05-11-2014, 09:28 PM
[quote Mojo1]"Then if you understand that a pig has better genes than a juvie and the chances of more eventual pigs coming from the pig are way higher than a runt...that should sway your thinking as well. " Jimbo, you are off point on this. A juvenile may very well have the same genes as a larger fish, just 1 or 2 or 3 generations later. If a mama fish that is genetically superior, all of it's relatives carry those genes.
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I hear what you're saying Mojo...what I mean by that is that a big ole pig...who has beaten the odds of dying long enough to get to that size, most assuredly has great genetics that would be best passed on to progeny...now a juvie may have good genes as well but one couldn't possibly know that for certain...time will tell...but if you plan to keep and eat bass...why would you want to keep a large fish with proven genetics as opposed to a untested juvenile? That is the point here...and as far as wanting to have a trophy bass mounted? In most cases replicas that look incredible can be made from measurements and pics...the fish itself is not needed. This is all about conservation and fishery management. Sorry for my lack of clarity on that point Mojo...LOL
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I hear what you're saying Mojo...what I mean by that is that a big ole pig...who has beaten the odds of dying long enough to get to that size, most assuredly has great genetics that would be best passed on to progeny...now a juvie may have good genes as well but one couldn't possibly know that for certain...time will tell...but if you plan to keep and eat bass...why would you want to keep a large fish with proven genetics as opposed to a untested juvenile? That is the point here...and as far as wanting to have a trophy bass mounted? In most cases replicas that look incredible can be made from measurements and pics...the fish itself is not needed. This is all about conservation and fishery management. Sorry for my lack of clarity on that point Mojo...LOL
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