ML,
Just an opinion here that might give explanation for Greg's aggressive fish food fed bass.
It's my thinking that fish don't feel hunger. As Dave stated
�we've all caught bass and seen another forage fish with the tail sticking out of its stomach�
Those bass weren�t hungry when they hit our offering.
They react to stimuli & from instinct. Both of course are determined by genetics as to each fish's level of aggressiveness.
If this thinking has merit it would explain why Greg�s fish are so aggressive. They aren�t just hanging around waiting to snatch a BG feeding on pellets or waiting for pellets themselves. The feeding activity itself stimulates the bass as well as other BG to start feeding. They instinctively know the sounds of opportunity & come running... aggressively.
Now, in the wild, it is the biggest most aggressive fish which dominate. As in a trout stream it�s the biggest fish which will have the best location to capture forage. Remove that fish & the next biggest, healthiest, most aggressive fish will take his place.
This is where I think Greg is coming from when he says his healthier well fed fish will be more aggressive than if they weren�t fed.
I truly believe what he is doing works & will work for most pond owners. After all it�s what�s being taught throughout the industry & has been proven to produce the desired results.
In my book professionals whether in engineering or fishery management are the experts in their specific fields.
All that being said, what you are doing I believe will
also work & it�s what I will be attempting too.
I just think the majority of people will benefit more from following the tried & true first.
