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Here a four that I keep to eat. In the first pic there is one that is more of a gold color I think that is a Shell Cracker is that correct?
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Diesel, Just to start with... I am not an expert. However, the gold fish is not a shellcracker, aka red ear sunfish (RES). RES have a little red (males) or orange (females) on the end of the dark coloration of the gill plate. It looks like a female bluegill (BG) that lacks full coloration.
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The fish that is more gold colored is one with just faded color and is the same species as the darker fish - both bluegill -BG.
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I'd say there all northern male BG..
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I'd say there all northern male BG..
How they have not been out of SC.
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Northern, native whatever you wanna call them just don't degrade them by calling them RES
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They look like classic CNBG to me... CNBG are native to SC and that's all I have ever seen hatcheries sell there.
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Yeah your right after a little better inspection..
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Here is a LMB I caught over the weekend.
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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Nice fish. Spinny rods rule.
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Looks like the horses came down to see what you were catching...
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A bit of history on my stocking. In 2010 I stocked 500 Bream and 250 Shell Crackers and then in 2011 I stocked 25 LMB. One thing that is has me puzzled is I'm not catching any LMB that seem to be from this years spawn sau 8" - 12" in length.
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With the number of BG and RES you have in there it may take longer for them to take hold as many of the eggs and fry will be eaten. I am sure you will see some this next spring.
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Can anyone till if this is a Florida, F-1 or Nothern LMB?
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First what type of LMB were stocked ? Then if someone can tell they are better than anyone I know. You have to test the genetics to be sure. Sometimes there are visual hints but even then it is a wild guess. If it�s a 15 lb fish then you are fairly sure it has some Fla genes. Here is one way but it may not work for crosses - Count scales on the lateral line. The Fla LMB has 69-73 scales compared to the northern LMB�s 59-65.
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They just said LMB when I bought them. The fishery was in NC.
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Call them and ask. If I had to guess (a WAG) I would say that is a northern LMB.
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This one looks a bit chunky.
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