Ewet, taken alone, that data is interesting. It would be much more interesting however if we knew how many trophy bass were caught out of each of those waters. Even then you would need to know the size of the impoundment, the quality of forage supply, and a myriad of other details to make heads or tails of those numbers.
I would lean more toward Northern LMB at your location. IMO 50% northern 25% Tigers and 25% Flas. and then every few years stock a few pure Flas at 12 in. Several of us are trying some of each now with good results. To early to tell max size. We have caught one 13-6 in an older lake which was I think a Fla transplant. That lake has mostly northern LMB with some added Tiger LMB and some pure Fla from ASF.
What is the issue with Floida strain LMB in northern waters? Increased mortality and failure to reach growth potential I suspect? I wonder what the ideal Florda strain allele percentage is in southern virginia, if aiming for peak size, not volume of fish.
