mr willy, I thought about my previous post. Both Jim Mannerud and I have lakes that are extremely predator heavy. That means there isn't much for anything to eat. The LMB, SMB etc. are more efficient at getting what prey there is. The HSB are raised on pellets so it takes them a while to learn how to catch prey and even then, they are at a disadvantage.
I think the point is well made that we should probably expect to feed the HSB, at least at the beginning. Another point is that we really haven't looked at how many HSB we should have in our lakes compared to LMB. Since it is so hard for me to get a permit for HSB, I got more than I would have otherwise.
I agree and disagree with Eastland. In most lakes, LMB are probably harder to catch than are HSB. In my experience, at least, HSB fight at least as well as LMB. Of course, SMB put both of them to shame. To me, the biggest pro for HSB is that they add more interest to fishing our lakes.
