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Yeah, WE remain pretty fusiform in my experience until they reach that 13-14" range. I'm thinking his forage choices are pretty slim, but I'm happy with almost 100% growth in length over the past 12 months. If it adds another 6" next year should be perfect fillet sized when I nail it on a jigging spoon next Winter thru the ice!

I know my SMB grew slowly to around 12", then ballooned from there. I think it's due to the fact their gape enabled them to begin foraging on items previously out of their reach...and that's when the explosion occurs. I'm not sure of the magic size for WE when growth starts exponentially, but I'm hopeful the WE will respond in kind eventually - it's nothing but a long cigar right now!