Thanks to Meadowlark for the very detailed response to my original question and thanks to the others who also replied, and in a similar vein, i.e., catchability of Fl strain vs the F1's. I appreciate and admire everyone's knowledge of this apparent given fact, however, I must admit that my original question was directed towards a comment that Meadowlark made about the Fl. strain without clarification in that particular posting. Being as how I had just thrown in 50 2" Fl strain bass because my supplier could not get F1's, and he told me the difference about the F1's aggressiveness, etc., I still elected to get what he had, the Fl. strain.
I did that because my primary reason for getting the bass was to thin out my exploding population of bream. After stocking 500 last fall, and thinking that I had no more than 20 survivors this spring, I am now seeing babies everywhere, and enough different sizes to know that I had a number of spawnings this spring and summer from fish that I didn't even realize were there.
So, I apologize if I have created a big hullabaloo about lmb strains, but all I wanted was a clarification of Meadowlark's comment about what a huge mistake he made in stocking the Florida strain, after I had just done so.
Anyway, this is a great site for pond owners, and I certainly appreciate the time many people take to share in their experiences and knowledge.
Regards, Tom Parker
