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The crappie are not always big, we catch plenty of 6-9 inchers as well. I haven't seen an underfed bass yet in this pond. They have all seemed well fed and plump. Even the small ones. Also as far as cats, we've never caught any besides that Flathead a few years ago. Is it likely there are more in the pond? This pond has soft, black muck for a bottom and we have tried fishing for cats a few times with no luck. Plan on making a trip next weekend and checking water clarity before dragging as much FA out as we can. Just heard tonight from an aunt that their nearby pond in that area is nearly covered with FA right now so ours is probably worse as well. Thanks as always for the comments.