Rich L

There is no such thing as "shallow and "deep strain largemouth. There is only 1 strain of Largemouth in the lake. Thats the "Northern" strain. The only other strain is the "Florida" strain and they would never survive in our climate. They only exsist in states like Florida, Texas and California to name a few. The only other bass out there that resembles a largemouth is called a "spotted" bass. They look very much like a largemouth except for a slight difference in their lateral line. It is broken up rather then contiguious. They also dont grow as large but do fight more like a smallmouth. And no they are not a cross between a smallmouth and a largemouth. thats been tried and genetically it doesnt work. The offspring recieve the negative traites of both parents insted of the positive ones. I for one would be curious to know how a spotted bas would do in Winni. Would it do well? Would it compete with other species for food thus damage already exsisting fish stocks? The structure on Winni seems Ideal for them. They prefere deep rocky hangouts. Having said that. Most of the posters are correct. The bass are doing great on Winni. They dont need any help at the present time.