It's a shellcracker. They're all shellcrackers.
Forget about the pretty girl in this picture, we know she's pretty. But I do love the hat!
Anyway, I'm talking about the fish. Personally I do think it's a brim, but why does it look so much like a Crappie. Is it a hybrid? Maybe this was talked about, but I did do a search on my own site and did not see anything! lol
Kitt posted this, maybe he knows?
It's got 9 dorsal fin spines, not reminiscent of a crappie. Black Crappie have 7 or 8 and White Crappie have 5 or 6.
Here's another picture. It can't be a Crappie, it's got a heavier and smaller mouth. Not a papermouth.
Last edited by Slab; 06-15-2014 at 08:55 AM.
It's a shellcracker. They're all shellcrackers.
Here we go again. The Louisiana guys love to debate fish types. I thought chinquapin, which is a shellcracker.
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Shellcracker !! (aka Redear Sunfish)
According to my research .... it would have 9-11 dorsal spines & 10-12 rays --- chest coloration can be white to yellow --- anal fin has 3 spines --- pectoral fin is long & pointed --- gill flap is rimmed in bright red to a dull orange.
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Redear sunfish, in my experience they do look extremely like a crappie in the markings.
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Shellcrackers (redear) for sure..
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Yep, shellcracker (redear).