Species ID? And a couple of others...

[FishyItch]

You watched River Monsters last night didn't you? :mrgreen:

I love that show! I saw that episode. Bullcutter! Ouch!

 

[one100grand]

Definitely a gizzard. Sometimes you can find them double that size in there. The best bait there is for big blue cats.

I let this guy go, it didn't look like any fish I'd seen before and I didn't want to accidentally use a species for bait that's illegal...in retrospect, I wish I'd used it for bait - the spot where I caught this is a great blue spot.

 

[ENIRB]

https://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2010/07/14/news/mj3025084.txt

This was last summer here... I don't recall where you're located, but anything's possible with low-life's releasing their aquariums into the local waters.