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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Ridinshotgun on June 12, 2011, 06:02:54 PM

Title: What type of fish
Post by: Ridinshotgun on June 12, 2011, 06:02:54 PM: Caught this and wondered what the heck it was
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: 7mmfan on June 12, 2011, 06:05:23 PM: thats a bluegill of some kind, there are a few different kinds of them.
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: TONTO on June 12, 2011, 06:07:43 PM: Red eared sunfish?
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: Curly on June 12, 2011, 06:09:34 PM: Looks like a pumpkinseed to me.

Here is link with a pic: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/6727/Default.aspx (http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/6727/Default.aspx)
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on June 12, 2011, 06:11:52 PM: Quote from: Curly on June 12, 2011, 06:09:34 PM
Looks like a pumpkinseed to me.
:yeah:
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: MtnMuley on June 12, 2011, 06:22:02 PM: Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on June 12, 2011, 06:11:52 PM
Quote from: Curly on June 12, 2011, 06:09:34 PM
! .x3
Looks like a pumpkinseed to me.
x3

:yeah:
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 12, 2011, 06:42:40 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on June 12, 2011, 06:22:02 PM
Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on June 12, 2011, 06:11:52 PM
Quote from: Curly on June 12, 2011, 06:09:34 PM
! .x3
Looks like a pumpkinseed to me.
x3

:yeah:
X4
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: lokidog on June 12, 2011, 10:22:54 PM: Looks like a tasty fish to me.... :chuckle: If you filet them, scale them first then filet leaving the skin on. The skin adds a nice sweet flavor.
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: wsucowboy on June 13, 2011, 01:26:09 AM: Quote from: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 12, 2011, 06:42:40 PM
Quote from: MtnMuley on June 12, 2011, 06:22:02 PM
Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on June 12, 2011, 06:11:52 PM
Quote from: Curly on June 12, 2011, 06:09:34 PM
! .x3
Looks like a pumpkinseed to me.
x3

:yeah:
X4
X5
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: sakoshooter on June 13, 2011, 01:48:22 AM: Sunfish.
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: jeepster on June 13, 2011, 03:01:53 AM: pumpkinseed sunfish to be specific
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: h20hunter on June 13, 2011, 09:43:55 AM: We used to call 'em shellcrackers in the midwest. Good eating if you get a mess of them.
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: teal101 on June 13, 2011, 09:51:11 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on June 13, 2011, 09:43:55 AM
We used to call 'em shellcrackers in the midwest. Good eating if you get a mess of them.

Shell crackers are redears, different and bigger than pumpkin seeds.

Red Ear
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidsfishing.org%2Fimages%2Fredear%2520sunfish.jpg&hash=565af339dcda612acf5bf65c3599cda7e3855d61)
Pumpkinseed
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cookplex.com%2Ffishguys%2Fplaces%2F2003%2Fpumpkinseed1.jpg&hash=7d392c821e5b410e2dc51a56b92084bebd0ae60d)
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: Ripper on June 13, 2011, 02:51:33 PM: That's a big redear! We used to catch them in Indiana like that. I haven't seen one that size in about 25 years. Thanks for the memory.
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: Huntbear on June 13, 2011, 03:23:31 PM: Looks like dinner to me! :EAT: :EAT: :EAT:
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 13, 2011, 03:31:54 PM: brim
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: Ridinshotgun on June 13, 2011, 07:36:42 PM: Thanks for all the replies guys I just got a new house with a pond and it has a ton of bass and pumpkinseed sunfish in it thats the first sunfish i got but i can see tons of them out there and there are around 40 bass well over 5 lbs and 2 ive caught right around 10 lbs
Title: Re: What type of fish
Post by: lokidog on June 13, 2011, 09:34:20 PM: Quote from: Ridinshotgun on June 13, 2011, 07:36:42 PM
Thanks for all the replies guys I just got a new house with a pond and it has a ton of bass and pumpkinseed sunfish in it thats the first sunfish i got but i can see tons of them out there and there are around 40 bass well over 5 lbs and 2 ive caught right around 10 lbs

Sounds like a nice spot. Don't shy away from thinning those pumpkinseeds out as they will restock themselves quickly. I have seen ponds that have so many of them they hardly get over four inches long. And, they are tasty.