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What a pair!
I caught these 10 inchers back to back. Looks to me like a nice male and female.
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Comment by 10.5" RES Sharon on April 14, 2010 at 6:35pm
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Seems to me the female BG look very much like a hybrid. Am I right or wrong?
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Comment by Magnolia Rick on April 14, 2010 at 2:02pm
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this site will help too. Nice fish Mike
http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main...
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Comment by Walt Foreman on April 14, 2010 at 1:44pm
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Here's a good basic reference:
http://wfs.sdstate.edu/wfsdept/Pond%20Web%20Page/Articles/The%20Sec...
The opercular tab, as noted above, is usually - but not always - significantly bigger on males. Males tend to be much darker in color when mature, whereas females tend to be yellow-green; mature males have a boxier body shape like both of the fish you're holding, whereas females are usually more elongated.
A surefire way to tell when they're spawning is to squeeze the fish in the midsection - if it's a male, he'll milt you.
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Comment by Mike Penrose on April 14, 2010 at 5:23am
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What are some tell tale signs to distinguish between male and female. I want to be sure I know the difference when I harvest some for breed stock.
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Comment by Bruce Condello on April 13, 2010 at 8:12pm
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Yep. Both boys. And amazing fish caught back to back!!! Another feature photo.
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Comment by bluegillboogieman on April 13, 2010 at 6:54pm
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Extremely short hair, beard.
OH!!! You meant the bluegills! Bright, beautiful gills and breast colors, enlongated black flap on gill. Plus, they both just look like they work out and have muscles. Boy gills are just prettier than girl gills.
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I would have thought the gill in Mike's right hand was female too as it is so "faded" Why do you think it's a male?
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Yeah, they are too pretty to be girl gills. What did you get them on?
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They're both males, but definitely an awesome catch, Mike!
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Comment by John Sheehan on April 13, 2010 at 2:30pm
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Great fish !!!Good catch!!!
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