CJBS, the coloration I seek is the color of the old bluegill we used to get to stock with from the nurseries when the govt gave away fingerlings. They may still do that, but I changed over to Coppernose and that's all I've stocked for 20 years.
It's the same lake, same conditions, etc. They were not pumpkinseeds, they were just the old fashioned bluegill we used to get in Mississippi before the Coppernose got so popular. We had pumpkinseeds too, but I'm referring to the bluegill the govt used to give away to new pond owners for stocking.
I don't care about maintaining purity of the strain, I just don't want them to interbreed with the Coppernose and breed down their size. If the size of a Coppernose cross is the same size then I'm fine with it.
Is there a name for this cross?
