Striped bass spawning success depends on the weather

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Originally Posted by MakoMike

I wanted to post this in the thread where we were arguing about striped bass breeding but I couldn't find it. So what does this do to the Big breeder/smaller breeder theory some of you guys are so fond of?

It reinforces it very strongly. Large striped bass breed at a different time of the season than small striped bass. As a result the chance for catching a favorable weather pattern is doubled. Eliminate large fish and you not only greatly reduce the total number of eggs available to hatch, you also cut the chances of a successful spawning class in half.

Here is the link........enjoy

http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/co...2/403.full.pdf