Snipe, try giving Stacy at Stubby Steves a call about your predicament. IIRC they make Stubby Steves that the lobstermen use in their traps and it lasts a LONG time and they have great success. I think it's already in a bag and all they do is hang/tie it in the lobster pot.
I bought a couple hundred pounds of White River Craws this spring for customers that wanted to add crawfish to their ponds. They ain't bad to eat too!!
As for the fish food question, I noticed a reduction in FA in my personal pond when I switched to Optimal. More gets turned to fish flesh than passes through the fish to feed the nutrient load in the pond........
