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Offline lenz

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a red breasted sunfish???
« on: Dec 19, 2010, 03:06 PM »
had to work this morning,got home about 12:30..hmmm..i decided to go up the Club for a couple of hours. just brought a couple of trout tilts, jig stick and some waxies.

no bites on the jig but the tilts had 2 runs. managed to land this Red Breasted Sunfish?? ???

thing was a beast..about 8" long and 2 " thick. biggest one i have ever seen.




a fun 2 hours.. ;D

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Offline capt.shay

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #1 on: Dec 19, 2010, 03:10 PM »
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Offline bogtrotter

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #2 on: Dec 19, 2010, 03:19 PM »
That's one big sunfish!  Nice job.   :)
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Offline JG ICE

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #3 on: Dec 19, 2010, 04:17 PM »
thats a big gill :o
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Offline Joser06

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #4 on: Dec 19, 2010, 08:10 PM »
Yeah that is a very nice gill
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Offline BASSandICE65

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #5 on: Dec 19, 2010, 08:20 PM »
That's  a bluegill
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Offline nateobs

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #6 on: Dec 19, 2010, 08:46 PM »
big bull 'gill...i tried to get into those today, but no luck...good to get out for the first time though.
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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #7 on: Dec 19, 2010, 10:41 PM »
Beautiful 'gill!  Nice work -- get in a run of those, and it can be fun!
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Offline taxi1

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #8 on: Dec 19, 2010, 10:47 PM »
Quote from: nateobs on Dec 19, 2010, 08:46 PM
big bull 'gill...i tried to get into those today, but no luck...good to get out for the first time though.

Naah this is a bull bluegill.  ;D

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #9 on: Dec 19, 2010, 11:05 PM »
yeah we love em like that.Nice job
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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #10 on: Dec 20, 2010, 07:30 AM »
i thought that was a pumpkin seed.
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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #11 on: Dec 20, 2010, 07:50 PM »
Quote from: jtk on Dec 20, 2010, 07:30 AM
i thought that was a pumpkin seed.

No Lepomis gibbosus pictured in this thread.
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Offline PeterSaloom

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #12 on: Dec 20, 2010, 08:01 PM »
I can a ton of sunfish like that during the summer. Most are smaller than yours but every once in a while you get a monster.
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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #13 on: Dec 20, 2010, 08:19 PM »
Beautiful color on the gill, Jim.  WTG! 
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Offline djb

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #14 on: Dec 20, 2010, 11:16 PM »
We call 'em kivvers in these here parts! :tipup:
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Offline boulderdash

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #15 on: Dec 21, 2010, 07:39 AM »
this is a sunny i caught last season
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Offline Nice-ice!

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #16 on: Dec 21, 2010, 08:10 AM »
Although in summer I fine these guys to be kinda annoying, in winter they really are beautiful fish!   
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Offline taxi1

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Re: a red breasted sunfish???
« Reply #17 on: Dec 21, 2010, 04:55 PM »
That's not typical in my region for them to be so bright in winter. Must be color enhancement due to a diet rich in carotene.
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