That might depend on who is desiring
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The problem with hybrids is that they are only available from hatcheries as small fingerlings and can't be added to existing populations of fish with the expectation of good survival. If they could be sourced at 5 to 6 inches they would be far more interesting.
For the production of large panfish, their incapacity to reproduce in the presence of LMB is a plus I think but only if one has a source of replacements that exceed the gape of most of the BOW's LMB.
Speaking of GSF take a look at this one I caught a few days ago. My hand from wrist to tip of second finger is ~7". This one is about 9" and caught on a popper.
