# Any idea of what this IS ??

**URL:** <https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442>\
**Category:** Crappie & Panfish\
**Created:** [October 15, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442 "2012-10-15T16:49:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Danocaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Danocaster](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Danocaster)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/1 "2012-10-15T16:49:28Z")

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Hello everyone !

This is my 1st post but most certainly not my last. A recently renewed “interest” (obsession is probably more accurate ) in fishing has been driving me to small ponds around Nashville, TN.

Yesterday - on a very windy overcast afternoon - I caught a bunch of these in a local pond. A pretty hefty fish that hit a small night crawler on a still rig

I can figure out what this thing is !! Thought it was some kind of crappie but that top fin is different. Seems to be some kind of panfish but I’m baffled

any ideas ?

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**Author:** ![dma\_ayotte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@dma\_ayotte](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/dma_ayotte)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/2 "2012-10-15T16:57:48Z")

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Looks to be a Tilapia!!

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**Author:** ![Jazzperch1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@Jazzperch1](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Jazzperch1)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/3 "2012-10-15T17:07:05Z")

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definatly a tilapia, we have those in blue lake in utah.

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**Author:** ![Danocaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Danocaster](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Danocaster)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/4 "2012-10-15T17:41:24Z")

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thanks guys.. learn something new every day !

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**Author:** ![CoyoteSpinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@CoyoteSpinner](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/CoyoteSpinner)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/5 "2012-10-15T19:33:48Z")

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Cool catch. I’ve only seen em in the grocery store.  
JP - Blue Lake? Really - Bucket biologists?

So is that salt water or fresh? Or are they one of those fish that swings both ways?  
I’m thinnin’ Talapia do fall into the panfish category, no?

Welcome to the board, and to the obsession. Got bit by that bug a few years back, and my kids say I’m “addicted” to fishings. I claims I’m “obsessed” - sounds better…

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**Author:** ![idahopanfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee7513/32.png) [@idahopanfish](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/idahopanfish)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/any-idea-of-what-this-is/211442/6 "2012-10-16T00:48:49Z")

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Welcome to BFT and thanks for sharing the picture and info. I could handle a few of those on my hook[;)]