Can a 6" crappie be sexed like Shorty sexes his RES? Did I miss the answer here, and is it necessary to sex them just prior to their spawn? I wonder about a single sexed crappie reducing the chances of over crowded lmb through feeding on lmb fry, along with the 6" or larger crappie feeding some of the XL lmb. What if, when sexing the crappie for single sexing and just one opposite sex was introduced? In Bill D's post, I think he ask about stocking rates being a factor, so if a single sexed had an accidental spawner, do you think the lmb might reduce the crappie fry to where they would not over crowd an lmb pond? It depends?? I am not saying I will take this path but I find it interesting when looking at reducing overcrowding of lmb or crappie. While producing forage for XL lmb and maybe forage to me or my family and friends. Maybe something to look at as the lmb grow larger and they eat the forage fish count down.
Tracy
