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Fish ID? #105970 01/27/08 07:57 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 OP Lunker
OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	RES X GSF? Not from my pond... N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fish ID? george1 #105973 01/27/08 09:14 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss.	George I am curious (interested) why you think it may be a RES X . What do you know about the pond ? RES X BG Lots of pics here at HBG/pic/questions http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=14574&fpart=1 Last edited by ewest; 01/27/08 10:13 AM.

Re: Fish ID? ewest #105974 01/27/08 09:24 AM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,988 Likes: 283 Central Ohio Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker
Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 13,988 Likes: 283 Central Ohio	I see some RES-like striations behind the mouth/on the gills. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Fish ID? Theo Gallus #105977 01/27/08 10:11 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker
Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Looks like another green sunfish X bluegill hybrid to me. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Fish ID? ewest #105984 01/27/08 10:52 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 OP Lunker
OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Originally Posted By: ewest George I am curious (interested) why you think it may be a RES X . What do you know about the pond ? Eric, I found this on another forum so I know nothing about the pond or location. "......once identified it (please ....., correct me if I'm wrong)as a cross between a red ear sunfish and a green sunfish??? It pulled like the dickens and was built like a brick. And to stay in sync with this thread, I caught it on my 8'6" tfo pro 3wt. PS. This fish drew blood on my thumb when removing the fly!!" It ewas the bloody thumb that caused me to ask the question... N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fish ID? george1 #105986 01/27/08 11:13 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,854 Likes: 1 United States Bruce Condello Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bruce Condello Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,854 Likes: 1 United States	Originally Posted By: george1 ...It ewas the bloody thumb that caused me to ask the question... Ahh, I get it now. My first impression was that fish was just a great pure green sunfish specimen. But I can see in the patterning that there may be some other genetic influences. Last edited by Bruce Condello; 01/27/08 11:14 AM. Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.

Re: Fish ID? Bruce Condello #106001 01/27/08 12:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA J jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA	It does look like it has some GSF in him (her?). Bright yellow fin tips and some green around the mouth. Looks too round shaped to be pure GSF to me (based upon the GSF that DIED and I have anyway). Looks fairly healthy what ever it is. JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)

Re: Fish ID? jeffhasapond #106030 01/27/08 06:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss.	George do you have a guess at how big the fish is ?

Re: Fish ID? ewest #106031 01/27/08 07:01 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 OP Lunker
OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Eric, the flyrod handle on a TFO 3 wt fly rod is 7 inches long - by my extrapolation ... the fish is ~11.5 inches N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

Re: Fish ID? george1 #106041 01/27/08 08:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,510 Likes: 269 Miss.	With that in mind I think that is a HBG and a very nice one. They are very aggressive and strong.

Re: Fish ID? ewest #106044 01/27/08 09:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas G george1 OP Lunker
OP george1 Lunker G Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,794 Plano Texas	Thanks much for the info. The fish picture was posted on a Northern California forum, but the thread was about Temple Fork Outfitter�s fly rods The picture was primarily of the TFO Pro model 3-wt fly rod, and the fish incidental, but proudly displayed with his cited ID documentation. I�ll not publicly question their ID, but PB answers very helpful to me as well as others. Thanks much... N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds Original george #173 (22 June 2002)

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