My feelings are, that if a bass ever developed a taste for power bait, for whatever reason, it would never make it to 2 lbs, as all of the trout lakes have this fluorescent garbage raining down constantly ! And the guys who would be using it will always be more likely to kill the fish, as this is the mindset of most trout anglers who are accustomed to a "put and take" fishery.

There are a whole bunch of guys who would absolutely never believe my theory on this (including nearly every hatchery trout fisherman) but it's consoling for me to know, that nearly every "fish expert", including two of the nations leading biologists, that have read my article, totally agree without any shadow of doubt.

One more thing...... I always talk to the trout guys to ask if they have caught any trout recently which were attacked by bass on the way in. Many have experienced this at one time or another. But of course I am hoping they will tell me, "YEA ! Right over there..... this morning" !!! Common' Castaic trout !!! :-)

Great fishing to you,
Fish Chris