Big Sunfish...!!

by **Flyjunkie** » March 25th, 2011, 5:40 pm

The South Carolina State Record for Shellcracker Sunfish is 5 lbs. 7oz.. This Shellcracker weighted 5lbs. 4oz. ~ just 3 oz. short of the Record...

It was caught in the Savannah river near Deepstep...

I figured Folks around here would like seeing this Monster Sunfish... Except for the Trout Pussies, that is... :lol:

by **1mocast** » March 25th, 2011, 5:42 pm

WOW! Now thats a sunfish!

by **lucfish** » March 25th, 2011, 5:47 pm

You should have put it in the bass /panfish section. Lol :lol:

by **nick562** » March 25th, 2011, 10:54 pm

Give it some time & maybe California will have the new record!...........o.m.g that thing is abnormal!

by **beachbum** » March 26th, 2011, 7:59 am

Nice! Bob must be drooling.

by **WanderingBlues** » March 26th, 2011, 8:40 am

Man, a sunfish that mated with a bass! I can't even imagine the fight that thing laid down.

by **Flyjunkie** » March 26th, 2011, 1:53 pm

nick562 wrote:Give it some time & maybe California will have the new record!...........o.m.g that thing is abnormal!

Well Nick, as there are no Shellcracker Sunfish here in California, that might be pretty tough.. Here in CA. we have the Following Sunfish : Bluegill, Green, Redear, Black & White Crappie... Oh yeah, the Sacramento perch as well... (the Only member of the Sunfish family native to west of the Rockies)..

That Picture has me Pumped up to visit Lake Casitas, above Ventura, starting in May for those Big RedEars and Bluegills as they come in after the Bass to Spawn.. you want a 3 lb. Sunfish??? That is the Lake I'd place my bets on....

That Near Record Shellcracker would tye your 4wt. rod into a pretzel and not break a sweat...

Big Sunfish can do that... Too Bloody Cool!!! 8-)

by **flybob** » March 26th, 2011, 5:28 pm

Can you say HUBCAP!

That is too cool, I can only imagine the fight that that fish put on!

By the way Dean, someone told me that there are Copperhead gills in DVR and Lake Perris?
The first time I saw a copperhead was in the big fish tank at BPS.

bob

by **fishabuoy** » March 27th, 2011, 3:02 pm

Dinner is served - on a PLATE - wow!!! Nice piggy Sunny!!! :bananadance:

by **nick562** » March 28th, 2011, 11:27 am

Flyjunkie wrote:
nick562 wrote:Give it some time & maybe California will have the new record!...........o.m.g that thing is abnormal!

Well Nick, as there are no Shellcracker Sunfish here in California, that might be pretty tough.. Here in CA. we have the Following Sunfish : Bluegill, Green, Redear, Black & White Crappie... Oh yeah, the Sacramento perch as well... (the Only member of the Sunfish family native to west of the Rockies)..

That Picture has me Pumped up to visit Lake Casitas, above Ventura, starting in May for those Big RedEars and Bluegills as they come in after the Bass to Spawn.. you want a 3 lb. Sunfish??? That is the Lake I'd place my bets on....

That Near Record Shellcracker would tye your 4wt. rod into a pretzel and not break a sweat...

Big Sunfish can do that... Too Bloody Cool!!!

Yes dude I want, I want!!! never been up there I will definitely put that on my things to do list this summer.Sick bend on the 4 wt sounds like a recipe for FUN! i SWEAR by size 16 bead body scuds in olive with a flashback for bluegills.I cant wait!

by **Lee-B** » March 28th, 2011, 4:28 pm

Here ya go Dean, a Lake Casitas sunfish on da fly.

by **Flyjunkie** » March 28th, 2011, 6:02 pm

Lee-B wrote:Here ya go Dean, a Lake Casitas sunfish on da fly.

See Nick.. Lee is playing our Tune..... :rockon:

by **nick562** » April 8th, 2011, 12:16 am

Sweet! I need to make sure I ask my employer for the time off in advance June will be here in a flash and I want to experience Lake Casitas with you guys!

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