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Originally posted by GW:
Theo, do you mean that unconditioned fish (not shy) observe hook shy fish and then mimic that behavior? That's consistent with my idea of how nature operates. If that's the case the hook shy fish that "taught" the other fish most likely were caught and released at some point.
That's pretty much what I was getting at - they see other fish getting caught, maybe on bait THEY came in 2nd place on, and develop a negative association with it.

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Originally posted by george:
GW, with feed trained fish, turn off the feeders for a few days.
I have found that competition and hunger overcomes "hook-shyness"...
I tell myself that's "compensatory feeding", george. ;\)

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