Thanks for the props. Wish I were selling water right now.
On the question of bass genetics I recommend you stock a mix of pure Floridas and pure Northerns, probably in a 50/50 ratio. Then see where the chips fall. Some will interbreed, making the infamous F1 tiger bass, some will breed florida/florida, some will breed northern/northern. You'll get the full spectrum within a few spawning seasons. Then you can bump the genetic structure by stocking pure florida fingerlings down the road like the TPWD does to maintain a decent % of florida genetics in public lakes, or you can stock pure northern fingerlings if bass catch rates are sub-par.
Also keep in mind that managing for trophy bass is in itself managing for fish that are hard to catch, because fat bass are well-fed bass and well-fed bass eat one or two big meals per day and your bait or lure needs to be in place at the right moment for these striking opportunities, unless it is spawning season of course.
There are pros and cons to every decision you make, but we should be able to talk you through most of them here on the forum.
