C$
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Hey Everyone, I pulled in an amazing Sunfish today but I am having trouble identifying exactly what it is. Let me know what you think. 
Edited by C$ (05/20/09 02:59 PM)
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*Nick*
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Green,
Honestly I don't know, but I had to be the first to say it... 
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Chappy
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Judging by the Gill Plate....Red Ear......
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Tom Gursky
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It looks like a Blue Gill to me... the colors vary a lot...looks like a Shellcracker (southern Bluegill).... They get darker purple along the back as big Bulls like yours...here is a pic 
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Lip Ripper
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I'm with Nick, Either Green Or Muley! 
Whgat do you think Big G????? 
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big G
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It looks like it is missing its ear... but I say a longear pumpkinseed.
big G
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Tom Gursky
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I brought up the colors a tad to see better...also could be a Sunny/Gill hybrid...
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hunting4walleyes
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I was also thinking Pumpkinseed. If it is it is real close to the record!
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Jason Sullivan
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Chad, nice first post!
I would guess it's a hybrid.
I wish I could see it's dorsal fin better.
Sully
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hunting4walleyes
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You could email the picture to the email address below and see what they say. I would be curious to hear the answer.
metroeast.fisheries@dnr.state.mn.us
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C$
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Thanks for your help everyone, I was really curious because it was close to a state record in some areas. The fish ended up at 1lb 3oz and 10 inches in length.
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Chappy
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Scales look way different than yours though.
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old rat
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it looks like a pumpkin seed to me.. and I would drive to the nearest DNR office for a possible state record.
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*Nick*
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Obviously don't say exactly where but did you catch this fish in the metro?
Also I did neglect to say nice fish and welcome to IDO in my first post.
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GooseBuster
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We always catch them every once in a while and i always thought they were a Pumpkinseed. Thats what i would say.
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C$
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Yes I did catch the fish in the Metro, South Metro to be more specific
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walleyeben
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I was always told that the ones that have the neon blue lines on there gills and face were pumpkin seeds, now I want to know!
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Jeff Jerry
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Got to toss in my quess. I've seen plenty of these and I thought they were a pumkinseed bluegill cross. But interested in what it turns out to be.
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plungepool
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Thats a cool looking sunfish
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Jake A.
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Definitley a green sunfish-pumpkinseed cross. We catch them in deer lake in western wisconsin all the time. It gets the dark green color from the green sunfish and the weird blue stripes on the gill from a pumpkinseed. Nice fish!!!
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Kooty
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Beauty fish and welcome!!!
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What Type of Sunfish Is It?
