Don't forget that supplemental BG feeding probably leads to better Wr's entering winter. This in turn will almost certainly increase fecundity. All animals are this way. Health and vitality drive reproduction. This would logically mean that YOY and small, younger largemouth will have better prey selection in spring of following year. Not that you HAVE to feed, you really don't...but if you do there seems to be a "trickle up" effect for predators that can't be ignored.
