thanks again guys. here's 3 good ones from today:

first a real nice bull gill. he even had a tiny little helmet.



then another one of those crazy hybrids (or at least i think it is). if so, this is 2 in 2 days. i might have a pond full of these things and i didn't even know it.



and finally, a crappie-sized shell cracker. i was real proud of this one. no ruler handy so i went and got some paper. this one gave me such a tussle, i honestly thought for a minute that i had a bass on that ultralight. real cool colors too.



i can see now how these fish can cross so easily. all were caught out of the same bed