they came from american sportfish in montgomery alabama. i stocked 2500 originally (supposedly 15% were redear sunfish) which i think was kinda heavy for a trophy bg pond. i also stocked 2500 fhm at the same time. about 5 or 6 months later i stocked 150 f1 tiger bass. ever so often i see a bg that is in a class of its own. back when the majority of them were averaging 8", i caught one that was 10.5"

it shocks me how the length on the 1.5 lb bg is similar to the length of one that is barely over a pound. the heavier ones have so much more mass and width.

same goes for the lmb. i have several that take both bg pellets (optimal and am 600) and lmb pellets. they have so much more mass than the non pellet takers. unreal the difference.

Scott Hanners