Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations An epiphany regarding crappie in my BG pond

I have spent hours today reading theories regarding raising large BG. In doing so, I have come to believe that crappie may not be a bad predator fish to have if big (10"+) BG are the goal. Even to the point of letting them as well as all other predators purposely stunt.

In theory, fish with large gape such as CP & LMB will feed on those prey fish suitable to their gape. By allowing them to stunt, their prey size becomes regulated, thus as new forage (BG) are introduced, the smaller fish are fed upon, allowing a few to grow beyond the feeding capacity of the stunted predators.

When applying this theory in conjunction with removing any identifiable female BG larger than 5", returning all identifiable male BG to sexually mature (which should be delayed until they grow large enough to compete with the existing larger bulls) should set a stage for growing some really exceptional fish.

With adequate aeration to increase carrying capacity and supplemental feeding, I think my little mutt puddle might just be able to pull this off!

Is my thinking completely twisted??