A friend was visiting fro GA. He wanted to walk out to my pond and take a look. He seen these little tiny frogs hopin around, he grabbed one and stuck it on a hook , of one of the rod and reels, I keep layin around on the dock, tossed it in and in 2 min caught this guy... It was too hot out there for me Yall know what it is ? Jim
I could be wrong which I am most of the time, but when I lived in Iowa we used to call these small mouth bass. They are a popular fish in the midwest and guys go out to catch them all the time. Good eating from what I hear cuz I don't eat fish but they are fun to catch. Tommy
Not real smallmouth bass (which looks a lot like, and is approximately the same size as, the largemouth bass). In my neck of the woods we call them pumpkinseed, probably because of the black spot.
It looks like a bluegill to me,I have a couple hundred of them in my pond along with hybrid bluegill and redears. Here's a smallmouth bass: http://landbigfish.com/fish/fish.cfm?ID=7
He said it was about 10" long, but yeah, I think he had his iphone up close too. But, that pond will give up 1/2 lb bluegill on a regular basis, There are 8 lb largemouth bass , and god only knows how big the Bluecats are. 15 lb+. I only fish for bluegill once a year just for that one good fish fry. Jim
If I were you and with your luck, I would stay outta that pond. Did you ever hear the story of a guy who was swallowed by a whale or the whale that was white and he attacked a submarine and almost wrecked the Teddy Roosevelt air craft carrier???? I wouldn't push my luck. I see all those stories on River Monster on TV and I would have that Jeremy guy come down and let him wade out in that pond. He's always looking for "monsters". Just my very humbled opinion is all!!!!!!! Stay outta the water!!!!!! Tommy the monsta killa:metal2:
You should put some hybrid bluegill in there if you want a really good fish fry. The ones I put in last year when I restocked mine are already the size of my hand in just a year.They're a lot bigger than the regular bluegill and redears.
