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AcousTennis
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 Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: Fish ID |
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I was wading in boiling hot shallow flats yesterday when i came across this little bugger...what is it?
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BamaRed54
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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It looks like a huge shad!
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lil-red-hunter14
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I would say a shad but it doesn't have the black spot like a normal shad??? |
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AcousTennis
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thats a size 13 boot, thought it was big for a shad i dont see much of them around
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SharkBait
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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menhaden dont have scales like that...not sure what it is
where is ltorna1? he will know..
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jebsays
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Big Jack
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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I would say that is a fish. just a guess though. 
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FINS
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Looks like a shad to me. Although 13 inches would be the biggest I've heard of I've seen some around 6 -8 inches in freshwater. |
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lil-red-hunter14
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Good find! |
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AcousTennis
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thats close jebsays but i dont think its exactly right...face is rounded on the one i found and it wasnt degraded aside from the missing eye
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O.B.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a gizzard shad
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Finsonpins
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Another vote for shad here. We use to get those large ones at labonte park for gar bait. |
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AcousTennis
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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DIng Ding Ding winner! Looks exactly like a gizzard shad and a nice sized one at that, thanks yall!
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