To say that bass were "fed" trout their whole lives is a misrepresentation. Yes, they live in systems where trout are stocked, but to say they are "fed" conjures up visions of a fish bowl with hand feeding.

Threadfin shad are/have been stocked into many waters. Thus, if a big fish is caught there should we say "that doesnt count, that fish was fed shad its whole life." And, bluegill and crappie are stocked in many waters, so if a WR is caught were they are stocked should we all say....., well you get the point.

If somebody had a very small pond with some Floridas in it, and the landowner ram packed it with trout (while minimizing the number of bass in the pond), then they caught a WR in it, then we may have an argument. However, all systems in Cal that produce huge fish are naturally functioning systems, most of which trout are native to. So the whole "canned hunt" argument is not valid, not even almost.

And, anybody who thinks its easy to catch one of these "hand fed fatties" better think again, cause it aint easy at all.

Texas and Florida are just jealous. Theres a reason I live in Cali, and its not because of the cheap gas and cheap real estate.:(