Originally posted by burgermeister:
Would the pros please weigh in on this; confirm or deny. This just goes against what little I know about their spawning. I know a yr. class may spawn mutiple times, but several generations in a year? is this corrrect?
A mature GG will spawn in the Spring. First stock GG's are considered F-1 generation. It is possible, and has been noted, that F-2's can produce a spawn by the end of the summer season depending on climate. ML stocked HSB with the GG's, so that predator will soon have the job of eating up most to all of the F-2 generation. I will say that Ken did an experiment once where he left small hooks in the GG's after each catch. He caught at least one (maybe more) that had 10 hooks still in it's/their jaw. Maybe they aren't as hook shy after all.
Be it through the forum or personal email (still ML's decision) I am excited about the experiment. My "in office" time does not allow me the benefit of doing this type of experiment, so kuddos to ML (and Gator now also) for taking on the task.
Don't forget that although I deal with this fish on a daily basis I am also here to learn.
Deb
