[Fish_Fiend]

They look Breamish to me but im not sure.

The second one was 13 inches.

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[catfish_hunter]

bluegill from the looks of it

 

[wademaster]

First one is a bluegill (coppernose variant)....Second one would be a redear (shellcracker)

 

[Fish_Fiend]

I thought I had 3 pound bass with both of them! The second was a monster! Thats a 6'6" medium spinning rig its next to!

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[wademaster]

I thought I had 3 pound bass with both of them! The second was a monster! Thats a 6'6" medium spinning rig its next to!

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

People often underestimate the power of a panfish....largely because they've not encountered any of trophy size....

 

[Fish_Fiend]

This pond is chalk full of them.

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[wademaster]

If you've caught those quickly just imagine what size fish are probably in there. Some true chunks I'd bet.

 

[Fish_Fiend]

If you've caught those quickly just imagine what size fish are probably in there. Some true chunks I'd bet.

Might need the help of a trophy panfish chaser to find out?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[wademaster]

Time/man-hours will get you those bigger fish. No need for a trophy chaser. Persistence will get you there....

 

[OptiMystic]

Might need the help of a trophy panfish chaser to find out?

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

You looking for volunteers?

 

[Fish_Fiend]

Ill put anyone on fish in my area! These ponds are slam full of fish. One of them has a healthy population of stunted 6 to 10 inch crappie and the other has the panfish in it. These ponds continue to surprise me and ive yet to fish the middle of it since in still shore bound.

Anytime you feel like making a trek to asheboro just let me know we can go for it.

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[Scott Hobbs]

First one is a bluegill (coppernose variant)....Second one would be a redear (shellcracker)

By Jove, I think you've got it.... Shellcrackers can get mighty big and fight hard.

 

[riverpirate]

Wait till you get a 2-3lb shell cracker on ultralight.

 

[dbeam]

Maybe we can meet up in a couple of weeks, I will bring the Drifter for you to use. I have a couple of spare chairs that need to go to Asheboro as well.

Darrell

 

[Fish_Fiend]

Maybe we can meet up in a couple of weeks, I will bring the Drifter for you to use. I have a couple of spare chairs that need to go to Asheboro as well.

Darrell

I believe I have a pfd that needs to find ots way home as well. Lemme know when you can make it Darrell, always a pleasure to fish with you!

Gene - Red》X《 - Asheboro

 

[RouseD]

I fish with a 7 1/2 foot 4wt fly rod most of the time for bream. A bream the size you caught will give that rod a bit of a challenge, especially if I am not prepared when they hit. Not sure what a much larger bream would feel like. I have caught close to a 4 lb LMB on that rod, but I've caught bream that will give a fight almost as much as that medium size LMB. It is a good thing they don't get as large as LMBs.

 

[Brad_]

i may be wrong, these are just my speculations:
but what ive picked up on, bream is a category, such as saying bass there are largemouth and smallmouth and others.. bream there are bluegill, sunfish and shell-crackers and more.. common knowledge.
i believe the 2nd one is a shell-cracker. they are known to grow quite large. #1 just looks like a mutt to me with some bluegill in it.. i think they all can breed together. but if anyone knows better, please correct me
Brad

ps, didn't see all the other comments before i posted looks like we all agree

 

[peanut]

Wademaster is dead-on.

 

[hawkman]

There was a similar discussion on another site. The second fish doesn't have the red ear flap usually seen on a shellcracker, (hence the name redear). That and the larger mouth looks like a warmouth. I caught 3 in a pond last week, but nowhere near that size.

 

[wademaster]

Def not a war mouth in the second pic. The one you posted may be one though. Maybe with some bluegill in the mix as well...


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