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 Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Fishbonz]
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08/19/11 11:24 PM
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CharleyW
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: CharleyW]
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08/19/11 11:40 PM
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thenewcraft
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Anyone know what you call a yankee thats been in TX for a month?...BOSS
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/19/11 11:51 PM
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swampcat
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Beside 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
 Perch  Uploaded with ImageShack.us[color:#660000][/color] I believe that perch is called a yellow perch up North. It is from the Walleye family. I would say that yellow perch tastes better than any fish in Texas.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Sinkey]
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08/20/11 12:51 AM
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sunburnt34
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Heck put a hook in that "perch", and lets see what he does.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: sunburnt34]
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08/20/11 01:01 AM
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CharleyW
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we dont give 2 perches what youtz yankee a** thinks
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/20/11 01:15 AM
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Anyone know what you call a yankee thats been in TX for a month?...BOSS That's pretty rare right there. Most of my personal experiences have led me to determine that the best way to call one is to yell "who dropped this $20???, then stand back and watch the scrum. Or I just call them biotch. Cept Jersey Dan. The chicks dig his schtick, so I calls him brah  You ever seen that cat roll up to a boat ramp? Pimpin'. Serious Pimpin' Dude's got it goin' on 
"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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08/20/11 01:51 AM
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JT Evans
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 Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/20/11 02:18 AM
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big daddy double digits
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well to be technical the bluegill is not on your list buddy, it happens to be blue bodied with turquoise striping on its gillz, and everything we have here in texas we call a perch is a sunfish not a bluegill, and to be really technical all bass species are in the sunfish family but we dont call them sunfish do we? nor do we call a sand bass a white bass, and why do we call bullhead catfish poliwogs? simple answer we are southern a dont give a [censored] as long as it tastes good in the fryer
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/20/11 02:27 AM
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Kiowa Kid
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My Grandfather was a Perch fisherman.He loved to cathem and eatem. Some of my earliest memories are the two of us in his old wooden skiff catching huge bluegill and redear out the local city lake. He instilled in me love for fishing that has lasted a lifetime.
I am mighty glad I did not realize how ignorant he was. It is unfortunate we did not us a local "jersey boy" around to tell him how annoyed he was.
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/20/11 02:47 AM
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USA-1
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Beside Orange and yellow rods on my boat this is by far the most annoying thing I encounter on the water. It truly upsets me.
So what is it with Texas fisherman and using the word Perch to describe a bluegill?
I’ve included illustration's below to show] Oh yea ??? Well down here in Texas we don't believe yankee doodle stuck a feather in his hat !!!!
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Kiowa Kid]
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08/20/11 02:49 AM
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bigjim
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cuz thats what Granpa called em. Good enuff for me !
Jim Britton Granbury,Tx
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
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08/20/11 03:36 AM
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JT Evans
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Dan I didn't realize you like to bream fish. lol. 
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/20/11 03:46 AM
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jm_tx
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So what is it with Texas fisherman and using the word Perch to describe a bluegill?
'Cause we want to and 'cause we can. Two things in Texas that usually won't get you very far with Texans: flattery and pedantry. 
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/20/11 11:50 AM
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Tony Clark @ Lake Fork
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For the same reason Yankee's call Creek's,,,Criik's  Not that there is anything wrong with that. When I first started fishin Lake Fork I had a fishin buddy from Up State New York,good people! 
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Re: Why do Texas bass fisherman call “Bluegill” a “Perch” ?
[Re: Jersey Dan]
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08/20/11 01:02 PM
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rugud2go
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2 options below could end your dilemma
Option 1
Once shues gize stop calling a Mullet a hair cut we'll stop calling the sunfish a perch.
Option 2
Bring this subject up to Chuck Norris
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