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You already have bullhead in there. DUDE!!! That was HARSH!!!  Harsh? It was a dirty rotten lie! The fish in question have informed me in no uncertain terms that they are "Junior Channel Cats". (smug)
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Bullheads have rights too, so says the AFLCIO.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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GOT SMALLIES?I do, now. The BBT (Big Brown Truck) came today and delivered 75 baby bronzebacks. All appeared to be healthy, active, and as advertised, size-wise (nominally 3"-4", they ranged from a good solid 3" up to one which was over 6" long). Fish Wife unpacked them and set them in the pond to temper, and after about an hour I made it home and we released them. They are now snug in there beds for the Winter, sharing a Summer's worth of FHM and Gambusia reproduction with 200 YP, 29 RES, 15 male BG, and a lonely, confused Walleye. In the innermost shipping bag:  Being released (you can see the big one coming out!):  Recovering from their shipping tranquilizer in the pond:  To make it a perfect day, Fish Wife picked up half a hog from our butcher, with an extra 20 lbs of bacon. Life is very good.
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Those fish are SOOOO beautiful.
Now it's definitely ME who's jealous of YOU. :green with envy:
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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theo, a hearty congrats from el dorado, tippin the carbonated adult beverage to you as we speak.
in that first pic, i love the war paint on their little faces. those are gonna be some REALLY fun fish to catch in a year or two.
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Good news !!! Those are good looking fish. On a good date 11-13-08 as well. Full moon and a new home. I bet they are stalking FH and gams right now. 
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Completely awesome.
That's your most diversified pond now, right?
SMB
YP
RES
FH
BG
WE
Bullhead
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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Completely awesome.
That's your most diversified pond now, right?
SMB
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Bullhead SMB YP RES FH BG WE Bullhead Gambusia :P Poor Fish Wife was looking at the SMB stocking pictures here yesterday and, falling victim to misinformation, asked me "Do we have Bullheads?" 
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Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
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They're only in Pond #1, with the Redneck Sunfish.
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Congrats, Small-daddy.
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Sunil; something about a BISA bill...?
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Poor Fish Wife was looking at the SMB stocking pictures here yesterday and, falling victim to misinformation, asked me "Do we have Bullheads?" I just didn't know that Bullheads come in the fin variety too. I know we raise them in the four legged and two legged varieties here on the farm. I learn something new every day
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I gotta get me some of them Redneck Sunfish! 
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The only problem with the redneck sunfish is that they need a steady supply of pork rinds and cheap beer to thrive. The positive side of redneck sunfish is that they can fix anything with duct tape.
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and they breed out of control
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