My goal is to raise Baird standard YP too - and I'm loving every minute of trying to get there! Mine range anywhere from 4 - 12". I throw AM 500 and 600, so it's difficult for me to ascertain exactly what size they must attain in order for their gape to handle 600. I know my 12" fish hammer it hard. Have you tried catching a few of your YP and seeing if a 600 pellet fits? My guess is it's probably a tight fit, but Cecil would know better than anyone. I know it sounds like a rudimentary test, but if the pellet fits I'm confident they'll go for as large a pellet available to them and 600 should be fine. If they aren't cleaning up the pellets within 10 minutes back off on the amount you're feeding. Again, that's a crude estimate I suppose but it's what I use as a gauge.

I would hold onto your pellets and see what their gape capability is then make a decision on whether to keep feeding with it or drop down to 500 and make an order. You will definitely be using 600 for your YP this year even if it's a tad large now as I imagine your YP will be 12" within a few months. That's my take...hope it helps.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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