Come back and ask me in a couple years and maybe I will know enough to give you a reasonable answer.
I only became an angler later in life so I'm not much of a fisherman. The pond is all more of an experiment for me. I do like to catch panfish though. Caught probably 25 right before supper. One nice GSF, two 8" nice male BG and a couple smaller hybrids plus an assortment of smaller stuff, not to mention a 6" CC.
The reason I want some RESxGSF cross is just to see what they do. Something different than the regular BGxGSF hybrid.
I do like the hybrids. They seem to grow as well as the faster growing BG but my pond is only 3 years old so it will be interesting as I get into my 4-6 years to see where they each max out. RES can get a little bigger than BG so hoping the RESxBG cross would get to a larger size than the BGxGSF cross. As long as the fish are biting good I think the BG and the hybrids are equally easy to catch. But if the bite gets tough, the hybrids or GSF will be the ones that are most likely caught. They keep biting after the BG have become persnickety.
I just like to play with things and learn. I'm chasing no trophy's although I would take a Kansas GSF state record if I can get one that big.
Whatever you do, don't do what I do. Listen to the experts. I'm just passing along info so others can avoid my mistakes.
Right now I've got forage running out my ears and a shortage of LMB to eat them. Some would not consider that a problem I guess. But it does not fit with my pan fish fishery goals.
