Good discussion. Guys look for the next cutting edge article. Don't want to give away to much about it right now.
Bill I would bet that the yoy crappie would cause far more yoy BG morts (eat more BG yoy/fry) than the yoy LMB because the crappie will be older at the time and far more numerous than the LMB yoy. I do question how the crappie yoy and LMB yoy will compare wrt gape size and how much difference that would make.
Lets see, First spawn in the pond would be crappie, most likely in the latter part of Feb.(in a normal years weather).
2nd spawn would be lmb most likely in March and early April.
3rd spawn would be CNBG most likely in May (with 3 or 4 more spawns)
4th spawn would be Res along with the CNBG.
5th spawn would be Tilapia in June. (spawning continues through the summer and fall)
6th spawn would be TFS in June.
What month would the crawfish spawn? I see lots of craws coming into the picture but not sure how many would make it.
Any comments?