The F1 Debate is good and I appreciate all feedback. There is not much information about F1's in the central US - (probably because the F1's just don't do well in the central/ Midwest?)
I have seen some promising reports from Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennesee. I thought this was interesting:
OKLAHOMA�S �TOP-21� LARGEMOUTH BASS
ANGLER WEIGHT DATE LOCATION PHENOTYPE
William Cross 14 lb 11 oz 3-14-99 Broken Bow Lake F
Roger Hockersmith 14 lb 10 oz 3-25-93 Mountain Lake F1
Ronnie Henson 14 lb 0 oz 6-23-93 Comanche Co. Pond F
Ricky Patterson 13 lb 10 oz 3-18-95 Mountain Lake F1
Paul Tasker 13 lb 8 oz 3-22-90 Lake Fuqua F1
Diane Baker 13 lb 8 oz 10-04-94 Sardis Lake F
Johnny Owens 13 lb 7 oz 2-27-97 Lake Murray na
Mark Robinett 13 lb 6 oz 3-25-95 Mountain Lake F1
Randy Faddis 13 lb 2 oz 9-16-95 McIntosh Co. Pond F
David Flegler 13 lb 1 oz 4-09-99 Sardis Lake F
Willis Hall 13 lb 1 oz 3-08-92 Sardis Lake F
Stacy Fuller 13 lb 0 oz 4-17-93 Sardis Lake F
William Gilbert 12 lb 13 oz 3-26-89 Lake Fuqua F1
Harrison Johnson 12 lb 13 oz 12-30-91 Broken Bow Lake na
Danny Bloodworth 12 lb 13 oz 3-20-95 Mountain Lake F1
Phillip Carter 12 lb 13 oz 9-10-96 McGee Creek Lake F
Chuck Justice 12 lb 12 oz 9-07-91 Sardis Lake F
Chuck Justice 12 lb 11 oz 7-11-99 McGee Creek Lake na
Carl Crawford 12 lb 10 oz 3-12-89 Lake Ozzie Cobb F
Gene Trailkill 12 lb 10 oz 3-24-93 Mountain Lake F
David McDonald 12 lb 10 oz 4-14-94 Lake Lawtonka na
Phenotypes: N = Northern LMB; F = Florida LMB; F1 = First generation cross; Fx= Second generation cross; na = genetic information unavailable.
*Revised 7/31/99 from ODWC Rod & Line Records, ODWC Angler Recognition Program entries, and the Oklahoma Fishery Research Lab Cooperating Taxidermist program. Ties are listed in chronological order.
