Thanks for the responses it has given me lots to consider. I, for some reason, have thought that if I removed a lot of small bass then the bigger bass would get bigger and the crappie would also get bigger (since there is more to eat with the smaller bass gone). Since I am harvesting the crappie then that would control the crappie. Then the bluegill is what concerns me because I do harvest the larger bluegills. A few bigger bass along with quality pan fish seems ideal. There is plenty of vegetation, sometimes I think there's too much (hard to fish from bank). I fight the vegetation with grass carp and use blue dye thinking that will hinder vegetation growth by blocking the sunlight (I have used chemicals but not often). Do these thoughts seem reasonable? I feel I still have lots to learn even after 8 years!
