Jwwann-
Would you rather have smallies?? They're not the ideal sunfish control agent, but in a pond with little cover, if you get a pretty good population of breeding adults, and aren't afraid to do the heavy lifting yourself on the 4-8" bg that the smallies can't eat, they might work. I'm not suggesting they'd do the job that LMB would, but I wouldn't say that LMB are the ONLY option.
