Gang,

I was fishiing off the dock with my 4 yr old son for bluegills, pumpkinseeds and rock bass when he hooked this fish. It was only 6-7 inches long and I lip-landed it like a bass (I can't do that with the average sunfish he catches as the mouths are tiny).

It's built like a bass and has pumpkinseed markings on it's face. It has bizarre markings... notice the white edged fins. Any insight? We called it the 'Weirdo"