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Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/22/15 09:32 PM
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Congratulations to Michael DeKoch of New Braunfels who caught this 10" Green Sunfish while fishing the Blanco River. Mike brought the fish over to the Parks&Wildlife Office located at the Blanco State Park for weighing and they refereed him over to my weigh station which is also with Parks&Wildlife. Mike kept the fish alive in a large Yettie ice chest filled with river water. Measurements and official weight were completed and the fish was released to fight again. The fish was 10" in length with a girth of 8.50". Weight of the fish was .75 Lbs. Paper work will be sent to Parks&Wildlife for a State Catch&Release Water Body Record,Blanco River Catch&Release record,Blanco River weight record,and a Big Fish Award. The fish was caught using a top water Torpedo Lure. Again Congratulations to Michael Dekoch on his pending records! Side Note: A State Catch&Release Record for a Green Sunfish was submitted before Michael's fish. Michael's Green still got the Blanco River weight and catch&release records. He also got the Big Fish Award.
Last edited by banker-always fishing; 11/05/15 03:51 AM. Reason: State Record awarded to a prior catch.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/22/15 09:58 PM
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etexbasser
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Way to go Micheal. One day I hope to join in the record books with some East Texas giants.
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/22/15 10:22 PM
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gar1970
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congrats on the record micheal! awesome greenie
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 12:34 AM
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Dfitz
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Good looking Greenie, nice stripes
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 12:38 AM
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J-Moe
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Congrats Michael I'm jealous. I love catching big green sunfish. That is one beautiful specimen with some of the most unique coloring I've seen before.
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 03:25 AM
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doctorxring
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Gorgeous fish ! Congrats Mike ! Kudos to Chuck for providing this service
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 12:32 PM
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Gorgeous fish ! Congrats Mike ! Kudos to Chuck for providing this service Talking to other Anglers and helping them through the record process is simply AWESOME. You really meet some super people!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 02:57 PM
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JigandJeep
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wow, that's tough to imagine. Great picture, although I bet in real life that thing looked huge. Most greenies I catch are pretty small, and that's the size of a keeper crappie!
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 03:17 PM
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MJDeKoch
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Thank you all! I was in shock at the size of the fish when landed him. I knew he was a record, or close to a record. My wife and I only had enough time to make a couple of cast before we had to pick up our daughters. I made 4 cast. The first was a pretty large 15" largemouth bass. The second & third cast yielded nothing. The forth cast was in the right spot. As soon as my lure hit the water the fish attacked. The Fight was on. I was using a quantum spinning reel and a rod that I made, from a blank, when I was an agricultural science teacher a few years back. I have been fishing the Blanco river for at least 20 years, and I don't think I will be changing anything anytime soon. Thanks again to everyone for your congratulatory praise, and thanks a bunch to Mr. Dewey.
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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10/23/15 04:55 PM
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Dfitz
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Thank you all! I was in shock at the size of the fish when landed him. I knew he was a record, or close to a record. My wife and I only had enough time to make a couple of cast before we had to pick up our daughters. I made 4 cast. The first was a pretty large 15" largemouth bass. The second & third cast yielded nothing. The forth cast was in the right spot. As soon as my lure hit the water the fish attacked. The Fight was on. I was using a quantum spinning reel and a rod that I made, from a blank, when I was an agricultural science teacher a few years back. I have been fishing the Blanco river for at least 20 years, and I don't think I will be changing anything anytime soon. Thanks again to everyone for your congratulatory praise, and thanks a bunch to Mr. Dewey. Welcome aboard Michael! You got a state record and met a TFF legend in one day, pretty awesome
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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11/01/15 02:42 PM
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Gitter Done
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Nice fish! Catch of a lifetime. Congratulations on your records. Also To the Texas Fishing Forum.
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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11/05/15 02:41 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Saw the updated records and a record catch&release Green Sunfish that was 10" was filed before Michael's fish making it the State record. Michael still got the Blanco River weight record and the Blanco River catch&release record. He also received a Big Fish Award. Again super fish and To the Texas Fishing Forum. Looking forward to seeing some post!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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11/07/15 03:07 PM
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jugmaster
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Nice job, That beats my fish by .04 on the comal River Congrats
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Re: Pending State Catch&Release Green Sunfish Record!
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11/16/15 11:18 AM
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Laker One
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Nice fish and to the TFF!
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