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Post by bulldog21 on Oct 10, 2010 23:35:03 GMT -4
Went fishing this weekend and had good luck fishing the wacky worm. I have never caught a small mouth before. All we have around here is large mouth. I did pull this out of the lake though...is it a small mouth?  -bulldog21 |
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Post by walleye270 on Oct 10, 2010 23:46:16 GMT -4
Nice catch. Its definately not a smallmouth. Its a little hard to tell, but my guess would either be a rock bass or a hybrid bluegill/sunfish. Maybe someone can either confirm this or correct me.
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Post by bulldog21 on Oct 11, 2010 1:10:28 GMT -4
Thanks, I was leaning towards a bluegill because of the black spot but the fish seemed to be an odd color and a rather large mouth for a blue gill.
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Post by muskiehunter on Oct 11, 2010 2:13:55 GMT -4
You're right Matt that is definitely not a Smallie  I would say the same also a hybrid bluegill  That reddish eye looks like a smallies eye but its still not a smallie.Looks more like a cross between a Bluegill and a Smallie  Definitely a freak fish  |
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Post by fishing_in_israel on Oct 11, 2010 6:27:06 GMT -4
Went fishing this weekend and had good luck fishing the wacky worm. I have never caught a small mouth before. All we have around here is large mouth. I did pull this out of the lake though...is it a small mouth? -bulldog21I couldn't help but notice that you are using a spinning reel on a baitcasting rod  Isn't the first rod ring a bit on the small size for a spinning reel? And doesn't the rod's trigger get in the way when your fishing? |
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Post by omigosh on Oct 11, 2010 9:09:34 GMT -4
Rock bass. We call them rockies. Aggressive little buggers. They will smack taildancers when we are trolling for walleye. Fun to catch but a little disappointing when you are after walleye.
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Post by jmcfish10101973 on Oct 11, 2010 11:09:10 GMT -4
i would think it is a bluegill and are they really good eating just fry them up in a beer batter and spreakle with lemon juice good job and nice photo
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Post by Fishooked on Oct 11, 2010 13:50:37 GMT -4
Rock bass. We call them rockies. Aggressive little buggers. They will smack taildancers when we are trolling for walleye. Fun to catch but a little disappointing when you are after walleye. That was my first gut reaction - hard to tell from the pic - but dont they normally have red eyes? |
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Post by lsbabycat on Oct 11, 2010 18:35:26 GMT -4
Bulldog21,
I'm not a biologist but I think your fish is a "Warmouth"...member of the panfish family with a large mouth. Doesn't appear to be a Red Eye or Rock Bass in my opinion. Like I stated before...I'm not an expert.
Look up Warmouth on Google or Bing and you will get more info.
Thanks, Chris
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Post by bulldog21 on Oct 11, 2010 23:44:55 GMT -4
nigel: Yeah it wasn't my top choice but sometimes you have to fish what you have at the time. It does look like a Warmouth, but are they located in south Texas? Whatever it is, it's an odd one...
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Post by fishing_in_israel on Oct 12, 2010 11:37:43 GMT -4
nigel: Yeah it wasn't my top choice but sometimes you have to fish what you have at the time. It does look like a Warmouth, but are they located in south Texas? Whatever it is, it's an odd one... I found this on Wikipedia: WarmouthSure looks like yours is a warmouth. Did you release it or end up frying it? |
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Post by lsbabycat on Oct 12, 2010 12:47:01 GMT -4
BD21,
Yes, they do range as far south as the Rio Grande. Thanks, Chris
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Post by muskiehunter on Oct 14, 2010 23:48:16 GMT -4
Rock bass. We call them rockies. Aggressive little buggers. They will smack taildancers when we are trolling for walleye. Fun to catch but a little disappointing when you are after walleye. We have the same problem here as well.We call them bait bandits.Although the kids love catching them  |
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Post by rocfish on Oct 16, 2010 0:51:19 GMT -4
I agree, looks like a rock bass or warmouth.
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