help me identify this fish

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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]In upstate NY we just called them Sunnies. In fact this species was the first fish that I ever caught. I was six years old at the time. Gear was a small stick with kite string rolled on figure 8 style, an old rusty hook and a dough ball. I guess one could say that was back in the olden days. [/size][/#008000][/font]
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