I thought I also recalled a discussion (on Pond Boss?) about northern-strain LMB living longer than Floridas. Now I don't know if I just remembered it wrong, or if it was some bad internet article that I read!
Northern LMB in the South have a shorter lifespan than Northern LMB up North. Generally speaking, fish live longer up North than in the South.
However, on a Fla vs Northern comparison in an area where both can thrive side-by -side Fla LMB live longer (for example east TX). In Kansas Fla LMB are a no-go - to cold.
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