Grass Perch, Pumpkinseeds,...
Whatever you want to call them, I call them grass perch. Do any of you keep them? Typically unless they are close to a pound I throw them back. Occationaly I will target them around grassy areas. I have met a lot of people, mostly from northern states, that say they do not keep them and refer to them as trash fish. I personally think they are good table fare. I guess because I can catch so many, it has decreased my interest in them. As a kid they were all I use to fish for, while wading. I was just interested in knowing some of your opinions about this fish, as they are found in nearly every body of water throughout the US. Thanks for your opinions.
Hey "bumpers" / guys ......
here's a pdf file link that you may find interesting :
http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/pdf/kyf...vPath=C101C138
It's an ID booklet that the KDFWR puts out, identifying the most commonly found fish in KY waters. Decent pics and a little bit of info on most. It's a PDF file, so it might take a little bit to load .. but, it does show the "Flier", "Pumpkinseed", "Redear" (Shellcracker), "Green Sunfish", and others mentioned in this thread.
Here's a "records" listing for some "Sunfish" species : (just FYI)
http://www.hotspotfishing.com/record...ds-Sunfish.asp
Now ..... ya'll know what they look like - and ya know what the record weights are --- so git out thar and break some records !! .... luck2ya'll .... cp :cool: