Thread: How big do the redear get on Barkley and Ky Lake?

Just left Barkley been there for a week but did catch a few nice ones!!

This one went 13"!!!

The mouth on that thing looks like a smallmouth bass...those things are incredible fish. Much harder to find and target than bluegill and of course a much better prize IMO.

Here's a goodun I caught a couple of years ago (on Ky Lake)
it went from the inside bend of my elbow to the palm of my hand

Looks like prime flathead bait to me..

I am still trying to catch one that is over one pound. I caught a full big ones over the last year but none over a pound but guys that I was with caught a lot over a pound. I have personally seen 20 or 30 over a pound but none in the 2 pound range. I got space on my wall ready soon hopefully.

People actually fish for redear? I usually throw them back.

Big Redear can be fun to catch. I like catching a lot of different species of fish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Redear, Catfish, etc.

I only fish for fish that I like to eat so I mostly chase buffalo, carp and red horse. Those red ear are too small and don't taste very good.

How long will Red ear be on the bed?