Joe Balog is an authoritative source on smallmouth bass in the Great Lakes region and it certainly hasn't escaped his attention that the standard for a trophy bronzeback in the North country has climbed higher and higher in recent years. There's still much scientific research to be done in order to pin down the reason behind this phenomenon, but the theory that particular strains of smallmouth are predisposed to greater size than others may be valid.
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