People that want crappie in their lakes, almost by definition, want a panfish lake or at most a general fishing lake. That means in direct competition between crappie and LMB, they would sooner the resources go into the crappie.
Crappie are a very successful panfish throughout the south and the rest of the country. That means they are plentiful and grow to a good size. From what I read here, crappie tend to stunt in small lakes while they do not in larger lakes.
The characteristics of crappie that Bob Lusk mentioned, erratic reproduction and spawning before other species should occur in both large and small lakes. What happens in large lakes that makes crappie so successful that doesn�t happen in small lakes? When we identify these factors, how can we artificially introduce them to our small lakes?
Almost everyone that subscribes to Pond Boss magazine and/or reads this forum is willing to spend time and effort on their lakes. The advertisers on the magazine are betting good money that we are also willing to spend money on our lakes. With appropriate time, effort and money, we should certainly be able to figure out how to successfully manage crappies in our small lakes.
