Contest: What kind of fish is this?

[SethV]

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

[REEL_MAN]

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

[rufus]

Is it a Tilapia?

[Cheetam]

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

[rufus]

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.

[Cheetam]

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

[rufus]

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.

[Cheetam]

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...

[djkimmel]

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...

[dashaver63]

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.

[Mojo]

 

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 !!?

[SethV]

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!!   

Seth