Gill-crackers....Super strain or just part of the freak show? (video)

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Permalink Reply by John Sikkila on June 28, 2009 at 4:56am

Nice images Bill!.....They certainly do look to be a mix of sorts....I can see the green sunfish in em.....I've had similar past catches in drastic coloration also....I just recently caught (on flyrod) a "very" gray colored bluegill that doesn't seem to belong with the other fish at all.....

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Permalink Reply by Joseph Torres on June 28, 2009 at 9:31am

woah what a beaut! nice gray blue color!

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Permalink Reply by Bill "Musky" Modica on July 1, 2009 at 4:30pm

John, this fish has amazing color tones....the blue/grey is really outstanding, especially in a fish of this size.

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Permalink Reply by IceWarriorGill on June 28, 2009 at 6:13am

Hey Musky, Those are some beautiful lookin Hybrid Sunfish with some awesome color combinations!!! Way to go on some beautiful Sunfish!!!

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Permalink Reply by Peter on June 28, 2009 at 9:01am

very nice !!!! those are some cool fish.

Peter

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Condello on June 28, 2009 at 9:48am

I see gillcrackers.

I see gillkindseeds.

...and I see another strange fish. Almost looks like a warmouth mix.

Yessir....Welcome to the freakshow.

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Permalink Reply by 2lbgill on June 28, 2009 at 10:09am

Neat colors and combinations Bill, I don,t know where you,re fishing but I wouldn,t drink the water.

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Permalink Reply by PaPa Cheese-O on June 29, 2009 at 1:51pm

Bill, Ive noticed the same strange colorations on the fish the last couple years on the Chain. Two years ago I caught 3 what looked like true redears. They were 9inches long and in shallow water with the gills spawning. we let them go and wondering if it is one big spawnfest with everyone pitching in where they can. WE do catch those grey gills quite often and wonder whats goin on. They all taste good but the colors are weird. I see by your pictures a spoon in shallow waqter still works well for you. Id like to fish with you one day. Take care.

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Permalink Reply by flytyerboy95 on June 29, 2009 at 5:11pm

Dang perty
and some SLABSSSSSS

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Permalink Reply by Rob Garner on June 30, 2009 at 12:19am

Bill you are one of the masters of the area as I hae been watching your videos for the last year and a half.May get out to geneva this week and hopefully let you know what I see out there.By the way some great specimens as always.I will be rocking the spoon when I get back to the G.

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Permalink Reply by Bill "Musky" Modica on July 1, 2009 at 4:21pm

Rob, I haven't decided if I'll be fishing Geneva or Delavan this weekend....Delavan gills are off the beds, and are suspending over deep water....Geneva fish are bedding and are in 13-15 FOW.....If you find some beds, try dragging a 1/10 oz Swede thru them.....it was deadly last year at this time....good luck out there.

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Permalink Reply by blackhawks on July 1, 2009 at 5:43pm

Rob, dropshot works great on Geneva, too. Good luck.

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