BIG California Redear

This 3.25 pound, 16.5 inch Redear Sunfish was caught recently from Diamond Valley Lake in southern Calif. Awesome!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...r/325REDVL.jpg

Holy crap! That thing is HUGE!! nice catch. What did you catch it on?

Are you sure about those stats? That does not look like 3.25# to me -- maybe 2.25. It doesn't even look to be 16.5 inches. I'm just using my own hand and arm as an example. It's a nice fish, regardless.

Here's another shot...I did not catch it, but the guy who did was fishing for Striped Bass. He thought it was Bluegill! He has nothing to gain by trying to say it is larger than it was. He could care less. I believe the lake personnel weighed and measured it. Also I think that model rod has about a 16-17 inch handle.
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...25lbRedear.jpg

Man thats a huge ear. Tell that guy i said great catch.

Man I would to have that one on my wall.

That would make every other sunfish caught seem puny for quite a while. Awesome fish!

wow now thats a nice one

I dont know anything about the weight or lenght but that is without a doubt the biggest cracker I have seen! If your whole thumb can go easily in a crackers mouth, which I think his could, well you have an exceptional fish for sure.:)

That`s one nice redear biggest I every saw. Thanks for picture.

Looks big enough to eat the turtle on his arm. Tell him nice catch.

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Not jacking your thread, but here is my big redear. It weighed 4# 1 ounce, and was 17 inches. Caught at Lake Cachuma in Ca.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...P4180001_1.jpg

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Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"

Looks big enough to eat the turtle on his arm.

"gene"


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LOL!! Nice fish

exfactor... Just curious, what did you catch that Lake Cachuma record Redear on?

Nice fish !

:eek::eek::eek: My goodness, they just keep getting bigger! Keep the pics coming, can anyone from CA or anywhere else beat those two?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, that's the best mount of a sunfish(redear) I've ever seen. I printed this picture off exfactor and showed my paint crew. Some the guys thought it was a fake, I quickly made them realize it's a real cracker.

Cool Of You To Through Up On This Site..

That Is A Beast.



Cm

I've caught a couple of good uns over here in the southeast, but none close to that. My best is close to 2lbs. Really good fish, both of you.

caught on a nightcrawler in 15 feet

Man those are both unreal!!!!!!!!! Wish we had em that size here in Vermont!!!!

Fatman

huge fish, can't catch them like that around nc! nice job and thanks for sharing!

Very nice fish. Caught alot of big ones here in Missouri but none like that.

holy smokes.....wish they grew like that here.....