Shorty mine don't match yours but the one I caught tonight out of my 1/20th acre forage pond lets me know I'm getting there. This guy was a tub. He is one of my brood stock raising the babies I have been trapping out of this pond and transferring to my main pond.
The smaller fish was about 7.5" but not nearly as robust. The last picture is the jig I caught them on.
I don't fish this pond much because I basically want to leave them alone so they will reproduce. But I do try to sample them a couple times a year just to see how they are doing. This is the largest RES to date out of this tiny pond.
Edit: I just looked at the eurogenital opening in the picture again and seen the short fins. Maybe this is a female???? Sure had a bright red opercular tab flap.
