08-07-2019, 10:45 PM
Not that I know a ton about it, some folks with more biology experience could chime in but I imagine two factors are the fact that Willard has more surface area to absorb oxygen and a bit more structure underwater for schools of crappie to spread out.
The need to cram into smaller spots is probably increased by the (debateable) fact that while the crappie are overpopulated at Pineview, they also have a predator that targets them more actively than in Willard. So you have a big crop of this year's recruits sitting in limited cover that is shallow and badly oxygenated, held in there by roving tiger muskies.
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The need to cram into smaller spots is probably increased by the (debateable) fact that while the crappie are overpopulated at Pineview, they also have a predator that targets them more actively than in Willard. So you have a big crop of this year's recruits sitting in limited cover that is shallow and badly oxygenated, held in there by roving tiger muskies.
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