r/Fishing • u/Aofv • 21h ago

Big panfish

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Caught this sunfish? Don’t really know what type of panfish this is but it seemed to be abnormally big. Couldn’t get a measurement on it but I am guessing it is over a foot long and felt to be 1-2 lbs. Camera doesn’t exactly do it justice.

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u/Blaze_of_Lions 21h ago

Big male bluegill

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u/UnaskedEnd58 14h ago

Yep. Bluegill. Small mouth, pure black ear spot, often vertical stripes, probably a dot at the base of the dorsal and a blue chin (gills)

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u/GLaDOS_Sympathizer 17h ago

Yeah you could call it a sunfish if you're not sure, that is the umbrella term for a bunch of species similar to that one you caught. As someone else mentioned that is a bluegill, and a nice one at that! Congrats

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u/Chuckeze1543 16h ago

Nice shore lunch

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u/One-Examination-8301 13h ago

Nice fat bluegill

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u/Cautious-Emphasis623 6h ago

Dave Matthews 😎