My theory is that the crappie overpopulated and ate up most of the bass fry and young bluegill. The few bass that got some size must have fed on crappie and other bass. Pond is on clearer side in winter 3'-3.5' visability - 2'-3' visability in summer with lots of weeds.
My question is how do the crappy eat up the bass fry when as soon as the BCP swim up they head for open water to feed on plankton? Where bass stay close to shore.
I think hundreds of crappie will eat anything they can fit in their mouths. Small bass, small bluegill, small crappie etc. Then with lack of forage the larger bass probably also ate many young bass.
