BFOD Was This 9.5 Inch PumpkinGill...or is it a Pumpkinseed?

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Comment by Adam Rink on November 11, 2014 at 7:33am

I agree with pumpkingill. Most p-gills I catch also show that high forehead like you said. Also check out that purple sheen on the back under the dorsal, something usually characteristic of fall/winter bluegills.

Comment by Slip Sinker on November 11, 2014 at 6:00am

more toad than anything

Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 10, 2014 at 6:25pm

In looking at my other pic I posted of a pure P-seed today, I think it pretty well proves this fish to be the Bluegill X Pumpkinseed hybrid.

Most, if not all, of the P-Gill hybrids from this water exhibit the 'high fore head' or taller profile that is characteristic of the pumpkinseeds.

Thanks, y'all!

Comment by Jonah C. Gillespie on November 10, 2014 at 6:24pm

That's a great fish! Nice catch!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on November 10, 2014 at 5:12pm

And wouldn't the pure strain also has a more forward pointed front, over the oval forward bulky exhibit by bluegill?

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 10, 2014 at 5:11pm

I feel better about my answer now......

Comment by Tony Livingston on November 10, 2014 at 5:09pm

Hybrid, me thinks.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 10, 2014 at 5:06pm

Just an observation Jim......A pure pumpkinseed doesn't seem to have the long pelvic fins like a pure strain bluegill......

Comment by Leo Nguyen on November 10, 2014 at 5:06pm

I agree with Jeffrey. The facial area is pre-dominant with pseed, but the entire body and eartab are just screaming out pumpkingill.

Comment by dick tabbert on November 10, 2014 at 4:57pm

Awesome fish Jim.

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