hottop

I just threw the Fork example off the top of my head, I was wrong on the timeline. However as Bob Lusk, who is very reputable, stated in his article he has seen 6lbers 3 yrs after stocking. I know of public lakes that are kicking out huge fish, 15lbs, that have only been open for 4yrs making the fish 6yrs old.

Florida strain bass can and do reach 12-15+lbs in NEW lakes that are anywhere from 5-7 years old. The keys are FS bass and new lakes in a moderate climate and I am not just talking about California. Look at the Texas record, it came 7 yrs after stocking FS bass.