Catch data alone is not enough IMO to make major stocking decisions.
But surely, you wouldn't suggest that "no data alone" is enough to? Right?
State your opinion, is PondDragon making good decisions with the strategy he is implementing? Leave me completely out of it. Give your opinion on his best course of action given all his discovery.
1. A slow growing panfish population.
2. Slow catch rates for LMB and small slow growing LMB.
3. 115 lbs estimated brood panfish standing weight numbering 574 to 750.
4. 4.2 lbs of LMB known numbering 12 LMB.
5. No YOY in the seine and trap surveys
I don't want to hear ... "he needs an electro-survey". Just don't want to hear it. It ain't going to happen ... mainly because ... it doesn't make sense for his 3/4 acre panfish pond.
Based on the knowledge acquired thus far, what should he do? When what he wants to do ... is balance his populations for growth and balance within the constraints of his pond's productivity? Can you help him do that?
If you don't think the advice I gave PondDragon will improve the balance of his pond. Then explain why. Make your case on how it is likely to do harm and not improve LMB weights and panfish weights. Explain what will happen if he performs the planned actions. If you can't, then explain how doing nothing and making no decisions and taking no actions is going to help his situation. Can you see why I object to your one sentence quip?
