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Thread: Need Help IDing this Species - Also great sesh to start 2017!

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    Default Need Help IDing this Species - Also great sesh to start 2017!

    Hey guys, had a nice session this morning to start my 2017 fishing journey. I pulled up this fish that I can't properly ID. I wanted to call it a sargo but it almost looks like a surfperch too. Anyway here's the pic: Click image for larger version. 

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    Anybody know what this guy was?

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    zebra perch

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    Yup Mikey's right! And... good job on your 1st '17 session.

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    Outstanding my man, that one is still on my bucket list.............V

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    Nice,cool looking perch!

    Cya Tuna Vic

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    Zebra Perch. Don't eat them, they taste bitter according to a buddy of mine.

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    convict squawfish

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    Quote Originally Posted by City Dad View Post
    convict squawfish
    Actually just Tim using a sharpie to disguise BSP.

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    Hey everyone, thanks for the replies. He must've felt threatened by my LC and attacked it, because I read online those things are herbivores! He put up a strong fight, too. I thought for sure I had a legal checker on, then was pretty surprised to see him come out of the water.

    My friend and I also landed 4 calicos that morning, all in the 11-13 inch range. Watching the sunrise, tasting the salt spray on my lips, getting my line wet and landing some fishies... hell of a way to start a Saturday!

    And, no I didn't bother eating him, @Ifishtoolittle! I've never bothered keeping any variety of perch as I've heard there are a lot of bones to contend with.

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    did you snag him?

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