I am new member and have lots of questions. About a year ago I purchased some land with four ponds on it. (one 16 acre; two 4 acre; one 1 acre)(all ponds about 15' deep) I stocked them last year with the recommended rates of fathead minnows, bluegill, & LMB because I was told that there were no fish in the ponds. Now it is obvious that fish were already in the ponds. I want to discuss the 16 acre pond. I caught a 2 1/2 lb white crappie last summer. Last summer I also caught alot of 5" crappie and some 5 lb catfish. This spring my kids and I caught 540 small crappie (5" long ) in two days. Just the other day I caught a 8lb 2oz LMB and a 7 lb 0 oz LMB. I love to crappie fish and want to keep the crappie. I have been told to transfer about 30 lb/acre of LMB from the other ponds to control the crappie. Are there any other ways to help control the crappie? Am I fighting a losing battle?