In your opinion pellet trained bass act the same as non trained, in that they lurk around ambush points and cover and will take natural prey when it comes by? Having zero experience with pt fish I just figured that their natural instincts would be diminished and that most any splash would send the school over for a look.
IMO pellet trained bass still have the basic predator instincts although predatory behavior could be at times be somewhat diminished. One expert here to get more aggressive pellet fed LMB behavior for anglers, he just stopped feeding the fish for a day or two prior to angling to increase catch rates. All well experienced anglers know there are days when fish are harder to catch. As in all types of fishing one has to use creative angling methods when fish are not biting well.
The LMB angling article that I mentioned above is in back issue Pond Boss Magazine Mar-Apr 2006 pg 26-28: Largemouth Bass Angling and Catchability by Dr Dave Willis and Bill Cody. D.Willis & B.Cody look into how angler catches can monitor your LMB, and what affects angling has on their catchability.
