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"Most people believe there is a separate Hudson stock, separate Delaware and Chesapeake stock...and a few say there's an old stock of fish that still persist in rivers of the southern Carolinas, wrapping round to Florida's Gulf Coast"

Ya think Russ?Just a few say that?The Saluda,Congaree and Roanoke rivers to name the three biggest producing stripers.And until Santee/Cooper lakes region was impounded the Santee River probably produced the most spawning bass of all.

"However, the larger the fish get, the less able they are to withstand freezing or harshly cold winter water in these "local" freshet".

Tell that to the huge spawning population in several Nova Scotia rivers.