Cypress Bass. LoL
Years ago at Sardis, we were cleaning crappie at the fish cleaning station at Holiday Lodge campground. Couple of guys from Indiana were there with a few fish. One pulls out a grinnel and says what kind of fish is this?
My Dad looks over and never misses a beat, says oh man...that's a nice Cypress Bass you got there.
The guy hollers at his buddy and says it's a Cypress Bass!!! Said they caught it in the river not far from the boat ramp at Wyatts Crossing.
Sure enough next afternoon those guys pull up to the fish cleaning station with a cooler full of grinnel. LoL
They had about 15 in there along with some white bass.
We were cracking up, but never did tell them any different. LoL
My Dad's uncle was the lake manager at Open Lake up by Ripley, TN for years back in the 70's and 80's. He commercial fished it as well. He caught them in his nets all the time.
He said they were delicious. I never found out....