I hear ya John, I just think it's a mistake to generalize about such
things - what a species might do in one tiny ecosystem may be completely
opposite of what it does in another. I know you said there's some whopper
crappies in there, but you said nothing of a crappie population problem. If
you're only catching large breeder crappies I doubt you have such a problem.

While Rodney is a true expert on ecosystem biology (among other things), I
suggest you get a true biologists take on your specific case before you
start killing critters that may just be keeping a fragile system in good
shape.

Warren





















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"WARREN WOLK" wrote in message
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Why are the crappie a problem???


Warren, take a look at Rodney's post about 6,000 lbs of crappie being
harvested yearly from a 60 acre lake. This when the crappie are naturally
progenated. I believe Rodney's point is that on a very small pond, the
crappie proliferation could easily unbalance the fishery.