shellcracker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shellcracker
Example Sentences
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“We have got the whole host of resident sport fish, which would be largemouth bass, the collection of sunfish species of which most are bluegill, shellcracker, warmouth, black crappie and redbreast,” Ricks said.
From Washington Times
“Shellcracker and bluegill are no longer individual categories,” Wright said.
From Washington Times
The other change is in the freshwater division that used to include shellcracker and bluegill along with catfish, crappie, green trout and striped bass.
From Washington Times
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