"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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RichZ wrote:

Ronnie Garrison wrote:
oz. fish caught on Lake Lanier in 1985.

Picture at:

http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conte...=115&txtPage=7


That's some fat spot!


Blueback herring were introduced in some of our lakes a few years ago and
the spots have gone wild feeding on them. The herring have really improved
the spot fishing although they may decimate the largemouth in the future.

I do not think it is the feeding of the spots vs. LMB as much as the
spawning preferences. Lake Shasta is mostly a spotted bass fishery now.
The spots spawn deeper and on lakes that have a drawdown, the LMB are left
high and dry, and the spots suscessfuly spawn. And Shasta has major
drawdowns.