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Old 06-01-2011, 03:18 PM   #12
Mike P
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I caught a big blue a couple of years ago that had a gill plate like a bass and stripes like a bass. Intermingling of the species is scientifically impossible from what I understand but it made me wonder. Crushed a needle and kind of through me for a loop at the time. That is pretty wild looking though.
It is impossible. Not only are they a different genus, but their spawning areas don't overlap. Bluefish are pelagic and spawn offshore. Bass are anadromous and spawn in fresh water/brackish rivers.

Tiger fish are native to Africa.

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