I have five active pumpkinseed nests going on near shore in shallow water 6" deep. I also noticed a pair of bluegills going at it in the same area and they were only a few years old. What gives ?!!!

What I also found interesting was conditioning sunfish to accumulate near where I stand by having thrown bread ball to them at my feet and near weeds. More interesting is walking along the shoreline and having them follow me around even if I haven't yet thrown bread at that time!! Conditioning of fish is a proven fact yet they still forget having been caught on certain lures and strike them again.