flymanaj 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2020 A few from this weekend. Put a good bend in the 3 wt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2020 Nice. Those sheephead are kind of a fun to catch, they put up quite a good fight. (think you guys call them drum down there?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2020 Are those sheephead (drum) an invasive species? We never caught those when I lived down south. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Duck 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2020 I've caught Freshwater Drum in the French Broad River near Asheville NC. That was quite a pull on a 5 wt! They are not an invasive species as far as I know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2020 Couple of beautiful Long Eared Sunfish, a Rock Bass, and (in Texas), they call them "Gaspergoo". Only ever caught one myself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Duck 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 12 hours ago, mikechell said: Couple of beautiful Long Eared Sunfish, a Rock Bass, and (in Texas), they call them "Gaspergoo". Only ever caught one myself. In NC, those are called Punkinseeds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 Long Eared Sunfish and Pumpkin Seed Sunfish are different. Brightness of colors and length of gill flap most notably. Pumpkinseed: Long Eared Sunfish: Red Breast Sunfish have longer "ears" than the Long Eared Sunfish ... but few or no spots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Duck 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, mikechell said: Long Eared Sunfish and Pumpkin Seed Sunfish are different. Brightness of colors and length of gill flap most notably. Pumpkinseed: Long Eared Sunfish: Red Breast Sunfish have longer "ears" than the Long Eared Sunfish ... but few or no spots. Us Rednecks here in NC would call both of the above Punkinseeds...ha ha 😆 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 And even further North here in Michigan, we call any of them "gills" . If its smaller than 12" and has orange on it....gill. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 I guess I'm a bit of a stickler. Having traveled all over, getting to fish in many of the States, I like to be accurate on identification of the different Sunfish species. It's neat to catch the same kind of fish in Florida, Texas, California, Illinois, etc., and see how they are similar and different while being the same species. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 It's interesting to know the real names of all of them. It's interesting to just know how many there are. Something like a bazillion different species of sunfish. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flymanaj 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark Knapp said: It's interesting to know the real names of all of them. It's interesting to just know how many there are. Something like a bazillion different species of sunfish. Yup. A bazillion. And they all eat these. Even the Drum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 I caught fresh water drum when I was in college in NW Tennessee back in the 70's. They made a decent fish stew. This is what we call a pumpkinseed up here. You can't see it in the picture where I'm holding it but it's visible in the second picture is the red spot at the end of the ear. That helps in identifying them s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gillage 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 11 hours ago, Philly said: I caught fresh water drum when I was in college in NW Tennessee back in the 70's. They made a decent fish stew. This is what we call a pumpkinseed up here. You can't see it in the picture where I'm holding it but it's visible in the second picture is the red spot at the end of the ear. That helps in identifying them s Philly, I/we call this a Red Ear around here in central Illinois. Nice fish what ever it is called. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 18 hours ago, Mark Knapp said: Something like a bazillion different species of sunfish. If I've told you once, Mark, I've told you a MILLION times ... stop exaggerating !!! 1 hour ago, gillage said: call this a Red Ear around here Again ... different species. Redear Sunfish aren't as brightly colored ... and get MUCH larger than Pumpkinseeds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites