Originally Posted By: george1
Originally Posted By: overtonfisheries
All of these look like females to me, but sexing CNBG can be tricky, especially if these were caught out of spawning season. Its too bad most folks just take photos of their large male CNBG with the prominent colors and characteristics, and we see very few photos of large CNBG females like these…


Thanks Todd, I thought only large OTC CNBG merited photos… shocked
George


Originally Posted By: FireIsHot
Here's #1 unblocked.



This CNBG is about 5", and the ear tab was the determining factor to me. It appears to me to be a damaged male ear tab, but color wise, this is pretty much what all my brood pond CNBG look like before being tanked for a few minutes. This tends to make determining sex difficult for me until these fish hit 6-7". My male CNBG also tend to have a brighter, more golden brow, while the females are more copper and darker.

I've also looked, and don't have one picture of a large female. I'll try to get some this week.
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I have several photos of female OTS CNBG but just post the big males. I cull all CNBG between 5-7 inches and leave smaller for bass food. I release everything over 8 inches.

Here's a few females caught on camera...

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Couple of these could be "tricky" but not to worry - all released!



Last edited by george1; 11/03/14 01:00 PM.

N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)