Tom,
Just my two cents. I didn't read the article but I would be a afraid a bass with Florida genes may have trouble overwintering here up north. Additionally where was this 7 1/2 pound bass cultured? Was it as far north as Ohio?
I do know in my grow out of fish I try and make sure my northern supplier is not getting fish from the south. I'm not convinced they will over winter as well as the same species this far north. And I'm talking about bass and bluegills that are not Floridas and coppernose.
Of course you are aware both Florida bass and coppernose will perish in lakes and ponds that ice over?
