Fishing question

"Stinkweed" wrote in message
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"Tightwad" wrote in message
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I catch and release. If a fish is hooked deep or bleeding I keep it to
eat.
I catch Bream and Bass, in the weedbeds, on top by the dozens, even a
more than a hundred on occassion. There is no way I could justify keep
them all.

I have not heard of Bream, where are you from?



Down here in the South we have tons of Bream, back where I am originally
from (Maryland) we called them Spot.

"Jeff" wrote in message
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"Stinkweed" wrote in message
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"Tightwad" wrote in message
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I catch and release. If a fish is hooked deep or bleeding I keep it to
eat.
I catch Bream and Bass, in the weedbeds, on top by the dozens, even a
more than a hundred on occassion. There is no way I could justify keep
them all.

I have not heard of Bream, where are you from?



Down here in the South we have tons of Bream, back where I am originally
from (Maryland) we called them Spot.


I'm not familiar with Spot either. We just call a Bluegill a Bluegill and a
Sunfish a Sunfish. Seems like I might have heard them refered to as Panfish
though.

I think Sunfish covers it. I'm not anything on Fish Biology.
We have Red Ear Sunfish, Pumpkin Seeds, Shell Crackers and several other
distinctively different ones. The Shell Crackers are the largest,
usually, sometimes weighing over 1 1/2 lb.
You can catch a bit of everything that swims in the weed beds.
I've caught many many Bass up to six pounds, Catfish, Crappie, White
Bass, and Hybrid Bass and Stiped Bass even a few Sauger.
I had such a high pressure job, that every evening I would go to the
weedbed with Poppers and catch countless fish.

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I think Sunfish covers it. I'm not anything on Fish Biology.
We have Red Ear Sunfish, Pumpkin Seeds, Shell Crackers and several other
distinctively different ones. The Shell Crackers are the largest, usually,
sometimes weighing over 1 1/2 lb.
You can catch a bit of everything that swims in the weed beds.
I've caught many many Bass up to six pounds, Catfish, Crappie, White Bass,
and Hybrid Bass and Stiped Bass even a few Sauger.
I had such a high pressure job, that every evening I would go to the
weedbed with Poppers and catch countless fish.

I think fishing is one of the most relaxing hobbies there is as long as you
don't take it really serious. Just go out there for fun and relaxation and
always hope your going to catch that really big one.
My biggest bass, I didn't weigh but he was 17 1/2 inches long. I caught him
right off our dock. Then the Bluegill and alot of Perch are in the lake. I
caught one that was really weird that I have no idea what it was, it was
short it was not a Rock Bass, but had the mouth of a Bass, but absolutely
huge red eyes. I didn't take it's picture and could kick myself for not
doing it. It fought like the devil. We also have Walleye, Pike and I'm not
sure if there are Northerns in this lake or not. I know there are Crappie
and I'm not sure what else. What is a Hybrid Bass? I have never seen a
White Bass either. Shell Crackers is new to me also.

White Bass is a freshwater Striped Bass.
A Hybrid is a cross between the fresh water Striped Bass and Salt water
Striped Bass.
A shell Cracker is just another type of Bream it is a thicker and
larger in general. It has a more yellow bellie than some others. I'm
not sure why they are called that.

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White Bass is a freshwater Striped Bass.
A Hybrid is a cross between the fresh water Striped Bass and Salt water
Striped Bass.
A shell Cracker is just another type of Bream it is a thicker and larger
in general. It has a more yellow bellie than some others. I'm not sure
why they are called that.

I think I am going to have to get a fish chart for this group or look on the
net for one. Thanks. :-)

White Bass are not striped bass. Hybrids are a cross between a striped bass
and a white bass. Fresh and salt water striped bass are the same bass.
Striped bass are anadromous in nature. They go to sea and spawn in fresh
water rivers. They can also stay in the rivers forever. So the striped
bass has been transplanted all over the place. Here in the San Francisco
bay area, they go up the Sacramento and San Joaquin river to spawn and the
majority go to the ocean in the summer to feed. We catch them off the
beaches north and south of the Golden Gate. As well as in the rivers. Lots
up the rivers now, so go fishing until the water cools more, and they slow
down. The were originally planted in the late 1800's and 5 years later
there was a commercial fishery for them.

"Stinkweed" wrote in message
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White Bass is a freshwater Striped Bass.
A Hybrid is a cross between the fresh water Striped Bass and Salt water
Striped Bass.
A shell Cracker is just another type of Bream it is a thicker and larger
in general. It has a more yellow bellie than some others. I'm not sure
why they are called that.

I think I am going to have to get a fish chart for this group or look on
the net for one. Thanks. :-)

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White Bass is a freshwater Striped Bass.
A Hybrid is a cross between the fresh water Striped Bass and Salt water
Striped Bass.
A shell Cracker is just another type of Bream it is a thicker and
larger in general. It has a more yellow bellie than some others. I'm
not sure why they are called that.

Shellcracker is the Redear Sunfish, named because they eat snails.

The actual White Perch is in the same family as the White Bass and
Striped Bass. In fish markets, White Perch is often Freshwater Drum.

I like the colloquial names; they make fish stories more colorful. But
they can create confusion because the same name can refer to completely
different species. For example, Walleye and Sauger are called "Jack
Salmon" in the South. They're considered one of the best tasting fish.
Often in fish markets, you'll see "Jack Salmon" advertised for low
prices, under $2 a pound. These "Jack Salmon" are NOT Walleye!
They're probably Whiting that have been in deep freeze for months.
Many people probably think they're actual Salmon (they're not Salmon at
all!), so the name can trick many people.

Bream usually refers to Bluegill in the USA, but there are actual Bream
in Australia, a completely different species.

I have caught freshwater Drum. The world record came from below a dam
not too far away.
I'm not sure they are related to White Bass, at all.

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White Bass is a freshwater Striped Bass.
A Hybrid is a cross between the fresh water Striped Bass and Salt water
Striped Bass.
A shell Cracker is just another type of Bream it is a thicker and
larger in general. It has a more yellow bellie than some others. I'm
not sure why they are called that.

Shellcracker is the Redear Sunfish, named because they eat snails.

The actual White Perch is in the same family as the White Bass and
Striped Bass. In fish markets, White Perch is often Freshwater Drum.

I like the colloquial names; they make fish stories more colorful. But
they can create confusion because the same name can refer to completely
different species. For example, Walleye and Sauger are called "Jack
Salmon" in the South. They're considered one of the best tasting fish.
Often in fish markets, you'll see "Jack Salmon" advertised for low
prices, under $2 a pound. These "Jack Salmon" are NOT Walleye!
They're probably Whiting that have been in deep freeze for months.
Many people probably think they're actual Salmon (they're not Salmon at
all!), so the name can trick many people.

Bream usually refers to Bluegill in the USA, but there are actual Bream
in Australia, a completely different species.


The Shellcracker really eats snails? Our lake is loaded with snails.