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State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 02:15 PM
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J-Moe
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Green sunfish are one of my favorite species to target. Pound for pound they fight as hard or harder than a hybrid bass. I actually had an 8" Green sunfish almost jerk the rod out of my hand before. I have also found that the smaller the pond (up to a certain point), the bigger the greenies will grow. Over the last few weeks I have been hitting the ponds. The bluegill, red ear and long ear bite has been slow. The Greenies have been biting pretty well though so I decided to try some different flies to identify what works best. I finally narrowed it down to a black and chartreuse Briminator variant. I tied up a couple new flies and went to the ponds right before dark. I started below the dam, as usual. I always try to approach with stealth and begin casting about 15 feet or more from the bank. The pond I was fishing is very small and shallow but holds some quality fish. I made a few casts in the shallows then worked my way up bank and made a couple casts into the middle of the pond. The second cast into the middle of the pond I hooked up with a fish. I have caught several bass over 3 lbs. in this pond and from the force it was pulling I thought that is what I had. As soon as I got the fish up where I could see it I knew it was special. It was the biggest green I had ever caught. I immediately took it to the Marina to get weighed. I hold the current record of 0.8 lbs and 10.25 inches. This fish was 1.0 lbs and 10.75 inches.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 02:22 PM
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rexmitchell
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 02:29 PM
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banker-always fishing
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That fish is a TANK! CONGRATULATIONS Jamie on yet another STATE RECORD! Side Note: Keep up the SUPER WORK!
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: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 04:05 PM
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J-Moe
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Thanks Rexmitchell
Thanks Chuck, I always appreciate your kind words and support that you provide me.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 04:28 PM
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Kent Meadows aka Team Hooligan
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Fantastic catch!!! Great greenie and no better way to catch them...Congratz on a record and a trophy fish on the fly
" Used to Chase giant's on Lake Austin & Town Lake "
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 04:40 PM
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Coolshot
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Nice job.......Again!!!! Lol
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 09:11 PM
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Gitter Done
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That fish is a HOG! Congratulations on your State Record!.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/27/16 09:30 PM
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JigandJeep
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Trying to wrap my head around a 10.75" greenie. That's a pig!
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/28/16 10:21 AM
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J-Moe
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/28/16 01:21 PM
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Fishmounter
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Just in case you may be thinking about a mount, I have BOTH sizes of yours.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
[Re: J-Moe]
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04/29/16 05:58 PM
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highcountry
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Very nice and great photo!
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/29/16 06:18 PM
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SK.
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That be a BIG'UN fir sure......
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/29/16 08:28 PM
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CHAMPION FISH
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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04/30/16 12:10 AM
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J-Moe
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Thanks, I really appreciate it. I was really excited when I saw that scale read 1 lb. Catching a 1 lb. green sunfish was one of my goals this year.
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Re: State Private Water Body Fly Record Green Sunfish
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05/01/16 03:19 AM
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WCGunns
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WOW what a pretty greenie
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