I have stocked F1 bass prior to them being called tiger bass and pure norhterns prior to being called Gorilla. Call them what you will we have had great success with the fish from American Sportfish. So new pond can't go wrong with thee fish.

However I agree with ML if in Oregon go with local strain fish. The genetics do matter but I feel proper forage managemt is much more important than a fish that might grow well but succumb to some environmental condition not genitically programmed to handle in that area. Also see if Dave Brackman will respond here he has lake in California and knows quite a bit about bass genetics in the area and just had his lake DNA tested. Dave and help?

Greg Grimes
www.lakework.com