I thought this was interesting.
Some people have their own opinions and will never change. I will tell you the science facts. A 50" female striped bass is a better spawner than a 30" female striped bass. Female striped bass over 40" are not past their breeding prime. This fallacy continues to circulate within certain circles of the fishing community and raises it's ugly head about once a year.
The scientifically proven, observed and documented fact is that the larger the female striped bass, the better at spawning and reproduction that fish will be. The larger female striped bass are much more successful and efficient breeders than the smaller fish. The "Big Mammas" have more eggs, have much larger eggs, have more durable eggs and the eggs that are spawned from larger females have more lipid reserves and thus have a higher probability of successfully being fertilized. Therefore these eggs have a higher probability of successfully hatching.
Here's the link:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries.../1207index.asp
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