Once I have enough for a few meals, I will release the females. Question how effective this is in improving the population. Do the males guard the beds after the spawn, and if you deplete them in lieu of the females is there any difference?
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I'm not sure about whether its better to keep males or females but I think a bigger factor is spawning conditions....crappie are prolific spawners and if conditions are right, they will hold up to some pretty heavy fishing pressure.
Duane