Bob raises an interesting point with his HSB predation of open water crappie. I wasn't kidding, I did go crappie fishing yesterday, at a state lake, less than 100 ac in size. Found crappie suspended over old road bed in about 16' of water. Other than spawn, I tend to catch more crappie in open water than in shallow water. Seems that given the correct pond/lake structure, i.e. open water deep structure, HSB would be an additional tool for controling crappie numbers.
In a previous post Shawn Banks elaborated on successful crappie fisheries in a bass heavy enviroment. Sounds like HSB could be another tool for controling crappie for those thinking of stocking them.
