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A severely neglected member of the sunfish family - the Spotted Sunfish
One of many Spotted Sunfish that I caught 2 years ago in Georgia and Florida.
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Location: Rocks River in Georgia
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Comment by Ben Seay on June 21, 2016 at 1:07pm
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You are welcome Adam!
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Comment by Adam Rink on June 19, 2016 at 4:34pm
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These are some cool fish. I love seeing pics of the more obscure sunfish species that most have not seen. Thanks for posting.
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 18, 2016 at 2:21pm
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Indeed Ben.........I grew up chasing these little sunfish in south Louisiana........next to warmouth, they were some of the tastiest little fish you could eat..........I often cleaned 60 at a time for a family favorite............
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Thanks guys! Going to try to make it back down south to go after these again soon! Meanwhile, Captain Roberts just posted the Redspotted version of this species!
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Comment by John Sheehan on June 17, 2016 at 5:22am
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Very cool Ben . I 've never seen one either.
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Comment by Slip Sinker on June 16, 2016 at 9:45pm
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Nice catch Ben!
I don't recall ever seeing one before this
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