Could someone explain to me why BG are so revered as LMB forage? They are a spiney fish (wouldn't this make them less than desirable to swallow?, take up all of the prime spawing areas in my pond with their en masse spawing, etc. etc,. Wouldn't an aggressive population of FHM, GS, etc. be better? I keep going back to why LMB records almost exclusively come from California. It is for one reason only...stockings of trout. Soft finned, high fat content. The cheeseburger of the sea.
As always...all of your insight and direction is appreciated.
