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Bruce Condello with 12-inch bluegill X green sunfish hybrid.

Bruce Condello with a 1 lb, 10 ounce bluegill x green sunfish hybrid caught on a Strike King "Itsy Minnow" crankbait. Largemouth bass colored, no less!

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on May 1, 2012 at 2:18pm: So what happens guys...does an aging hybrid just succumb to desease, blindness and die? With raccoons and turtles and birds ravaging the remains?

Comment by Leo Nguyen on May 1, 2012 at 2:08pm: Dick, Tony is correct. These beauties are reaching their end dates. They need to be harvested, and if Bruce happen to land the monsters among the midst, he should have them prepped, and hang them on his ceiling to mimic the school of his beloved pets that dwelled for so long below the water. I guess you can say, he's walking among them in spirit..

Comment by dick tabbert on May 1, 2012 at 1:59pm: Tony your so cold you can see by the smile it is one of Bruce's pets.

Comment by Tony Livingston on May 1, 2012 at 11:46am: Bruce, since time is running out, did you, or do you have plans to, harvest the fish? Is that what we're seeing on your other photo, the one with the mustard and oat flour?

Comment by Bruce Condello on May 1, 2012 at 11:41am: Almost for sure a male. The initial stocking was done, I think, in 2005, of which this is undoubtedly a survivor. Most of the fish from this stocking are starting to shows signs of becoming geriatric. I'd say that most of the original year class will be gone by the end of this year or next. This specimen however is doing great. It's either just a special fish, or possibly it is from a subsequent stocking that was done in 2007. Almost seems too big, though.

Comment by Zach Pierce on May 1, 2012 at 11:32am: I was unaware that these fish lived this long. For some reason I was thinking 4-5 years. I am glad to hear this since mine are only 2 years of age. I would like to get one to at least 1 pound in my little pond.

Great fish. Any guess as to male or female?

Comment by Bruce Condello on April 30, 2012 at 9:37pm: Based on stocking records, I believe this fish to be age-7. Yes, Gage, you'll beat this fish. :-)

Comment by Tim Overbaugh on April 30, 2012 at 7:49pm: Beauty

Comment by Tony Livingston on April 30, 2012 at 4:55pm: I showed this photo to Gage, explaining that this fish was 5 ozs bigger than his pond record. His first question... "How old is that fish Dad?" "I don't know, I'll ask Bruce," I said.

The next question... "How old are our hybrids?" "Four years," was my answer. Now I knew where this was headed.

"How long do hybrids live?" "We should get 7-8 years easily enough," I replied.

Then came the smack talk. " I'm gonna' beat that".... "I hope you do too, son." was my answer.

Very nice fish Bruce! Not as tall, yet longer than what I'm used to. Since I know he's going to ask 47 times yet tonight.... Do you have an approx. age, Bruce? I can see his mental wheels turning.