I am a strong believer in habituation for several reasons as set out in the link below. I have some LMB that are 3+ years old and still eat pellets and natural food. Those LMB stayed behind the net from 3 inches (size from the hatchery already feed trained) until they were 12 in +- . They stayed behind the net from March until Oct. along with 3in CNBG. The CNBG were 7 inches when released.

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