I caught and released several of these today out of the main grow out pond fishing for smallmouth broodstock for the hatchery pond.
I didn't measure or weigh them as I wanted to get them back into the water ASAP, but they looked to be about 9 inches and believe it or not, if past experience is consistent with the present they are about a pound even at only 9 inches.
Cecil -- if I was a kindergarten teacher, and any of my students looked like that, I'd report a child abuse case.
Damn! How do I get some of those offspring??
Those things are incredible. Do those things have some Condello genes in them, or are they just something you've been working on?
Ken