Originally Posted by DrLuke
I thought I read that forage conversion rates are lower in cold temperatures, but slow conversion beats none.

That is absolutely right. Even with very slow winter metabolism there is still minimum body function that must be kept going (heart beating , liver function , breathing , swim function) and it requires energy. If there is no food then the fish use up fat them muscle tissue is converted back to energy resulting in weight loss and eventually death by starvation.


Originally Posted by anthropic
Of course, even northern LMB become smarter about biting lures when they get big, but they still are more catchable than Fla bass of similar size.

In both types of LMB discussed - feeding aggression is genetic. If you catch (or remove) the biters then you are removing those genetics and the remaining fish well be less aggressive feeders (ie low to no catchability).