Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Mixing Bass Strains: Pro's and Con's?

Please point me to a study indicating outbreeding depression in Fla X Northern LMB in the zone where they occur naturally. IMO when fish are stocked outside of the range of their required environment then problems occur but they are not due to outbreeding depression. IE stocking F-1 LMB in Minn or Wisc. or stocking LMB originating in Minn in deep south TX. Those are adaptation problems some of which are genetic but are not outbreeding depression.

There will be a lot on LMB crosses and the topic in general at the Convention.

There are a number of studies on LMB crosses (Fla and Northern) and what has occurred and much more to come. I have not seen one study (it may exist though)that shows outbreeding depression in Fla/Noth crosses. They are the same species (different strain) and not like crossing 2 different species such as Bluegill and Green Sunfish ( BG X GSF) to get a HBG.