Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations F1 (tiger) LMB pricing???

Could someone please tell me how much F1's (LMB)go for these days? I know someone who is interested in all sizes ranging from 1-10 lbs (she's well off, I must add). Any info would be great. thanks.

Overton fisheries has them for $2.75 in the 5-7 inch range. They probably have some bigger. You can call or send todd a IM on here. I think his screenname is overtonfisheries. http://www.overtonfisheries.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=261

If you can find them greater than 1.25 lbs please post it here. I do nto know a source of larger F1's. Tood if got em call me.

I know a gentleman in Southern Oklahoma who has all you want @apprx 3 pounds each. They are feed trained and sell for $6/Pound. He will have a few in the four pound class by early june.

All our 1#+ F1 bass are currently held by deposit. We have many 5"-7" fish at the moment and thinking about growing them out to the 1-2 lb range. Greg email me if you'd like to discuss some larger F1s in the future.

We'll have fingerlings from this year's spawn... ready to stock in late May/early June.

As far as I know, there aren't any legitimate F1 bass being produced by Inslee's farm in southern Oklahoma, but I could be wrong.

When you say legitimate, what exactly does that mean? Is it the particular % of a northern bass crossed with the % of a florida strain. Just curious.

OVerton check your email, thanks

When I say legitimate, I mean a pure strain certified florida bass crossed with a northern strain bass. I just doubt that many fish farms north of Texas have pure strains of Florida bass because of the threat of winter die-off.

Again....I could be wrong about it and am not trying to discourage purchasing from any fish those farms.

What would you (anyone) predict a 10# F1 would cost?

I really do not know but here is my only example. I have bought fish from Florida I easily sold any bass over 5 lbs for $20/lb plus a pickup fee of $250 spread amongest the clients. It cost alot of money to grow a bas that size.

Greg - Did you really mean to say $20 PER POUND, as in $120 for a 6 pounder? Wow!

Sounds crazy I know. ALso that was about 3 years ago. I bet I could make about 5 phone calls and sell all the 6 lb bass I can get my hands on for $150 each. The clients with deep ockets do not have patience. However if you think about what it cost to grow a bass that big???

I'd be scared to calculate what it costs to grow even a 1 pound bluegill. Those prices on high quality LMB do not surprise me in the least. Probably well worth it for quite a few people. The nice thing about Pond Boss and the website is that it gives some of us a chance to grow fish this big in our own ponds. Everybody wins!

We need to get Bob on here and let him tell the story of the client he had that was in a hurry for a lake full of big fish. Can you say chaa--ching several times real fast!!!