What makes fishing for hours in 100 degree heat index worth it

[Il Duce]

my girlfriend and i went fishing at soddy lake yesterday and as we were getting ready to leave she caught this bass. she was so excited as shes never caught a bass or anything that big before. def made the heat and everything worthwhile.

on a sidenote i caught a fish that looked to be a hybrid largemouth and bluegill. it had the long short height, mouth, and eyes of a largemouth but it had all the coloring and the bluegill marking on the gills of a bluegill. has anyone heard of or seen something something like that before? it was my first to see it in 23 years of fishing. i wish i had my camera with me but i didnt.

[Garufa]

i wish i had my camera with me but i didnt.

So how did you take a picture of your girlfriend and not the mutant fish?

[Il Duce]

my gf went to take my boxer home cause we had him there with us and he was suffering in the heat when i caught him. unfortunately she took her phone with her which i used to snap this pic

ps boxers dont handle heat well

[Oh Shoot]

on a sidenote i caught a fish that looked to be a hybrid largemouth and bluegill. it had the long short height, mouth, and eyes of a largemouth but it had all the coloring and the bluegill marking on the gills of a bluegill. has anyone heard of or seen something something like that before? it was my first to see it in 23 years of fishing. i wish i had my camera with me but i didnt.

Probably Warmouth. Sometimes called Warmouth "Bass". Have caught many of them in Watts Bar so assume they're plentiful in Chickamauga (where you were fishing?)

This illustration is a little more colorful than they usually are.

Similar to a Rock Bass also, but those don't have the bluegill looking "ear" and are drabber in color overall:

edit: here's a little more what they generally look like.

The smaller they are the bigger the mouth will look proportionally.

More Pix:

http://www.google.com/images?q=warmouth+bass&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=GWwWTLPQJsKAlAfnvuXnDA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CB0QsAQwAA

- OS

Edited June 14, 2010 by OhShoot

[Il Duce]

that was it. thanks

[kb4ns]

Probably Warmouth...

that was it. thanks

Glad he helped you out. I was gonna suggest the Bredesen Fish -

[Guest TargetShooter84]

Good lookin' girl....I mean fish! :D

[Guest Swamprunner]

Geez, with that kind of success, you should take her to the range. Does she appreciate fine weaponry?

[Mike.357]

I have caught fish like that before. Always thought they were kind of large and odd looking for bluegies.

[Il Duce]

Geez, with that kind of success, you should take her to the range. Does she appreciate fine weaponry?

we go to the range almost every week

[res308]

we go to the range almost every week

Then you need to bring her to my house so she can talk some sense into my wife. She won't shoot OR fish!

[Il Duce]

my gf didnt do either until very recently. i just took her and she was hooked on fishing and then the next day i had to go buy her her own rod/reel combo. as far as shooting we went and she had nothing to do so she picked up my ruger 22 and absolutely loves it