help identifing a fish 2025

Ima Bass Ninja reply : 

i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

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Ima Bass Ninja reply : 

i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

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Ima Bass Ninja reply : 

i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

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00 mod reply : 

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

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00 mod reply : 

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

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00 mod reply : 

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

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senile1 reply : 

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

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senile1 reply : 

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

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senile1 reply : 

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

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J Francho reply : 

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

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J Francho reply : 

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

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J Francho reply : 

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

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Skunked in DR reply : 

That looks like a rock bass.

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Skunked in DR reply : 

That looks like a rock bass.

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Skunked in DR reply : 

That looks like a rock bass.

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senile1 reply : 

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

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senile1 reply : 

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

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senile1 reply : 

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

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J Francho reply : 

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

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J Francho reply : 

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

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J Francho reply : 

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

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Wayne P. reply : 

Warmouth

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Wayne P. reply : 

Warmouth

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Wayne P. reply : 

Warmouth

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BadBassWV reply : 

Warmouth

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BadBassWV reply : 

Warmouth

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BadBassWV reply : 

Warmouth

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brushhoggin reply : 

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

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brushhoggin reply : 

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

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brushhoggin reply : 

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

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Nick reply : 

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

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Nick reply : 

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

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Nick reply : 

In swampeast Missouri, we called them black perch. Today, I'd call it a warmouth.

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WRB reply : 

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

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WRB reply : 

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

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WRB reply : 

Warmouth and green sunfish are very similar and can hybridize. Judging from the photo it looks more like a green sunfish, common bass prey.

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airborne_angler reply : 

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

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airborne_angler reply : 

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

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airborne_angler reply : 

All the green Sunfish I have caught had orange on the fins like this one:

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx

Green Sunfish are ferocious and strike very quickly and very hard. Theyll hit your lure like a ton of bricks and be gone before you can set the hook.

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

When the Bass arent biting,I rig up an ultralight rod and go after these guys. In the summer evenings theyll be all over the surface and will really give a small popper a good workout.

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1inStripes reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

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1inStripes reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

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1inStripes reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Tremble eh?  Thats just not right I tell ya what.

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Gangley reply : 

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

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Gangley reply : 

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

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Gangley reply : 

green sunfish for sure.  They will hybridize with other members of the sunfish family which will result in slightly different colors than the usual greenfish (yellow, orange, or white laced fins) but will generally retain the large mouth and aggressive behavior.  They are fun to catch, but best removed from a body of water if you are trying to grow good sized bluegill because they breed rapidly and have a voracious appetite that generally results in a a body of water being cleaned out quick.  They also don't grow very large which is another downfall.  Considering they will overtake a pond quickly, and that they are also very good eating,  when we catch them we keep them.

ps, a white 1/8oz or 3/16 marabou jig pulls them in pretty good around here.  Roadrunners do decent as well.

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airborne_angler reply : 

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

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airborne_angler reply : 

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

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airborne_angler reply : 

While true they dont grow REALLY big heres one my son caught awhile ago. Very respectable size

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SPEEDBEAD. reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

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SPEEDBEAD. reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

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SPEEDBEAD. reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

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Pitchinkid reply : 

I think Paul calls them bait .

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Pitchinkid reply : 

I think Paul calls them bait .

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Pitchinkid reply : 

I think Paul calls them bait .

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bassinbob54 reply : 

We call those fish warmouths here in NC..they look like a bream with a bass mouth..

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bassinbob54 reply : 

We call those fish warmouths here in NC..they look like a bream with a bass mouth..

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bassinbob54 reply : 

We call those fish warmouths here in NC..they look like a bream with a bass mouth..

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farmpond1 reply : 

Picture isn't the greatest but I think it's either a green sunfish or a warmouth (probably the former).  I don't think it's a rock bass.

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farmpond1 reply : 

Picture isn't the greatest but I think it's either a green sunfish or a warmouth (probably the former).  I don't think it's a rock bass.

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farmpond1 reply : 

Picture isn't the greatest but I think it's either a green sunfish or a warmouth (probably the former).  I don't think it's a rock bass.

