Interesting you should say that. While I have made it quite clear that I am no expert in Bassery, I do happen to know something about feeding show pigs. The answer to your question, if it were a pig, would be yes on most occasions. That is the entire concept behind "hand" feeding show animals/pigs vs. "self" feeding(unlimited intake available). However, that theory is not a 100% as I have found an occasional "pig" who would eat itself into a gluttony if left on a self feeder, but for the most part, a larger daily weight gain and larger daily consumption was achieved by hand feeding the animals multiple times throughout the day. Another factor which comes into play with the pigs is their age. As the older they get, the more that theory tends to hold water. I would assume that the bass would be the same, but then again there goes that word "ass u me" again!!!!
Also to think about would be what role does competetion play in the consumption rate? With show pigs we eliminate that factor by placing them in individual pens. I bet this has been covered somewhere here on PB before.
