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jaredk Offline
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#1
08-28-2009, 10:46 PM
caught in southern california on a hot dog...
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#2
08-28-2009, 11:03 PM
not sure but it looks like it might be a member of the bass family.
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08-29-2009, 12:57 AM
Green Sunfish[Wink]
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08-29-2009, 06:16 AM
Yep that's the one. Thanks. How big do they usually get? Me and my friends fish this small creek and that's the biggest one we've caught.
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08-29-2009, 01:31 PM
Wikipedia says 12" and 2#'s, but maybe the recorded info is not current. Have you checked your states Fish & Game reocrds? Maybe you have a winner[Wink]

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08-29-2009, 06:09 PM
The Utah state record is 2# 1 oz. They are hearty little fish. I usually only catch them under 5" long.
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#7
08-29-2009, 08:00 PM
yah jaredk's pic is a green sunfish but lunkerhunters fish i believe is a pumpkin seed. I could be wrong but that is what it looks like to me lol[:p]
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08-30-2009, 12:12 AM
Wrong, It was pulled off the Winkpedia website and i have caught several dozen of them.[Wink]
This is a Pumpkinseed.
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08-30-2009, 12:41 AM
Im just pulling my info from the pics I saw from here
guess it all depends on the light from which the pics were taken from huh lol
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08-30-2009, 02:38 AM
Notice the Pumpkinseed is shaped more like a bluegill(short and round) and the Green Sunfish is shaped more like a bass(long and slender). That is a definitive way to tell.[cool]
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08-30-2009, 04:48 AM
I'm in CA and that's not even close to the biggest one my friend caught. Wish I had pics but iPhone 3.0 cleared them.
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#12
08-30-2009, 03:42 PM
Just to add to the confusion, These sunfish family all will readily cross breed and there are many instances of.resulting hybrids Illinoisgiller
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