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7mm-08 reply : 

Tough call. All the green sunfish I've seen around my area all had blue-green-teal lines around the mouth and usually orange around the lower fin edges. All the warmouth had a darker, marbled look. The colors are more reminiscent of a redeye IMO but the eyes don't look very red and its body seems to be a bit more streamlined than what I'm familiar with. Being that it was caught in a pond, I would lean more towards green sunfish or warmouth.  I've found warmouths tend to prefer impoundments while redeye are generally in moving water.

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7mm-08 reply : 

Tough call. All the green sunfish I've seen around my area all had blue-green-teal lines around the mouth and usually orange around the lower fin edges. All the warmouth had a darker, marbled look. The colors are more reminiscent of a redeye IMO but the eyes don't look very red and its body seems to be a bit more streamlined than what I'm familiar with. Being that it was caught in a pond, I would lean more towards green sunfish or warmouth.  I've found warmouths tend to prefer impoundments while redeye are generally in moving water.

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7mm-08 reply : 

Tough call. All the green sunfish I've seen around my area all had blue-green-teal lines around the mouth and usually orange around the lower fin edges. All the warmouth had a darker, marbled look. The colors are more reminiscent of a redeye IMO but the eyes don't look very red and its body seems to be a bit more streamlined than what I'm familiar with. Being that it was caught in a pond, I would lean more towards green sunfish or warmouth.  I've found warmouths tend to prefer impoundments while redeye are generally in moving water.

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JamesH reply : 

Kind looks like a rock bass to me, but ours around here have red eyes. I am by know means an expert.

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JamesH reply : 

Kind looks like a rock bass to me, but ours around here have red eyes. I am by know means an expert.

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JamesH reply : 

Kind looks like a rock bass to me, but ours around here have red eyes. I am by know means an expert.

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bassnet reply : 

It looks like the green sunfish we have in some little creeks in southern California. Here's one with some pretty cool colors, but they vary a lot.

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bassnet reply : 

It looks like the green sunfish we have in some little creeks in southern California. Here's one with some pretty cool colors, but they vary a lot.

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bassnet reply : 

It looks like the green sunfish we have in some little creeks in southern California. Here's one with some pretty cool colors, but they vary a lot.

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Chaz Hickcox reply : 

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Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus. Not a hybrid.

X2

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Chaz Hickcox reply : 

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Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus. Not a hybrid.

X2

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Chaz Hickcox reply : 

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Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus. Not a hybrid.

X2

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skey44 reply : 

green sunfish

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skey44 reply : 

green sunfish

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skey44 reply : 

green sunfish

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ww2farmer reply : 

Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

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ww2farmer reply : 

Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

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ww2farmer reply : 

Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

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South FLA reply : 

If we just went to the Latin Naming System that already exist, the doubt would be gone.......YEAH RIGHT!  The pick you first showed looks like a

lepomis cyanellus (<---use google images) and see what they look like compared to your pic.

a

ambloplites rupestris, also google images, is not what you caught, although I can see the confusion.

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South FLA reply : 

If we just went to the Latin Naming System that already exist, the doubt would be gone.......YEAH RIGHT!  The pick you first showed looks like a

lepomis cyanellus (<---use google images) and see what they look like compared to your pic.

a

ambloplites rupestris, also google images, is not what you caught, although I can see the confusion.

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South FLA reply : 

If we just went to the Latin Naming System that already exist, the doubt would be gone.......YEAH RIGHT!  The pick you first showed looks like a

lepomis cyanellus (<---use google images) and see what they look like compared to your pic.

a

ambloplites rupestris, also google images, is not what you caught, although I can see the confusion.

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J Francho reply : 

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Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

ROTFLAMO!!!   ;D ;D ;D

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J Francho reply : 

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Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

ROTFLAMO!!!   ;D ;D ;D

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J Francho reply : 

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Any one else notice that in the last 10 years or so, Rock bass and any other sunfish with "bigger" mouths have exploded in numbers. I have an inside source at a well known soft plastic bait company that tells me they have been breeding them to recognize the smell, sight, and vibration of a certain stick worm and have been transplanting them all acrosss the country to attack these baits. Resulting in higher sales of said worm............................

