Thinking more about the GBH & his taking out LMB. I watched one dispatch a 8" CNBG & spend the next half hour getting it in his mouth & throat just right so he could swallow it. If he could get a luncheon plate shaped fish down, it seems a torpedo shaped LMB would go down head first much easier. I am of the opinion that he considered that LMB his next meal but the LMB got away before he could capture it.
Excellent point!
I have only observed them swallowing smaller fish, but I suspect that is what was most available to them wading in shallow waters.
If they are capable of swallowing 14" LMB, then I have little doubt that they truly hunt fish that size and shape.
