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 Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:19 PM
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Jersey Dan
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Besides Orange and yellow rods on my boat this is by far the most annoying thing I encounter on the water. It truly upsets me. There is a huge difference between a Perch and a Bluegill. I don’t even think any Perch live in Texas waters. So what is it with Texas fisherman and using the word Perch to describe a bluegill? I’ve included illustration's below to show the difference between fish. If this posts stops one person going forward from mis-identifying the species of fish it has served great purpose. Bluegill / Sunfish
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 Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:22 PM
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csmith936
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:22 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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white perch live in texas waters 
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:23 PM
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bwhatley
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Maybe the same reason everyone calls all soft drinks Cokes?
"I didn't get to where I am today worrying about how I'm going to feel tomorrow" - Ron White
"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness, but I am not a Government Official." - Mr. W - Deadwood Season 2
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:23 PM
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fouzman
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so do log perch. It's a Southern thing, Dan.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:26 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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or why we dont call cokes... "pop" down heruh in Tejas!! all yall crazy yankees say "pop" up there! LOL!
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:27 PM
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Jersey Dan
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so do log perch. It's a Southern thing, Dan. Fouz - Don't reply to my posts until you learn how to pick up the phone bro.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/18/11 08:27 PM
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bogey♂
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 Hey man, will ya get me a coke? sure, which kind do ya want?
you know, nothing wrong with seven men who met on the internet going for a swim together
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:27 PM
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fouzman
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Dan, BITE ME! Oh, and how come you yanks say you're standing "on line" rather than "in line?"
Last edited by fouzman; 08/18/11 08:28 PM.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:28 PM
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Jersey Dan
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or why we dont call cokes... "pop" down heruh in Tejas!! all yall crazy yankees say "pop" up there! LOL! No one in NJ / NY says the word pop. You are probably thinking of the people that live in upstate ny in the mountains that claim they are from NYC living 8 hrs away.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:28 PM
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Randy Harrell
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If anything in Texas offends you, maybe in won't in Oklahoma. JK 
Set the hook first, ask questions later!!!
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:29 PM
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aggiegolfer
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why do yankees call a fish that is in the bass family a white perch?
and why is "bream" the generic term for a sunfish when it's a fish that more resembles a shad in eastern europe?
why is a bass a bass when it's really sunfish?
why do they call a peacock bass a "bass" when it's a ciclid?
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:29 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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ok. went to Boston once and they kept calling them "pop" through thier nasal sounding voice! it was amusing
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:31 PM
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Barrett
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Dan, BITE ME! Oh, and how come you yanks say you're standing "on line" rather than "in line?"
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/18/11 08:31 PM
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justinxxxz
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...and for all this time I thought I was catchin perch. 
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