Grimes, correct me if I am wrong, but in most waters, all that we have is pure native bass. For instance, here in North East Texas, all that we had for years was native bass. Florida bass became popular and we began stocking lakes and ponds with them. So we do have pure natives in ponds that have never seen Floridas introduced.
As a side topic, lakes like lake Fork were managed well and the Florida's interbred with the natives, producing many state record bass. However, now the gene pool is diluted to the point that far fewer records are being set. Introducing more pure Florida's into the mix would help, but that lake will never be as good as it once was because there are no pure Florida's and pure natives to interbreed.
Do you agree?
