What kind of fish is this and should I keep it????
Yes i took a video lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPhT...e_gdata_player
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What kind of fish is this and should I keep it????
Yes i took a video lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPhT...e_gdata_player
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That is a rock bass/black perch very fine eating.
Its chunky. Might keep it
Another name for them is "Warmouth". That's what we call 'um here. And now, more information than you probably wanted, but what the heck.
The warmouth is somewhat larger than either rock bass or green sunfish (with which it is often confused) but very similar otherwise in that it is large-mouthed and heavy-bodied. Adult warmouth are dark, with mottled brown coloration. Their belly is generally golden, and males have a bright orange spot at the base of the dorsal fin. Three to five reddish-brown streaks radiate from the eyes, and the gill flaps are often red. Warmouth have three spines in the anal fin, 10 spines in the dorsal fin, and small teeth are present on the tongue. These fish range in size from 4 to10 inches (10.2 to 25 cm), but can grow to more than 12 inches (31 cm), and weigh up to 2.25 pounds (1 kg).
Warmouth are quite secretive. They seek cover in rocky banks, stumps or weeds, or near other large objects, where they can hide and wait for food. They are sight feeders. When in breeding condition, the males' eyes turn red. After the female lays her eggs, the male fertilizes the eggs and aggressively defends the nest, eggs and fry from any intruder-including other females. Warmouth hybridize (crossbreed) with bluegill and green sunfish. They can survive in polluted, low oxygenated waters where other sunfish cannot. Warmouth are often confused with rock bass. The difference between the two is in the anal fin: warmouth have three spines on the anal fin ray and rock bass have six spines.
Warmouth are found in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins, from western Pennsylvania to Minnesota, south to the Gulf of Mexico; and the Atlantic and Gulf drainages from the Rappahannock River in Virginia to the Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico.
Warmouth are members of the sunfish family, which includes the largemouth bass. They are also known by more colorful local names such as redeye, goggle-eye, red-eyed bream, stump knocker, mudgapper, mo-mouth, morgan, molly, rock bass, open mouth, weed bass, wood bass, strawberry "perch" and mud bass. Because warmouth hit hard and are easily caught, they are popular with some anglers. They are good to eat.
The last two sentences tell it all.
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warmouth or rockbass some call them.
That's a big rocky!
i've never seen one myself,thanks for the video.
Sadly he worked his way off the stringer :(. But thats the second time i caught him in the same spot that actually has a few broken up cement slabs on the edge of the pond.
We call em goggle eye, caught a few on my last video, meat was white and delicious!
green sunfish
Last time I caught a warmouth it pulled like dead weight. Like reeling in a small stick.
x2 on that. Caught my first one with my dad when i was about 5 years old and thats the name he taught me. goggle eye lolQuote:
Originally Posted by kingkrappie
its a goggle eye...i catch a lot of those bream fishing....ive caught them all my life and iam 62 i never ate one tho and i catch some big ones
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Originally Posted by bistineaudon
You should try em I can't tell the difference between them and bream. They are very good eating.
As to there name i've heard of warmouth for them, but not goggle eye or green sunfish. Not saying that ain't what they are though. I think that poor little fish gets a new name every time someone catches one. From my experience my dad has always called em warmouth, the river fishermen around here call em black perch and are willing to argue bout itRofl(I'll have to remember goggle eye and green sunfish just to aggervate those guys), the Tennessee fishing guide refers to em as rock bass. Either way they are way up on the list as far tastyness goes.
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I live in Middle Tennessee and we have two varieties of fish that though similar, are very different. The rock bass has a red eye and are built slimmer than what you hold, which I know as a warmouth perch. Those dudes fight hard for their size and are good table fare. They like woody cover and love to hit chartreuse jigs we offered them while I lived on FL. In TN they tend to like cover but it is more varied in material, large rock among them. They filet better due to their thickness, and I'll take all I can get. Enjoy them, both on the line and on the plate.
Stump knocker aka Warmouth is what we've always called them.
here links to identify your catch.
Rock Bass Fish Identification
Warmouth Fish Identification
That is the first pictures of the two different species i've ever seen. Thanks for posting that link.Quote:
Originally Posted by njones
Warmouth ... Rock Bass ... Green Sunfish --- are three DIFFERENT fish. Goggle eye, Stumpknocker, red eye, etc. are just some of the nicknames they've been given.
From the coloration, especially the white tips on the fins, tells me it's a Warmouth. (I've had several in my aquarium in the past)
And, as has been said ... scrappy little fighters & good table fare !!
... cp :cool:
Just doing what I can.
We call them Stump knockers or Warmouth here.
Them Rockies put up a good fight don't they
Actually that is a Warmouth and there are several similar fish like Ozark Bass and Rock Bass. Warmouth favor sluggish streams where the others favor clear mountain streams.Quote:
Originally Posted by hair jig
That's a goggleye in Louisiana ... We have a bunch of them
yep--warmouth or gogle eye