Is this a hybrid Crappie Bluegill?

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

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attac...t-dsc01521.jpg

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.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attac...t-dsc01388.jpg

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attac...0&d=1373239571

It's a shellcracker. They're all shellcrackers.

Here we go again. The Louisiana guys love to debate fish types.:Rofl I thought chinquapin, which is a shellcracker.

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.

... cp :kewl

Redear sunfish, in my experience they do look extremely like a crappie in the markings.

what fish?:Rofl.........yanky shellie

warmouth bream

Shellcracker AKA Red Ear sunfish

Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)

Shellcrackers (redear) for sure..

Yep, shellcracker (redear).

Another vote for shellcracker. Sometimes they do look a lot like crappie.

I am having a hard time deciding but, l'm sure if I stare long enough it will come to me.

shellcracker scientific name: aintsheacutie

LOOKS LIKE ROCK BASS MIX TO Me!!!!

Don't matter, would sure like to get into a mess that size on a light Flyrod.

They are shellcrackers. Beautiful young lady though, a lot prettier than my fishin partner, sorry GDG.

Here is one I caught in Virginia. Most have yellow in the belly and no red around the ear spot. I thought it was a Shellcracker and the experts here confirmed it.

http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps8706852f.jpg

...Bill

I have caught several shellcrackers that have been almost jet black like a male crappie in tux. The water clarity plays a big role in how they look. The females have a yellowish ear and the males are brighter orange to red. They are really a neat fish and very adaptable. For example, I stocked about a dozen crackers between 1 lb and just over 2 lbs in a private pond my grandfather fishes with his fly rod. He called one day this summer saying he caught the biggest bluegill of his life to later realize it was a big shellcracker that had changed colors to the point of being almost unidentifiable. I originally caught those fish in 12-14 fow. In the pond, he caught that fish with his fly rod on bream popping bug on the surface. Really neat how they adapt. They are tough fish.

Slab, we call em Red Ear in IL.

Hard to focus on the fish till I covered the girl.:Rofl lol Guess you already got your answer several times over.:twocents

What fish :Rofl

Detailman is Right , Ain't no fish in dem Pictures . RR

We need more pictures...hmm for positive id, yeah yeah that is it. :angel:

Alright boys ... cool your jets. Remember, she is some member's daughter ... and you wouldn't want a bunch of old men oogling all over yours !!

.... besides, it's time to close this thread, anyway, since the question has been answered (several times over :Rofl ).

... cp :kewl