1st kg CNBG (this season) @ LP 05 03 18

Water up 2' temp dropped to 64*F. Slow start today - ran to the dam to find it still has a lot of buoys from the trials.
Took a look at the tire reef - scored a pig on the 1st cast. Caught 2 more there but there was too much moss.
Trolled the front of BG rock and found a REELY big hen!
Only used 3 jigs - new ones caught the big fish.
All fish were released. 2lb test and 1/48th Belly Spinner jigs tipped with crickets. The fish can not be landed with out a boat - there is too much structure and plant growth. Majority of the fish were caught in 17 to 22 FOW.

Way to start the morning
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female hybrid
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2.2lb CNBG Hen - 1st one for this season. Very early for out here.
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Good job Sonny!!


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Very nice!

Unreal!!!!!

Very nice Sonny. That hen is just great! Glad the new jigs are doing the trick.

thnx for the comments guys

the BS jigs are giant slayers Tim....

Just awesome....2 lb gill of any kind is a fish of a lifetime. I always enjoy your pics and posts. Thank you!

All I can say is......wow.....nice fish

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thnx again guys

Man those are quality fish Sonny. I have a question about red ears. I posted a picture of a hen red ear that was 13in. on FB and titled it something like "check out our big gill caught today" and quite a few people posted that is was a red ear not a gill. Isn't the red ear in the blue gill family or do people separate it from them? I'm still kind of new to serious blue gill fishing and don't know all I should about the species yet. All I know if you scale down your tackle and target these guys you are in for a ton of fun.

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Originally Posted by prankster13

Isn't the red ear in the blue gill family or do people separate it from them?

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They are both in the sunfish family but are definitely different fish. (FWIW, bass are also in the sunfish family.)

Thnx Mike

Both are panfish the same as a Bass (not a true Bass), Green Sunfish, Crappie.......

Here's the confusing part @ LP. The Red Ear have crossed with the CNBG (Coppernose Bluegill - we don't have the northern strain, like Havasu). They have also crossed with the Green Sunfish.

The Kg female (pics 7&8) is a hybrid to - check out the ear flap - has a faint tinge. I think the chest gets a bit more orange as well. When you fillet the smaller females you run across the pin bones that Red Ear have - not as thick but thicker than Bluegill's. They seem to fight a little harder too.

I think the state should run some DNA tests to see what is going on with these Frankenstein fish.....

Nice, very nice, what is cnbg?

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thnx mighty

cnbg = Coppernose Bluegill

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Thnx Mike

Both are panfish the same as a Bass (not a true Bass), Green Sunfish, Crappie.......

Here's the confusing part @ LP. The Red Ear have crossed with the CNBG (Coppernose Bluegill - we don't have the northern strain, like Havasu). They have also crossed with the Green Sunfish.

The Kg female (pics 7&8) is a hybrid to - check out the ear flap - has a faint tinge. I think the chest gets a bit more orange as well. When you fillet the smaller females you run across the pin bones that Red Ear have - not as thick but thicker than Bluegill's. They seem to fight a little harder too.

I think the state should run some DNA tests to see what is going on with these Frankenstein fish.....

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This happens in TN but of course we don’t have copper nose. The red ear cross with the northern strain bluegill. This is more prevalent in some bodies of water more than others.

Regards


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The Bluegill (Northern strain) cross with the RedEars that come from Lake Havasu are HUGE.