"What I am saying is that if 75% of the bass in Texas are hybrids and 25% pure strain Florida LMB, which may not be unreasonable since most lakes probably were not sterilized prior to stocking Florida bass, then if the hybrids grew just as big and were caught no more easily, you should see 3 times as many trophy hybrids as trophy pure strain florida bass. "
I will try and find some info I have on that from TX outside the SLP.
That would be awesome. Thanks.
I'm pretty curious about what would be an ideal stocking mix in southern Virginia, if the intent is to actively manage and grow true trophy bass.American Sportfish claims that their Tiger Bass have reached sizes of over 15 pounds, but I'm a little dubious of that claim. I wonder if stocking a mix of Tiger Bass and pure Florida strain LMB might give an ideal mix of Florida/Northern genes at this lattitude.
I do know that Briery Creek Lake, which has produced multiple 16 and 15 pound bass, and is considered far and away the best trophy lake in Virginia, was impounded in 1986 and stocked with both Florida strain and northern LMB.
Our Tiger Bass have already gained weights of 15 pounds in eight years.
link about Briery Creek Lake
http://www.roanoke.com/outdoors/billcochran/wb/21780link about Briery Creek Lake, Lake Connor and trophy bass fishing in Virginia
http://www.virginia-outdoors.com/articles/trophylargemouth.html
