I think the chain pickerel would be a better candidate and good tool to reduce too abundant small LMB compared to using northern pike because the CP would stay smaller, eat the more abundant small bass and not eat the larger bass for the angler to remove. Plus the CP is much more adapted to warmer water than the NP.
IMO the CP and NP are not more "voracious predators" than the LMB. The LMB is a very aggressive predator and actually more behaviorally aggressive than NP or CP. All three gain weight at the 10 lb: 1 lb ratio. Voracious: wanting or devouring great quantities of food." Just because the CP & NP are toothy does not make them more voracious.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/21/19 08:44 PM.
