Originally posted by Jighead:
IF a pond wasn't pellet fed and the only available food was fathead minnows and bluegills, do you think a catfish would hit lures more often and aggresively?
For sure. Bass if pellet fed from fry will not predate normally as adults and can cause balance problems in a ratio stocked pond. Pellet feeding from a young age will cause all fish to behave to an extent abnormally.