busted.....
i love the GSF. pound for pound the best sporting fish in a pond IMHO, and yes, as table fare they rank right up there with all the other lepomis.
i live near a ranch pond that has only lmb and GSF. the lmb are overpopulated and mostly stunted and the GSF reach over 12-inches and well over 1 pound, maybe 2 lb. the average size caught is a very FAT 8-10 inches. i stocked some of these lunker GSF last year, and they spawned, i have YOY sunnies this year, but dont know if any adults survived.
here is a pic of one the adult stockers:
before you let me talk you into filling yer pond with GSF, you might want to hear some other opinions.......