Yes I am kidding

ROTFLAMO!!!   ;D ;D ;D

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Catt reply : 

Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)

OTHER NAMES

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

DESCRIPTION

The warmouth is somewhat larger than either rock bass or green sunfish (with which it is often confused) but very similar otherwise in that it is large-mouthed and heavy-bodied. Adult warmouth are dark, with mottled brown coloration. Their belly is generally golden, and males have a bright orange spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Three to five reddish-brown streaks radiate from the eyes, and the gill flaps are often red. Warmouth have three spines in the anal fin, 10 spines in the dorsal fin, and small teeth are present on the tongue. These fish range in size from 4 to10 inches (10.2 to 25 cm), but can grow to more than 12 inches (31 cm), and weigh up to 2.25 pounds (1 kg).

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Catt reply : 

Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)

OTHER NAMES

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

DESCRIPTION

The warmouth is somewhat larger than either rock bass or green sunfish (with which it is often confused) but very similar otherwise in that it is large-mouthed and heavy-bodied. Adult warmouth are dark, with mottled brown coloration. Their belly is generally golden, and males have a bright orange spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Three to five reddish-brown streaks radiate from the eyes, and the gill flaps are often red. Warmouth have three spines in the anal fin, 10 spines in the dorsal fin, and small teeth are present on the tongue. These fish range in size from 4 to10 inches (10.2 to 25 cm), but can grow to more than 12 inches (31 cm), and weigh up to 2.25 pounds (1 kg).

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Catt reply : 

Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)

OTHER NAMES

Redeye, Goggle-eye, Red-eyed Bream, Stump Knocker, Mudgapper, Mo-mouth, Morgan, Molly, Rock Bass, Open Mouth, Weed Bass, Wood Bass, Strawberry "perch", Mud Bass, Warmouth Bass

DESCRIPTION

The warmouth is somewhat larger than either rock bass or green sunfish (with which it is often confused) but very similar otherwise in that it is large-mouthed and heavy-bodied. Adult warmouth are dark, with mottled brown coloration. Their belly is generally golden, and males have a bright orange spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Three to five reddish-brown streaks radiate from the eyes, and the gill flaps are often red. Warmouth have three spines in the anal fin, 10 spines in the dorsal fin, and small teeth are present on the tongue. These fish range in size from 4 to10 inches (10.2 to 25 cm), but can grow to more than 12 inches (31 cm), and weigh up to 2.25 pounds (1 kg).

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skunked_again reply : 

in Kansas we call those "Bait".

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skunked_again reply : 

in Kansas we call those "Bait".

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skunked_again reply : 

in Kansas we call those "Bait".

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scrutch reply : 

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

LMAO

Thank you Mr. Quaid!

"HELLO BOYS!!  I'M BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!"

Oh, It's a green sunfish (IMHO) NOT a rock bass (aka redeye)

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scrutch reply : 

  Quote

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If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

LMAO

Thank you Mr. Quaid!

"HELLO BOYS!!  I'M BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!"

Oh, It's a green sunfish (IMHO) NOT a rock bass (aka redeye)

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scrutch reply : 

  Quote

  Quote

If you hold one with your hand cupped around it,theyll tremble most of the time.

Whiskey

Tango

Foxtrot

Lay off the peyote....

LMAO

Thank you Mr. Quaid!

"HELLO BOYS!!  I'M BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!"

Oh, It's a green sunfish (IMHO) NOT a rock bass (aka redeye)

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Pedigohornet reply : 

It isn't a rock bass, not enough spines on the anal fin.

It hasn't the typical black spot at the base of the dorsal fin of a green sunfish. It's hard to see on dark colored specimens but on this one, it should stand out like a stop sign.

Looks like the only one left is the old warmouth.

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Pedigohornet reply : 

It isn't a rock bass, not enough spines on the anal fin.

It hasn't the typical black spot at the base of the dorsal fin of a green sunfish. It's hard to see on dark colored specimens but on this one, it should stand out like a stop sign.

Looks like the only one left is the old warmouth.

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Pedigohornet reply : 

It isn't a rock bass, not enough spines on the anal fin.

It hasn't the typical black spot at the base of the dorsal fin of a green sunfish. It's hard to see on dark colored specimens but on this one, it should stand out like a stop sign.

Looks like the only one left is the old warmouth.

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