Big ole gill
May 5, 2021 21:43:07 #
Ben Bragg wrote:
Buddy of mine just sent this to me
Man alive. Just when you’ve seen the record Crappie another record with a 6.5 Red Ear. I’ll bet he thought he was hung up at first.
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺
May 5, 2021 23:52:35 #
Ivey wrote:
Is there a nuclear reactor located on that lake, the Hulk of a gill
The lake got invaded with a invasive species Quaggas mussels they filter out all the plankton in the water and plug up all the water pipes. The shell cracker fish love them and are growing huge as you can see and right now is the good time to get them.
This one was caught there a couple years ago almost looks like the same area.
May 6, 2021 08:13:31 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
drifter023 wrote:
The lake got invaded with a invasive species Quaggas mussels they filter out all the plankton in the water and plug up all the water pipes. The shell cracker fish love them and are growing huge as you can see and right now is the good time to get them.
This one was caught there a couple years ago almost looks like the same area.
This one was caught there a couple years ago almost looks like the same area.
Never imagined a "panfish" the size of these 2 critters...
May 6, 2021 11:36:43 #
Jackruff
Loc: South Mississippi
I’ve not known redear sunfish to be called bluegills before. Bream, yes, but not bluegills. Is this common in some places?
May 6, 2021 11:53:38 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
Jackruff wrote:
I’ve not known redear sunfish to be called bluegills before. Bream, yes, but not bluegills. Is this common in some places?
Yeah, Jackruff; there DOES seem to be some "ambiguity" around exactly WHAT to call these tasty little fish... When I lived in MA, they called'em "Kibbies"... Go figure.
May 6, 2021 11:58:24 #
May 6, 2021 12:02:44 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
Jackruff wrote:
Actually, here where I live they’re called shellcrackers.
I've been wondering exactly what a "shellcracker" was... Now I KNOW! (Thanks).
May 6, 2021 13:55:17 #
Bluegill King
Loc: Batesville Indiana
That is something I will never see bigger in a lifetime great job thanks for sharing I bluegill king with small letters now 😢
May 6, 2021 16:01:11 #
RuffplayOR57
Loc: Klamath Falls, OR
Ben Bragg wrote:
Buddy of mine just sent this to me
Wow!! Now that’s a Gill of a life time. 👍
May 6, 2021 18:34:54 #
Greenyonline
Loc: South Carolina
“ Redear sunfish have a more gold and green coloration with faint vertical bars, while bluegills have more yellow or orange coloration. The main difference between the two is their operculum colors. The bluegill features a deep blue or black color while the redear sunfish has red or orange tips near its head.”
“The Shellcracker or Redear is a species of sunfish or bream related to the bluegill. This fish is adapted for feeding on snails and other mollusks, in addition to insect larvae. The common stocking combination of these fish is 85% bluegill and 15% shellcracker. ...”
“The Shellcracker or Redear is a species of sunfish or bream related to the bluegill. This fish is adapted for feeding on snails and other mollusks, in addition to insect larvae. The common stocking combination of these fish is 85% bluegill and 15% shellcracker. ...”
May 6, 2021 20:49:43 #
FixorFish
Loc: SW Oregon
Fish Dancer wrote:
Wowsers Ben. Thanks for sharing the story. It would be interesting to know what tackle he was using.
It says in pic page that he was using a nightcrawler on a drop shot. Guess you didn't read the whole thing.
May 6, 2021 21:12:49 #
FixorFish wrote:
It says in pic page that he was using a nightcrawler on a drop shot. Guess you didn't read the whole thing.
So neither of the pictured fish has a red ear. Both look like bluegills to me. I believe this is a red ear. No?
May 6, 2021 22:32:41 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
So neither of the pictured fish has a red ear. Both look like bluegills to me. I believe this is a red ear. No?
I believe so Spirit. I didn’t see the red on either jumbo fish, but I don’t get testicle like you do...😎
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺
May 6, 2021 22:34:44 #
Jwid
Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO
Jackruff wrote:
I’ve not known redear sunfish to be called bluegills before. Bream, yes, but not bluegills. Is this common in some places?
In Missouri we have an abundance of bluegill, red ear, and sunfish. All very similar and located together. They seem to have a lot of mix breading going on. There are a lot of hybrids. Bluegill becomes a generic name. Never heard of bream before landing here on the Stage.
May 6, 2021 23:18:55 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
So neither of the pictured fish has a red ear. Both look like bluegills to me. I believe this is a red ear. No?
Ya that’s what it is.
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