It takes reading a few studies and books to learn the terms used and how they are used . I went back and highlighted text that relates to this thread.

Much of this in common terms is common sense. The above text has inconsistencies in my opinion. I think using basic basic energetics theory is better. The fish will eat what provides the most energy overall. Not necessarily the biggest fish it can swallow. Fish instinctively will go for the prey that will provide the most benefit after deducting the energy cost to catch and process. That is on an individual basis. If a few fish are better at catching big prey and can do so at low cost they will have the best chance of becoming the trophies.

Last edited by ewest; 12/07/18 01:22 PM.