Caught this on a Lucky Craft sexy shad crank today. What type of fish is this?

Looks like a Crappie to me.....................

I thought that this was too yellow to be a crappie. I've never caught a crappie that wasn't white.

Yeah i thought that too but it's the only thing it really resembles! Unless you have discovered some new hybrid species or something.            ;D

Now that I look at it I guess you're right. That's crazy I've been fishing with crappie bait a lot in this pond and haven't gotten anything

Definitely a Crappie.

Yes it is a crappie, a white crappie.

white crappie.

the markings vaguely make out bars.

on a black crappie they would just be random, and a lot darker.

its not unusual for crappies to take on a yellow color, specially black crappies.

I never knew of crappie to have the shape of a mouth...

It is a Tulane experiment gone bad.

Tulane students will do this to mess up the wonderful Louisiana environment that LSU and other normal people love and enjoy.

If it is a crappie, the markings are not that of a white or black crappie.

May I suggest sending the photo to the Louisiana game commission and ask them for their input, as they are LSU fans and good people.

It seems to resemble some hybird, like an outcast. Like a Tulane person.      

"White Crappie"

White crappie generally display indistinct vertical bars,

while black crappies are usually blotched in black.

White crappie are said to prefer dingier water than black crappies,

but since the white crappie in the picture displays lots of color,

I'd guess it came from fairly clear water.

When I was a kid, crappies were commonly called "Calico Bass", so we'll let you slide  

Roger

I compared the photo with the one I have of a crappie and it loks like a Coonass Crappie.

Only found in Louisiana waters.

So yes, I agree it is a white crappie of the Coonass variety.  

we caught something likethat here here in va and we was told its a rock bass.from what this site shows it looks more like a white crappie though.

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishid/sunfishid.htm

definitely a crappie. that thing looks to have a HUGE mouth and a small body.

Only in Louisiana   ;D

Nice Crappie!!!!!!