Originally Posted by Bill Cody
As I recall no one here has posted about the success of using SMB as good predators of GSF.
IME SMB are much better at eating small YP than they are at controlling my BGxRES (closest thing to SMB on GSF action I can relate to).

Cody Note - Yes I agree. GSF reduction via SMB could be somewhat successful due to the measurable more slender body shape of the GSF compared to HBG or BG. However I have no data to verify this. I think it will take some practical experience to enlighten us about this SMB eating GSF. . I will be working on this but it will take a couple years. Definitely the SMB will eat more YP compared to sunfish when those two prey items are equal density. YP might be more frequently consumed by SMB because small GSF are more structure affiliated compared to YP. Frequency of Encounters and definitely amount of cover or habitat I think have a lot to do with predation.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 12/13/21 05:12 PM. Reason: spell correct the to they and added postscript
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