You know Bobby Glennon don't you Cecil? He would be the man to do this triploid thing for all of us, because he has the equipment and resources. He has raised some hybrid crappie and not sure but I think he has tried some triploids as well with low fry survival rates as a result. He even crossed a bluegill with a bass, resulting in some little "blass!" Maybe you should ask him how those experiments went so we can all learn from it, and find out if he gave up on triploids or not, and why. I remember speaking with him about it, but he always got slammed in the spring and probably was not able to see it through properly.
Fish farmers in the business are working overtime during hatching/spawning season. All of the pipe dreams that resulted from January/February cabin fever have vanished into thin air by the time the spring thrashing has commenced. Maybe the hobbyists or researchers can come up with with a triploid, develop the protocol, work out the bugs, study the red blood cells, and wait for the final verdict to come in. Then sell that varnished idea to a fish farmer for production.
Maybe we reserve this type of genetic manipulation for grass carp. I've seen some wicked mutations in grass carp. What are the implications with sportfish?
