We have a local hatchery that supplies these but I can't ever recall anyone on the forum recommending stocking these. I am thinking about stocking these in my smaller pond. They seem to be a great option for kids fishing. Very aggressive, relatively decent growth, and the hatchery even mentioned they are able to help control their own numbers because they are more aggressive. (He did recommend higher tier predators eventually if needed). Granted the max size is not impressive, but kids don't care.

Online there is some overlap of people calling these rock bass, but this does not appear to be correct terminology unless I am missing something. Also one site listing as gsf, but I know that's not right.