I think I heard in a video they were clipped, but don't hold me to that. Averaged out to 2 per acre stocking rate but only released them in 3-4 different locations. Would they travel much for at least a yr or 2? Lots of shad in that lake... and a lot of tournaments. I think their average nice bass is around 5lbs and they would like to make it closer to 8ish.