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Title: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: SethV on October 22, 2007, 12:45:02 AM

Ok guys, I caught this fish on Saturday. If you guess what it is, I will send you a prize. If more than 1 person guesses correctly, I will do a random draw. Prize will be some drop shot weights and tube heads.

Any guesses?? This fish hit in about 35' FOW and weighed about 12 lbs. Good luck!!

Seth

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: REEL_MAN on October 22, 2007, 07:17:27 AM

I know what it is but it wouldn't be fair to tell. You might give them a clue where you caught it!!!! Along with a wrtie up about the fishing trip.

REEL_MAN

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: rufus on October 22, 2007, 07:18:37 AM

Is it a Tilapia?

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: Cheetam on October 22, 2007, 09:05:42 AM

Looks like something from the perch family. Golden? White? Silver?

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: rufus on October 22, 2007, 09:56:27 AM

That looks like a Mexican lake to me and that fish looks a little like a Tilapia. The only thing that makes me think it isn't is the lack of stripes and how icredibly obese it is.

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: Cheetam on October 22, 2007, 10:13:37 AM

Closest thing I can find is the Golden Perch...

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: rufus on October 22, 2007, 10:43:40 AM

I would say that is the one. I do believe that Seth did say at the Iowa regionals that he was going to Australia and the landscape in the background also could definitley pass for Australia. I didn't even think about Australia. I was sure that he was on one of the famed Mexican Lakes. Nice job jcheetam I think you got it.

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: Cheetam on October 22, 2007, 11:41:50 AM

I thought Mexico at first, but that fish (especially the head) reminded me a little bit of a Nile Perch...didn't find anything on Mexican Perch, but did find the pic and info on the Golden perch in Australia/South Wales...

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: djkimmel on October 23, 2007, 12:44:09 PM

I was going to say that we need the Clean Water Act more than ever if THAT is happening to our fish!!! But then I realized you are right, it probably isn't Saginaw Bay...

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: dashaver63 on October 23, 2007, 03:53:10 PM

DARN! I was going to saw it looked like the infamous spotted dorkfish, (small head, big body, slight overbite-feeds on corn dogs). That is definately a strange looking fish.

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: Mojo on October 24, 2007, 12:32:50 AM

:D :D

Only you Seth !! A golden Perch from the AU ?? Looks like you've got competition !!.. What do these hogs eat down there ? Positively overweight and gorging on something !!?

Title: Re: Contest: What kind of fish is this?
Post by: SethV on October 24, 2007, 11:27:20 PM

Cheetam wins! It is a Golden Perch. I was on Eildon Lake, which is about 2 hours north of Melbourne Australia. I will give a longer report when I get back from China, but what a cool experience it was!

I put a post on Fishweb (an aussie site similar to GLB) looking for anyone that might be able to take me out since I had a day to kill between Australia and China. This great guy, Andy responded and took great care of me. We had a blast. It was so cool to fish with the sound of parots and cockatoo (sp??) in the distance. The area north of Melbourne is very hilly and mostly rainforest.

Cheetam - I will PM ya to get you your prize!! ;D

Seth

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