Not 100% sure but I believe Red Eye and Rock Bass are the same, though there is the Warmouth as well which is similar and may be called a Rock Bass as well. They are both in the Sunfish family along with the Largemouth and Smallmouth basses, and not in the true bass family which includes the yellow bass, white bass, and striped bass.
I would say you saw a carp or drum, though 3' would be large for a creek fish.
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