I prefer bass/panfish fishing over trout by far. I hate battling for spots on the river and find it much more relaxing in the middle of a pong somewhere in my tube or toon. Trout must have some mysteical appeal, but they seem pretty boring to me.

It might be because I grew up and lived in Texas the majority of my life and was only recently transplanted to Utah (some great trout fishing in and around this area). Personally I would rather catch carp than trout any day, not even considering bass in the equation.