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Comment by Tony Livingston on October 23, 2014 at 4:52am

Jim, I believe gillcrackers are more cold tolerant than pure redears. To what degree, I can't say. I catch them while ice fishing, but then again I catch pure redears the same way. There is such a thing as regional adaptation, where a given population of fish develops traits that appear different from the accepted norms. We see examples of this a lot here at BBG....Florida strain largemouth bass would do poorly in a northern state, or at least not develop to their full potential...the same with coppernose bluegills.

This same type of thing occurs on a smaller scale with our ponds and lakes. After multiple generations and many years, fish begin to acclimate to their surroundings. As far as redears and cold water go, they can survive if they can find that warmer water refuge. Most often this will be deep water during the winter, but they need to strike a balance between temperature and oxygen content.

Comment by Tony Livingston on October 23, 2014 at 4:38am

Very nice fish! A 2 lb Redear that is 13" long is 125% above average healthy weight for a fish that length. Looks like a female, was she full of eggs?

Comment by carl hendrix on October 22, 2014 at 9:31pm

nice size hog there !  congrats to ya!!

Comment by Tony Alexander on October 22, 2014 at 8:16pm

13 inches long,,2lber,, my best so far!!  was as thick as the Bible! maybe thicker?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on October 22, 2014 at 8:03pm

Tony...any stats on this hawg?

Wowza!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 22, 2014 at 7:55pm
Yessir! They are also the lowest in accumulate toxins - Did you know that?
Other fish, longer lived species, will build up heavy metals, PCBs, etc as they age.
But white perch swim in open waters and have relatively short life spans. This makes them one of the cleanest fish you can eat.
Comment by Tony Alexander on October 22, 2014 at 7:48pm

yeah i smoked them last monday!! caught 100 on a spoon,,kept and cleaned 70..great eatin, pure white meat!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 22, 2014 at 7:46pm
I've heard they make good cat bait - stands to reason. They and cats swim together.
70? Good times!
Comment by Tony Alexander on October 22, 2014 at 7:41pm

they are great to eat,,them white perch,,i cleaned 70 of them last week,,they make great catfish bait also!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on October 22, 2014 at 7:39pm
When in Rome, do as the Romans.
If whities are active in winter, wear em out! No limit and they are good eating.

I've heard winter is expected to be cooler than normal here, whatever that means.

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