Zac-- That redear looks like there might be a bluegill in the family tree somewhere as well. Looks like you photoshopped the back of a bluegill (check out the dorsal fin) onto the bottom half of a redear. Also the gillflap is redear shaped but bluegill colored. Nice fish, though either way.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
Entirely possible! I'll look into it... I haven't caught enough redears to really know what I'm talking about.
The Green Hornet strikes again!!!
Which did it taste like?
Ed
A valid criteria, Ed, and one that should be tested at every opportunity.
A few points of comparison:
Bluegill:
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Green Sunfish:
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Redear Sunfish:
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Looking at these guys, you can see the hybridization in the examples Steve and Zac have presented.
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If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
It looks like what the fish hatchery guy sells as Tiger Bluegills. They are some kind of a cross-breed, and very popular for stock ponds around here.
What ever it is, it without a doubt has some Warmouth (green sunfish) in it. The orange at the tips of the fins is only seen in them, but if it were pure, it would have a much larger mouth.Also, granted its a large one, the back still would not be that high, which looks much more indicitive of a bluegill. i'd bet money that its a warmouth/bluegill cross.
My vote is for a bluegill/green sunfish hybrid. It has the shape of a gill but the larger mouth of a greenie. Nice fish!
Gig-- tigers are bluegill green crosses. They get the size and profile of the bluegill and the bloodyminded attitude from the greens. What a combination!
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
They are everywhere on the Hiawassee River (Tn.). They really like my new Mormon Cricket pattern.
Originally Posted by Bluegill222
A marine biologist I work with has told me that in waters with both greens and gills, you can expect about 2% of the total population to be hybrids. He didn't know how redears would affect the mix.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
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