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[MN_Rebel]

This is fish you talking about are most common fish that stocked in almost all lakes in all states except Alaska as well in Africa and Japan, so there are no such as genetic code in LMB IMO. LMB and PB are two totally different fish, you cannot compared them to LMB.

 

[sandtiger]

species adapt very quickly and can form there own seperate genetic code from bass of different areas. Bass with certain traits outlast bass with other traits. If the "genetic code" says the fish stays small then it does same goes for pacus the "code" makes them grow big. Thats y there is so many species of Pbass they adapt very quickly to each individual environment.

Largemouth bass are just one species, not an entire genus like Cichla. The LMB that have been transplanted across the globe have only had the time that has progressed since Europeans colonized NA to diversify, not really enough time to create unique sub-species or races. Not to mention that LMB are heavily farmed and stocked across the country, not really an ideal situation in which to develope traits unique population traits. There are no "dwarf largemouths" that stay smaller than all the others, no matter what you like to believe. If you want a smaller Micropterus species go with a redeye, spotted or other similar species.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Fully agreed with Sandtiger. Thats what I try to explain about it.

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

I notice different bass from each lake, each lake has there own max size different color patterns iam not saying there so far apart that they are subspecies but they are not 100% alike.

 

[le patron]

I notice different bass from each lake, each lake has there own max size different color patterns iam not saying there so far apart that they are subspecies but they are not 100% alike.

nothing is 100% alike unless you care to argue about clones. also, its not that they are so different, its that there are different food supplies in different lakes and some fish may be getting more to eat and have better water quality in the lake. has nothing to do with genetics.

and sandtiger is 100% right in what he said.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Dont forget the turidity of the water, the forage fish and the enivroments in different lakes can cause the bass look different and dont forget the fishing regulations, there are too many reasons why they look different in different lakes. But LMB is LMB. Now we are done with LMB genetics because it is flawed.

 

[sandtiger]

I notice different bass from each lake, each lake has there own max size different color patterns iam not saying there so far apart that they are subspecies but they are not 100% alike.

Of course they aren't 100% alike, they aren't clones but they are all the same species and you can except them to reach at least the average size for their species as a whole.

 

[MultispeciesTamer]

even tho the canada bass have a shorted growing season you still dont here of many 5 pounds being caught there. Yes envrionment and food comes in as a main factor but so does the genetics. Take humans for an example there is a whole island of people that are smaller then average. Are they still people, yes they are. I believe its an island in indonesia if any ones wondering, national geographic did a story/ show about them. Look at how people from different countries live longer or grow taller Why is this? this is because of genetics!

 

[le patron]

even tho the canada bass have a shorted growing season you still dont here of many 5 pounds being caught there. Yes envrionment and food comes in as a main factor but so does the genetics. Take humans for an example there is a whole island of people that are smaller then average. Are they still people, yes they are. I believe its an island in indonesia if any ones wondering, national geographic did a story/ show about them. Look at how people from different countries live longer or grow taller Why is this? this is because of genetics!

no it isnt. you are still young and dont know too much about genetics. you may have just had an intro into it, but you dont know it as well as you think. maybe genetics is involved in the size difference of the florida strain of largemouth, but im not even too sure about that. the point is, its not genetics that makes them different unless they are HYBRIDIZING with other micropterus species.

environment, food supply, and water quality(including turbity and all that good stuff) is what makes lmb different in different areas.

 

[sandtiger]

even tho the canada bass have a shorted growing season you still dont here of many 5 pounds being caught there.

Yeah...because of the shorter growing season. It takes considerably longer to get for a LMB to reach 5lbs in Canada that in the southern U.S. so it goes without saying that fewer would be caught simply because fewer reach that size.

Yes envrionment and food comes in as a main factor but so does the genetics. Take humans for an example there is a whole island of people that are smaller then average. Are they still people, yes they are. I believe its an island in indonesia if any ones wondering, national geographic did a story/ show about them. Look at how people from different countries live longer or grow taller Why is this? this is because of genetics!

Those people are what are known as races, there are not different races of LMB.