Originally Posted By: CJBS2003
Thanks all for weighing in with your opinions. The mentioned fish is now in my forage fish pond. Hopefully it'll get huge and I will catch it again, maybe then we can get a 100% sure ID. I am 99.9% confident it is a male. So, it shouldn't cause issues I hope regardless of parentage...

My guess is it is a natural BG male x GSF female cross. However, how can anyone say for sure without checking gill rakers and maybe even DNA testing? It sure is fun to look at unusual sunfish hybrids and make guesses though.

Also, if you are interested in crazy sunfish hybrids, check out this thread.


That's for sure. Factor in allowances for regional adaptation, water clarity/environmental conditions, and natural diversity among hybrids, and it's all up for grabs.


That was a pretty cool hybrid though. He was rockin' that whole YP look......

"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.