...I've proven in quite a few lakes that survival rates of young of the year bluegills going into winter is directly related to stocking tilapia during the prior spring. Each of those situations has way more 2-4" bluegills available, going into winter.
That's exactly what happened here when I stocked heavier (heavier for me) numbers of larger spring tilapia over the last 2 years. My 2016 CNBG recruitment has easily surpassed any time in the recent past.
I do not stock TFS, so I have no experience as far as either, or, or both. But tilapia do seem to me to be a much better choice when dealing with marginal, or non-fertile water. So just as an observer, TFS seem to require a healthier pond, but tilapia help you get that healthier pond. Tilapia are very spiny, so if I was a LMB, I'd vote for TFS.
