass pond stocks crappie about every year to feed his bass and catches all of them he can to keep them from being overpopulated. Seems to work great for him. I want the same in my pond. First priority bass, then BG, CC, then the bad word around here crappie.