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Are you sure you want the pure Floridas? They have a tendency to get lock jaw and adverse to fishing. And yet they spawn at the huge rates of regular bass. You might wind up with way too many big bass that won't mess with anything with strings attached. That's no fun. Take a look at a cross of Fla and natives. They grow like a pure Florida but are more angler friendly. Texas keeps records of big 13+ pound bass that are caught from both ponds and lakes. An overwhelming number of them are crosses with first and second generation Florida genes.
Jason, I agree with Dave with difficult to catch pure Florida bass and stock F1’s for catchability.
If your goal is trophy Florida bass check out Camelot Bell Florida bass, provided by Todd Overton of Overton Fisheries. This variety has been developed more than 7 years for catchability and fast growth characteristics.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=377877I am experimenting with them and have caught at least 5 fin clipped CB in first year and 0 pure Floridas. Last one caught last fall was 2 lbs at 8 months of age. Not fishing for them until water cools down.
Good luck on your program.
George
