Thanks for answering, Heppy and jpsdad!

Awesome info, thanks for tracking down those papers. With some more research definitely looks like I’ll have to forego the BG and Redear for the sac perch, which I’m totally okay with. Would CC provide enough predation once a few get big to keep their numbers in check? My only concern with LMB would be that they might overrun the perch, since they aren’t as prolific as BG. Maybe I could add gold shiners or another non panfish forage fish to help distribute the pressure.

Definitely leaning towards doing whatever is needed to stock the sac perch, seems like a cool option.