Expect your crappies to spawn this spring... What predators are in the pond to eat all those soon to come babies?
1,800 CC right at 2# (pic below CC caught same day). I have limited the shallow water structure to near non existent. I am using the open water predator to help control the BCP population. The edges are loaded with GAM's. I also destroyed a lot of the shallow water breeding area for the BG (pic caught day included). Cut steep banks to a 1 to 1 slope on the red clay hill side areas. Left just one small protected area for BG spawn. I can also control this BG area when the BG bed by dropping the water real fast and exposing the beds. I can then use my high volume pump to flood the area again after successfully interrupting the spawn cycle. As I have said on here before my pond management techniques are Outside the Box (not normal). I will probably same sex some LMB this year if it ever looks like the CC can not keep up. I am trying to keep the # of LMB down since they would compete with BCP for smaller forage. I also supplemental feed 15#+ fish food per day (50# bag every 3 days). Just incase you are a numbers guy my current BIOMASS is right at 1500# per acre.
