I've seen 15" LMB trying to eat a 12" LMB that was obviously distressed, floating. They couldn't quite take it in, but I'd bet money a 9" would have been down the hatch.
Same with trout and shad and maybe TP. More fusiform shape, easier to swallow than CNBG/BG. All this being said makes me wonder why GSF aren't more readily accepted as a forage "addition" to the base. Their form makes them much easier for LMB to swallow. Not having the reproductive motsy of BG would keep them from getting overpopulated, but I know they get up to 9+ inches without much effort.
.10 surface acre pond, 10.5 foot deep. SW LA. The epitome of a mutt pond. BG, LMB, GSF, RES, BH, Warmouth, Longear Sunfish, Gambusia,Mud Minnows, Crappie, and now shiners!!...I subscribe!!
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