Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish of the right size and quality for frying whole in a pan.
- noun A saucepan-fish or casserole-fish; the king-crab, Limulus polyphemus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those not available on the market.
- noun Any of numerous small food fishes taken with hook and line.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
fish that are suitable for cooking in afrying pan by virtue both of size and taste; panfish are caught primarily for eating, rather than for sport
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market
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Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.
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Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.
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Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.
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Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.
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Crappies are our largest "panfish" and they can get to a respectable size.
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I managed to sneak out of the house last Sunday afternoon with a fly rod and worked a neighborhood pond for panfish.
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Of course most outings I'm shooting for trout or panfish, and smallmouth do manage to get the blood up.
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What do you guys th what is a good panfish fly to use during spring summer and fall when i was watching larry csonka last night i noticed while reeling in fish he would hit a metal tin against his reel, he did it
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Of course most outings I'm shooting for trout or panfish, and smallmouth do manage to get the blood up.
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I managed to sneak out of the house last Sunday afternoon with a fly rod and worked a neighborhood pond for panfish.
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