Cecil - I can't even drain/seine this pond, if I screw up I will have to pump it out and somehow collect the fish when the water is super low. Would be a disaster.

When Bruce told me he verified some female BG with black scale tipping my stomach dropped. I've used that as a verification characteristic for many years now...again, I'm just holding my breath on my BG ID. I'll know for sure by this Summer!

Cecil, what traits did you use as a guide? I use opercular tab size, coloration, and black scale tipping. Am I missing anything?

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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