Crappie can be a lot of hard work; or maybe just a real pain in the butt. Most Biologists say to avoid them in a pond of less than 25 acres.

In any pond, the predator/prey relationship has to be matched and monitored. Even if we are the predator via seine or intensive fishing. In a 1 acre or smaller pond, it is double tough.

I have somewhat the same situation. I have a small forage pond, less than 1/4 acre, with RES, BG and CNBG. It dried up, refilled, and I got some RES and CNBG from Lusk. I had already tossed in some small BG. It is too deep to seine so I'm going to trap and relocate a bunch this weekend. It is wall to wall fish with zillions under 2 inches. They're gonna all die if I don't give it my attention. Been there/done that. If I put in some small bass, they will also spawn and I then have another problem.

Dang, I wish I could still throw a cast net.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa