it's a 5.55 lb. Redear Sunfish from Lake Havasu!!!! It's been documented for a Line Class World record...
I am overcome with this incredible desire to load up the truck and head to Havasu!!!!
What a Beast!!!!!!
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Monster Hubcap!!!!
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Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Flyjunkie » May 4th, 2011, 6:06 pm
O.K. This Monster was not caught on a Fly, it was caught on a Jig...
it's a 5.55 lb. Redear Sunfish from Lake Havasu!!!! It's been documented for a Line Class World record...
I am overcome with this incredible desire to load up the truck and head to Havasu!!!!
What a Beast!!!!!!
it's a 5.55 lb. Redear Sunfish from Lake Havasu!!!! It's been documented for a Line Class World record...
I am overcome with this incredible desire to load up the truck and head to Havasu!!!!
What a Beast!!!!!!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by midger » May 4th, 2011, 7:20 pm
That's certainly a bigun'. Just imagine the fight one of those would put to a 3or 4 weight rod. 
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Flyjunkie » May 4th, 2011, 9:47 pm
midger wrote:That's certainly a bigun'. Just imagine the fight one of those would put to a 3or 4 weight rod.
You'd have your hands full with that Monster on a 4wt... a 3wt. would probably explode...
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Flyjunkie » May 4th, 2011, 9:57 pm
Just to show you, Big Redears in Havasu are not an occasional thing...
This is a 4. lb. 11 oz. Redear caught June of last year. The Gent was using 12 lb. test and was happy he had it because this Redear plowed back into the brush a number of times...
I really need to plan a trip there Next year.. This is too good to not go!!!
This is a 4. lb. 11 oz. Redear caught June of last year. The Gent was using 12 lb. test and was happy he had it because this Redear plowed back into the brush a number of times...
I really need to plan a trip there Next year.. This is too good to not go!!!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Flyjunkie » May 4th, 2011, 10:47 pm
Sasha wrote:*, that guy has some really large hands
Yeah i noticed that as well Sasha..and he's not all that Happy either, according to the source i got the first photo from, the Guy is a "Bass Pro" angler and those folks usually do not think much of catching Bluegill and Other Sunfish.. *?!?!?!!! I'd be jazzed as * nailing a Giant Sunfish like that...
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by stanbery » May 5th, 2011, 1:51 am
That is a huge gill.
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Flyjunkie » May 5th, 2011, 7:04 am
stanbery wrote:That is a huge gill.
Jon
Jon, Your "Fuzzy Streamers" would be a good choice to target these Huge Redears, as they tend to feed deeper then Bluegill do. sizes #8 & #10 in olive, rust & Black....
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by briansII » May 5th, 2011, 7:22 am
That fish looks like it swallowed a few spring breakers!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by Rockstar Fisherman » May 5th, 2011, 11:27 am
I know as a kid I caught sunfish over there that were big enough to keep so ones that big don't surprise me. That's still a huge panfish though!!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by fflutterffly » May 5th, 2011, 5:31 pm
That guy looks so happy I'm a fear'n to go fish'n! * if that were my fish I'd be ear to ear on that one. It's the size of a buck'n buckle!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by bfking3 » May 5th, 2011, 8:37 pm
Watch out for the spiky dorsals on those guys! Yikes!
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Re: Monster Hubcap!!!!
by nick562 » May 7th, 2011, 6:23 pm
Bluegillnation!! new on discovery channel 
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