Thnx guys - always appreciate the comments

Lagging badly Matt - don't have any jigs poured to tye…. Put some girth measurements on 3 of the pictures.

Cc - I don't know if I have re-caught any of the fish pictured. No two CNBG are alike - they all have distinctive coloration patterns on their cheeks. I have seen it done before - in one day. Early morning me and my mentor, Big Jim, fished a 35" rock pile and he lost a nice fish. Came back to the spot, late afternoon, and he caught the fish with the lost jig in it's mouth. You need to change that 2-4 times a year - real quick. Thank you for responsible culling.

Stan - I think it's a trait of the original sub species of the Florida strain CNBG. These CNBG always amaze me in their coloration & patterns - one of the biggest reasons I take so many pictures - looking for the "perfect CNBG".