I agree that it probably has more to do with location than anything else. My favorite stream back home was over populated with fiesty browns and the occasional rainbow. I could catch em pretty much any day of the year whenever I wanted. Since moving here to the island nation of Ohio, I've had a hell of time trying to master the waters I fish. I'd say that bass are 10 times harder to catch than trout, but that is only because of the waters I've fished. I do know one golf course pond where you can catch LMB with a hook that is thread wrapped and that's it. However, I know that doesn't represent the species as whole.