Bill,

My takeaways so far are 1) WE are delicious but are too vulnerable to predation to keep in combination with nearly any other predator. 2) SMB are not delicious but can be easily fished out if I decide I don't want them. 3) Neither WE nor CC will eliminate a minnow population. 4)Your preference of YP-SMB over YP-CC is because CC will have better spawning success in a pond compared to SMB. Is that right?

Where does CC rank as far as the ability to prevent overpopulation via culling? Some fish, like LMB, will overpopulate on their own, but can be kept in check with slot culling. Other fish, like Crappie, will overpopulate and can be very difficult to keep in check even with aggressive culling. Small catfish are pretty easy to catch with a piece of hotdog on a hook. Would it be an uphill battle to cull out the young CC if they have better spawning success than anticipated?