Largemouth Bass DNA Identification in an existing population of Largemouth Bass

Mail to:

TVMDL
1 Sippel Road
College Station, TX 77843

Send a check for $ 400.00 to TVMDL

Request a �Largemouth Bass Test�

Include 30 livers packed in dry ice. Upon catching bass and while still alive remove the livers and place them in a small zip lock bag and immediately place them in dry ice. Freeze the sample in a deep freeze and then ship them in dry ice.

Collect the bass from different areas of the lake and record where the samples are from in the lake. Say around 6 areas of the lake with 5 samples per area.

For contact info contact � Dr. Scott Jacques at 888-646-5623.

The testing will include a break down of the genetic make up of the bass identifying percentage of Northern versus Floridas, pure Northern and pure Florida or F1�s.

With this data you can then add 4 pure strain fingerlings per acre in a virgin fishery or add up to 8 fingerlings in a fishery containing existing 1 � 2 lb. bass. The 1 to 2 lb. bass are the most aggressive predator on fingerling bass. It is advised to reduce the population of 1 to 2 lb. bass before stocking fingerlings. The survival rate on fingerlings is approx. 80%. The greater the amounts of cover in a lake, the higher the survival rate of the fingerlings that are stocked.

The right pectoral fin of the fingerlings can be slipped to 50%. On re-growth of the pectoral fin the fin will be wavy and not smooth. If stocking adult Floridas, use a hole punch on the tail of the fish to mark them. In this way you will avoid culling the pure strain Florida bass you stock.

If you are stocking adult pure strain Floridas you can stock approx. 50 adult fish (1 bass per each 2 acres). Stockings should be continued for a period of 3 years. Genetic sampling should continue for three years total from the date you first stock the pure strain Florida fingerlings or adults. Essentially you need to produce 3 spawn cycles to establish a solid F1 population. F1�s are more aggressive than pure Floridas yet get much larger than Northerns. Pure Florida�s get the largest, but are also the most difficult variety for sport fishing. Ideally it is best to have a population of F1 largemouth with some pure strain Floridas to produce overall good fishing with the chance of some very largemouth fish in the population.

Dave