i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

i caught this fish a while back and at first thought it was a brim but the mouth as you can see is very large for that fish so maybe i'm missing something? Anyone know what it is?  This is from a pond in SC and there are many crappie,brim and bass along with carp and catfish..

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

we call em goggle-eyes!  I'm pretty sure they are a cross between a brim and a bass!

Jeff

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

The Goggle-eye is an actual species called the Rock Bass. Your fish looks slightly different from the Rock Bass in Missouri but it may be due to the way you are holding it. The dorsal fin looks very similar to those on the Rock Bass.

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

Green Sunfish, or Lepomis cyanellus.  Not a hybrid.

That looks like a rock bass.

That looks like a rock bass.

That looks like a rock bass.

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

Yes, it could be a green sunfish as well. 

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

Head and body shape all wrong for a rock bass.  The fish above is def. a greenie - bad news for ponds, look it up.  This is a rocky:

Warmouth

Warmouth

Warmouth

Warmouth

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