Wild caught juvenile Big Mouth Bass and Bluegills... Help?

[Deadliestviper7]

nj blue gills dont get tht big ive been to many ponds and lakes havent caught one more than 10inches

Improper management.
Seen em get nearly twenty in the right conditions,under proper conditions they tend to get to 12 inches on average

 

[Deadliestviper7]

nj blue gills dont get tht big ive been to many ponds and lakes havent caught one more than 10inches

Improper management.
Seen em get nearly twenty in the right conditions,under proper conditions they tend to get to 12 inches on average

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Improper management.
Seen em get nearly twenty in the right conditions,under proper conditions they tend to get to 12 inches on average

show me a picture cause I dont believe it probably a different species

 

[Deadliestviper7]

show me a picture cause I dont believe it probably a different species

Ask any halfway decent fisherman, besides why not check out the fact that the nj state record is 3 lbs, and fish over five have been confirmed to exist?

 

[AnthonyFish20]

Ask any halfway decent fisherman, besides why not check out the fact that the nj state record is 3 lbs, and fish over five have been confirmed to exist?

not every fish is gonna be a state record

 

[philipraposo1982]

this guy claiming 15" sunfish is high on his own ego. http://www.recordfishcanada.com/pumpkinseed4.html

and thats the record....

normal sunfish will not come close to that

 

[AnthonyFish20]

this guy claiming 15" sunfish is high on his own ego. http://www.recordfishcanada.com/pumpkinseed4.html

and thats the record....

normal sunfish will not come close to that

exactly

 

[Mary Ann W.]

Wrong.

Where do you live that bluegill and cichlids are native, if you don't mind me asking?

If you want a native fish try for a single green sunfish

South Texas Border and coastal region. Rio Grande Valley. And I'd love a sunfish but again, not too much into the aggressive types. Much perfer schoolers or maybe a green spotted puffer... But again the aggressiveness with potential tank mates was an issue. But mainly yhe Brackish requirments was the biggest problem for me, as i have no clue about any salt or brackish type setups.

 

[Mary Ann W.]

4-5 bluegills and the catfish should be fine if its a bullhead blue gill dont get 15inches usually i dont c tht ever usually like 8-10 max in Lake george the big ones are only like 8inches so u could keep 4-5 bullhead catfish get around 12-15inches

I'm not sure what kind of cat it was, but know we've caught big suckers out of the same canal when we were kids and we'd get some hefty buggers out of it. Maybe 2 feet long or more at times. My cousin has fished that canal all his life and was always bringing in bigger cats. I wish i had taken pics of it and really looked at it better. He had a xouple spots on his tail and was almost goldenish in color (sandy tan). Really pretty for a cat, as I'm used to the darker grey colored ones we usually see in those water. Maybe it was because he was so little.

 

[Mary Ann W.]

I'm not sure what kind of cat it was, but know we've caught big suckers out of the same canal when we were kids and we'd get some hefty buggers out of it. Maybe 2 feet long or more at times. My cousin has fished that canal all his life and was always bringing in bigger cats. I wish i had taken pics of it and really looked at it better. He had a couple spots on his body and tail and was almost goldenish in color (sandy tan). Really pretty for a cat, as I'm used to the darker grey colored ones we usually see in those water. Maybe it was because he was so little.

I googled the Cat they caught. It appears it was a baby Channel Cat... Looked like this guy's... And maybe just as big as the smaller ones.