hybrid species?

[jfraser7]

Yesterday, while fishing in a neighborhood pond in chapel hill I caught what appeared to be a hybrid largemouth/bluegill. Its profile was similar to that of a blue gill with a distinct blue dot on the gill and more of a rounded shape than you would expect from a bass. It was bass-green over it's shoulders but had some specks of yellow and orange on the belly. The defining bass-like characteristic was a large mouth that could easily be gripped between my thumb and forefinger. I would have suspected a crappie, but the fish just looked too much like an exact hybrid of a largemouth and bluegill. Has anyone else seen this? Is it common? Just a thought question for everyone...

ps - i snapped a couple photos with my camera-phone but I they didn't turn out that great. if i can figure out how to transfer them to my computer i will post again...