Hi guys new member here and wanted to get a id on a fish. Little background 1.8 acre pond that was stocked 3 years ago with coppernose bluegille and shellcrackers then 6 months later with largemouth. Went down the other day and caught just a few. All were very nice by my exspectations but this one was really nice and very thick. Is it a blue gill a cracker or a cross? Thank you so much for the help.

I'm going to say that is a green sunfish X BG cross, and a BEAST! Mouth size says greenie to me..
See what others think, as I don't seen the yellowish fin tips I would expect from a GSF cross but mouth sure looks big, man that's a brute..

Ty Snipe for the info. When you say cross does that mean it was a cross when put in as fingerlings? If not that, in a 3 year period could it have crossed then still grown to that size? I always said if I ever caught a "bream" that size it was going on the wall but alas I put it back. Maybe it will continue to pack on the weight. I really wish I would have had a scale.

Here's one of RandyA's pics:

Here's the second pic:

Welcome to Pond Boss!!

TY for doing that Sunil I tried to do the img thing but all I got was an x.

Looks like a HBG. Where did you get your fish ? It resembles the GG first generation.

Hi Ewest, I got my fish order thru Foster Lake and Pond Management near Raleigh NC. The funny thing is I didn't order any hbg when I stocked. However I have caught a few that look like that. Ive also caught some beautiful cnbg but not that size. GG= the infamous Georgia Giant?

Looks exactly like the one I caught out of my pond a couple days ago. Mine was not that big! Yours is just like my HBG that where stocked a couple years ago. They are sporting winter colors now, but should brighten up tremndoulsy as the water warms. My pond stays pretty muddy, but they still get pretty vibrant in the summer.

I'll post a pic of mine as soon as I can find MY list of threads...I'm not used to this new format yet.

That would be great if you could post a pic or 3...I'm glad to hear they get prettier I was wondering why they seemed kind of bland looking right now.

Here's a few pics from last summer...

Wow those are pretty, The color difference is amazing. I'm looking forward to catching one after they color up some. If I can catch one that I can verify over 2lb and colored up it may go on the wall. That's been a dream for a long time. I might should have kept that one but I just slid it back into the water after the pics. I wish there was a way to figure approx. weight but with out full measurements I guess their is not. If any one here knows a formula my middle finger is 3 3/4 inches long from tip to the bottom of web between the fingers.

If your water is not clear then the fishes colors does not show very good, I have put them in a dark bucket and in a bit they will color up some

That's a great bit of info! Thank you for the tip.