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It has a big mouth like a largemouth bass
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Looks like a Bluegill to me. A BIG one. Nice catch. I see what you're saying about the mouth, and it does look a little slender compared to the ones I've caught before.
perhaps they change slightly as they grow bigger.
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That is a Green Sunfish! I love those things, in fact they are my favorite to catch. Bluegill have a smaller mouth and there is no way that is a bass. Even the green/turquoise specks are a dead give away. Nice work.
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It's a sunfish, it looks like a redear. Does that black circle on it have a red line behind it? If so, it's a redear.
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[url "http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/greensunfish/tabid/6655/Default.aspx"]Green Sunfish link[/url]

click on this link and decide for your self.

how ever, if the eye is red, then it is a redeye/rockbass, or a highbred of a gill and a redeye.

my money is on green sunfish.

I think you guys are in the money with the green sunfish
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im gunna have to agree with green sunfish
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looks like a sunfish to me!
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it might be a warmouth. they have really bigg mouths
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hmm,I think the blue lines near the head give it away,green sunfish?Hey on that lure,I can give you a Paulpro tip,add a ring to the eye, it could be a round ring ,but you should get an oval ring,this way the line stays put at one end using the oval ring,or tie a rapalla knot directly to the eye of lure,with this knot you will not need to add a ring,this knot has a loop so the lure has better action,you can adjust the way it swims by bending the eye left or right ..Keep those lines tight Paulpro..
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That is what we always called a log perch in Tennessee. Some may refer to it as a warmouth as well. I have one in my aquarium and it is the coolest fish ever. Like a dog it will swim crazily at the surface when I approach the aquarium because it knows that I am going to feed him. These guys are great eating and fun to catch as you obviously know. Check out my site for some more fishing information. www.ramblingangler.com

Ken
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I am going to say it is a warmouth. If it was caught in western Idaho in the Snake River it is probably a warmouth. If it was a green sunfish, it would likely be a new state record. It is NOT a bluegill. The black flap on the gill cover is outlined in a lighter color and bluegill have a solid colored flap. I wish it was a redeared sunfish known as a "shell cracker" in the southern U.S. I have tried talking the Idaho Dept of Fish and Game into stalking them into Idaho, but they haven't cooperated.

DeeCee
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them red ears are a lot of fun, and taisty too, we got em in michigan.
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