A couple of years ago Eric had a University Study(Auburn?) about this regarding several generations. I printed and saved it but have no idea what happened to it.

As I recall: A pond was stocked with fingerling LMB. As they grew or at some point they were fished for. Caught fish were tagged and logged. Some were caught more than once and this was noted. After a point in time the pond was drained and the fish were moved to other ponds and segregated by catchability rates. To sum it up, the offspring of those parents followed the same traits of the parents.

The conclusion that I got from it was that catchability could also be genetic. Maybe stupidity can also be genetic and not just a learned behavior.

Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 09/15/12 04:16 AM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa