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Fish ID? #2916335
09/30/19 06:23 PM
09/30/19 06:23 PM
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Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher Offline OP
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I've only caught these fish in the fast flowing and rocky creeks of Coosa Co, and I never have figured out exactly what they are. I've had many people give me definite answers, but unfortunately they are not the same answer. Most call them a Goggle-eye or Warmouth, but I don't think either answer is right.

The Outdoors AL site gives only 3 possibilities - Rock Bass, Shadow Bass, or Warmouth, but this fish doesn't seem to match up with any of the descriptions. It seems to be most like a Rock Bass, but they are not supposed to be in the Coosa system. This one has 10 spines in the dorsal fin and 5 in the anal fin. It's 7" long, and that's about the average size I have caught. I've never caught a bunch of them on one trip, but it's pretty common to catch 2 or 3 on a day trip.

So what is it?


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916340
09/30/19 06:31 PM
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A freak. A mix. Elifino. May be a shadow bass cause I don't recall ever seeing one.


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916344
09/30/19 06:33 PM
09/30/19 06:33 PM
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Marshall County
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Body sure looks like a crappie to me.


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916351
09/30/19 06:44 PM
09/30/19 06:44 PM
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in the corner
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in the corner
Rock Bass or a "Flier".

Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916353
09/30/19 06:44 PM
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blount county alabama
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Warmouth hybrid of some sort.

Re: Fish ID? [Re: jwalker77] #2916354
09/30/19 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jwalker77
Warmouth hybrid of some sort.


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Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!

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Re: Fish ID? [Re: perchjerker] #2916362
09/30/19 06:55 PM
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Opp Alabama
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Originally Posted by perchjerker
Originally Posted by jwalker77
Warmouth hybrid of some sort.


Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916366
09/30/19 06:58 PM
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A broppie


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916371
09/30/19 07:10 PM
09/30/19 07:10 PM
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Jackson Co.
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Looks like this to me

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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916391
09/30/19 07:26 PM
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Michigan
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Looks like shadow bass. Cool catch.

Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916413
09/30/19 07:39 PM
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Wonder how they taste.


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916430
09/30/19 07:48 PM
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I have thought for several years that they are probably shadow bass, but it doesn't match up perfectly with their description. It's more like the description of a Rock Bass, but if they aren't in the Coosa system it can't be that. It is certainly more like the shadow bass description than a Warmouth.

Thanks for the guesses.


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Re: Fish ID? [Re: Turkey_neck] #2916433
09/30/19 07:52 PM
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Sylacauga, AL
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Originally Posted by Turkey_neck
Wonder how they taste.



They are very good! They have a sweet flavor and though they are never very big, I always keep them. I got a couple of red-eyes and a couple of spots to go with him, and they should make my wife and I a good meal.

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All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916479
09/30/19 08:37 PM
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Shadow bass

Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916486
09/30/19 08:46 PM
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Trussville Alabama
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It's a fish, fry it up and it won't matter what kind. LOL


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916511
09/30/19 09:19 PM
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Elmore county
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Long nosed carpet croaker

Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916539
09/30/19 09:46 PM
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Pisgah Al
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Originally Posted by poorcountrypreacher
Originally Posted by Turkey_neck
Wonder how they taste.



They are very good! They have a sweet flavor and though they are never very big, I always keep them. I got a couple of red-eyes and a couple of spots to go with him, and they should make my wife and I a good meal.

[Linked Image]


That’s right. If they weren’t meant to eat, God wouldn’t have made them out of meat.


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: poorcountrypreacher] #2916546
09/30/19 09:56 PM
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N. Bama
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A few smallmouth would make you a dam fine fish fry in addition.


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Re: Fish ID? [Re: 257wbymag] #2916555
09/30/19 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 257wbymag
A few smallmouth would make you a dam fine fish fry in addition.



And I have never caught one. It has occurred to me that I am not getting any younger, so if I want to accomplish that feat I might ouught to be planning a trip to do it.

So where I can go catch a smallmouth in a natural river setting? I know they caught them behind dams in the fall, but I'd rather fish a natural river. Is there such a place left?


All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Re: Fish ID? [Re: Stob] #2916612
10/01/19 05:25 AM
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Alabama
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Originally Posted by Stob
Rock Bass or a "Flier".



Correct Stob. Perdido, Styx and Blackwater river's have them in Baldwin County.

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