Bill raises an interesting point: I'm curious what others see when they look at this fish?
I'll throw caution to the wind and share my two cents. If I caught a northern BG that had that appearance, it would be destined for a frying pan. Bill and Stickem, please know I'm not picking on either of you, and again I have zero experience with CNBG, so I may be way off base. To me, and based on northern BG, that fish is way too long to not be any "taller". I like to see BG with small tails and fins, and round bodies....this is often a characteristic common to fast growing specimens. To me this fish looks thin, and the area where the body transitions down to the caudal fin is too elongated. It's not the genetic blueprint I would prefer to see.
Remember though that this is only one opinion.
