I have a lot of respect for Bob Waldrup and his operation. He has built his market very strong in East Texas, and has a reputation for quality genetics. I've never heard his opinion on Tilapia, but I have personally heard him say that in bass ponds of less than 5 surface acres: "It doesn't matter what strain of bass you stock, food supply will be the main limitation on bass growth."
I've also heard ML say that florida bass are impossible to catch on artificials. Maybe that has changed. Don't understand why ML would want pure floridas based on past posts.
Bob is not the only supplier that has quality genetics on his farm. We too have quality genetics. We recently pulled our certified pure florida strain fingerlings and were able to feed-train a small percentage of them which will be grown and used for broodstock in the future with the hope of developing a more "catchable" fish. We also have a high quality strain of F1 bass, resulting from female florida/male northern strains. Will have a picture up soon.
We have hand-selected coppernose bluegill broodstock in production ponds which have given us and our customers outstanding results. Pictures of these broodstock have been posted on the forum and on our website.
We also grow advanced HSB fingerlings, mozambique tilapia, and others.
Our reputation is well documented on the forum and by our customers.
Unlike Bob, who only raises and sells fish, we offer pond management services along with our fish.
