I am going to wait a while before wading in on the issues.

I have a question and thought.

Has anyone seen/verified a 10 lb + LMB that is a feed trained LMB (raised and survives mostly on pellets) ?

Two basic approaches to ponds (waters under 25 acres +-) that will produce big healthy trophy LMB by fishing - the hamster wheel or the deferred gratification approach. There is a lot going on in this area and time will add to the knowledge base. Sustained compensatory growth while balanced on a knife edge of variables is a difficult job.