Does anybody have experience with HBG and RES. I'm wondering if they cross if the result will be undesirable (not seeing much researching) I will hold off on the crappie for now and reassess in a couple years. I'm not as concerned as everyone else with the crappie as I want to do some management as that is what I love doing with existing ponds and all have crappie, but not the pond size and cover of this so I'll wait. HBG, RES, SMB, HSB, YP, CC and minnows. I may throw in 5 Northern instead of WE later on that I catch out of the river. Hopefully not offensive as everyone loves WE. I just don't care to reel in a stick, want fish that attack and fight. I appreciate all the insight and recommendations. This is the first pond I'm doing from scratch. Our other ponds are much smaller but have good BG, LMB, WCP, CC.