Quote Originally Posted by Fishin is life View Post
Musky struggle to survive in deeper lakes in Kentucky, an 11ft deep pond wont keep them alive. Musky wont just eat smaller bass, theyll attack anything they think they can get in their mouth. If your bass are reproducing really well itll amaze you how many you need to take out. Also your larger bluegill will eat bluegill fry, so the amount of bass food size bluegill could be smaller than you think. You need to have a professional come and analyze your pond. They say crappie are the worst to have in a pond because they compete for food with a bass
No kiddin man! I fished more for small bass last year than for anything, and removed at least 100 under 16" Going to enlist some help this year.

The crappie have me confounded. I know they are reproductive. I watch them spawn, I catch them off the nest, I've seen their fry, but literally I have never caught a small one. I've caught them on buzzbaits, spooks, jitterbugs, worms, minnows, jigs, baby bluegill, but never a little one. All big fat and happy. Fished other ponds where you could catch a bazillion crappie about five inches long and nothing else.