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Comment by Bruce Condello on December 9, 2011 at 7:45pm

I need these in my pond!!

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on December 9, 2011 at 7:17pm

Probably the most beautiful seed I've ever caught.....hands down!

Comment by Rob Greer on January 16, 2009 at 9:17am

Aquarium quality colors! That is the neatest colored freshwater fish I've ever seen.

Comment by Tom Hudson on November 30, 2008 at 12:07am

Literally breathtaking...

Comment by Bruce Condello on November 7, 2008 at 10:20pm

It is my understanding that redears have the ability to predate on zebra mussels. I guess it would make sense, but I honestly don't have any scientific literature to be certain that this is the case. I do know that there is some overlap in diet of redears and pumpkinseeds. It really makes me wonder. Sounds like something we need to research. I'll start looking into it.

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on November 7, 2008 at 10:01pm

Very interesting Bruce.....for years I thought nothing predated the Zebra mussel....recently I learned that the Goby fish fed regularly on a diet high in Zebras......I would guess that if Pumpkinseeds have shell crushing capabilities that they would be feeding on this plentiful source......Unfortunately Geneva does not have any Redears but if it did.....they would be giants.

Comment by Eric White on November 7, 2008 at 9:59pm

You would think that blue gills would feed on smaller zebra mussels, i have caught gills with small snails inside them, never really payed attention to double check if they were zebra mussels.

Comment by Eric White on November 7, 2008 at 9:52pm

i have never fished at lake geneva i usually try and stay closer to home but with this cold front lake winnebago gill fishing has almost dissapeared, green lake is the kind you have to fish everyday to find the schools if you dont its just another catch 5 keepers in 4 hours kind of day, and i live 45min-1 hour away and working 5, 12 hour days i just dont have the time to run back and forth to green lake. and everything else calls for a decent boat and i dont have a decent truck to hawl my boat.

Comment by Bruce Condello on November 7, 2008 at 9:46pm

Do you think the Punkins actually consume the zebra mussels? I know that shellcrackers do.

Comment by Bruce Condello on November 7, 2008 at 9:45pm

Fascinating commentary. I love this stuff.

Luckily I'm not inclined to start a website called www.bigzebramussel.com - - - cuz if I did, I would have to feature dozens of pictures of beautiful sunfish created by that water clarity - - - and I might get in trouble from local biologists for advocating zebra mussels for your pond - - - - - which I don't........

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