Greg:

I have been releasing my share of female egg laden bass lately..I have a hard time killing them actually. In my neck of the woods I could be shot for killing a bass lol! The practice and belief in catch and release is so strong in the bass fishing community these days I have to explain over and over again the benefits of culling bass to sell it to people not in the know. Other than this time of year where I can see the red vent, I have heard that throughout the year I can tell a male from a female based on color of the vent. I have heard the males vent is generally yellow..females red to pink color? Is this true? Realistically how long does a F1 male bass get? If they don't get much larger than 15", then it safe to say on the bass I remove under 15" the bulk of these maybe males?

I am getting ready to collect the livers in the couple of weeks and look forward to getting my data back on what my bass genetics are. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again Greg!

P.S. - You should post those giant bass photos you emailed me the other day and tell us a story on the lake they came from as they were very impressive bass!

Dave