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is this a gsf? it is 7.5" long. just caught it on a cane pole in my pond. i already know that i have gsf, this one is just kinda large.
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GFS can get that big and bigger, but I dont think that is a GSF. The ear flap is wrong to be a GSF. IMHO
Get out and fish.
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I'm calling it a RB/GSF hybrid due to mouth size and streaks on the face.
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the fish does look like the one in the link. i remember catching fish when i was a kid around here that had a really bright breast, but this ones doesnt really favor those. i wonder if the picture is correct in the link? i have seen other red breast pictures before that dont really look like that one..
who knows? maybe oneday soon DNA kits will be cheap and available for the general public!!!
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I have GSF in my pond up to 9 inches. That to me does not look like a pure GSF, like burger said maybe a hybrid? But that's no pure GSF not green enough and not enough green lines on the gills. IMO.
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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i agree with the part about the green lines on the cheek. he doesnt completely favor the smaller gsf that i catch in the baskets in the pond and stream below the pond. however, the pond is pretty stained right now and the bg even look really pale right now, almost no color.
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it kinda favors a few of them. what about the markings on top and bottom of tail fin? they are very pronounced.
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i wish now i hadnt thrown him out of the pond.
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orange margins on the tail, more evidence of a likely hybrid.
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Looks like a pure redbreast sunfish to me. I don't see anything unusual about it's coloration or morphology to make me think it is a hybrid. Rebreasts are more of a stream species, but will do good in most ponds. There is strong regional variance in their coloration particularly among males which is what appears to be in your picture. Here is a redbreast I caught in PA last year...
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Unfortunately scott69 it appears to me as though that fish is some lesser species than GSF. I offer you my condolences.
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I knew the expert JHAP would know for sure!! He is the GSF King!
The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!
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I knew the expert JHAP would know for sure!! He is the GSF King! Actually, I think the term is "GSF goat". Count yourself lucky, Scott69, no reason to drain the pond yet.
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I still want to tase you Yolk Sack.
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I still want to tase you Yolk Sack. Moderators, no need to step in yet. I've got a pretty thick shell.
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Watch out JHAP, Yolk's got back-up.
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JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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I still want to tase you Yolk Sack. Moderators, no need to step in yet. I've got a pretty thick shell. I should hope not. I didn't actually say I was gonna tase you. I just said I wanted to. Heck I don't even own a taser and I'm several states away. (as far as you know)
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I still want to tase you Yolk Sack. Moderators, no need to step in yet. I've got a pretty thick shell. I should hope not. I didn't actually say I was gonna tase you. I just said I wanted to. Heck I don't even own a taser and I'm several states away. (as far as you know) I think you meant to say "Tease", just missed the 'e', easy slip when you play 200+ games of solitaire in a single sitting. Seen any new Ducks?
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My friends dad is a Hazmat worker, and acquired a tazer for his son. Which in turned turned into all of us having a tazer at our disposal, oh the tazer related games we played. I will have to find that video for you all.
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i had fish delivered today from SEP. i showed the picture of the fish to the guy and he said it was a red breast sunfish..the pic was small and on my phone, but he seemed pretty sure.
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Who was the guy ? IMO your earlier pic is a RBS.
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he told me his name but i dont remember..david kastner is the one that i talked with over the phone. they are from the auburn location. he took a water sample with him. maybe he will call back and i can get his name.
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