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More Slabs!
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06/14/18 04:16 PM
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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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#12791871
06/14/18 04:45 PM
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Catyakker
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Those are some super fish right there. Those Rios are huge. Looks like Steve has a chore ahead of him cleaning all those critters. Great job.
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#12791956
06/14/18 05:38 PM
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Thanks Rick for the reply! All we need to do is cope with the HEAT! Early morning will be the answer!
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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06/14/18 08:06 PM
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Dfitz
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Nice going Chuck and Steve. The heat is on and so's the fishing.
How do the Rios taste compared to say Crappie, Sunfish or catfish?
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06/14/18 08:55 PM
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Vogey
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Very nice... How was Dunlap compared to the creek fishing? Most of the pics show weed beds that don't look like Dunlap water weeds. I think Rios taste good, but I prefer the medium to smaller ones to eat...
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06/14/18 11:12 PM
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banker-always fishing
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Thanks Andrew and Vogey for the replies. Andrew: I do not eat Rios but have been told that they are great table fare. Steve is a "Master Cook" when it comes to fish. He can fry em,grill em,broil em,and even makes a great gumbo. He also smokes em. Steve says the Rio meat is white very similar to the sunfish. He says Rio's are great fried and grilled. My top three fish to eat are #1. White Bass,#2 Crappie and #3 Bluegill/Sunfish! I also love catfish and trout! Vogey: We fished Dunlap right at day break and caught about 12 Channel Catfish all in the 2 to 4 pound range. I had one break off that would have easily gone over 7 Lbs. Should have netted it. The weed beds were on a creek. As for the Rios,Steve will eat em small,medium,or large!
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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06/14/18 11:31 PM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Those are some super fish right there. Those Rios are huge. Looks like Steve has a chore ahead of him cleaning all those critters. Great job. +1
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Quote on the wildman" They Said he'd eat the hair off of a man's head when he was hungry and squeeze the water out of rocks when he was thirsty"
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#12792432
06/15/18 01:22 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Thanks Clayton for the reply! You and Steve can find those "BIG" slabs!
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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#12792563
06/15/18 03:17 AM
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canyoncreek06
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Great stuff Chuck and Steve. I've got to get in on those Rio's one day.
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Columbus took a chance and he made it.
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#12792685
06/15/18 09:42 AM
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Thanks Kelly for the reply! All you have to do is call! There are plenty of "HUGE" Rios down here! It's been a GREAT Rio year so far!
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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#12793494
06/15/18 10:16 PM
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Flags
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Now that looks like a good day of fishing. Someday I need to head south and catch some Rios. Never caught one and would like to look one over.
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06/28/18 09:53 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Now that looks like a good day of fishing. Someday I need to head south and catch some Rios. Never caught one and would like to look one over. Thanks Flags and Champion Fish for the replies. Creek fishing has been GREAT down here! Flags: Anytime you want to come down send me a message and I will try to put you on some Rios!
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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#12815808
07/04/18 09:53 AM
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Thanks Alan! It has been a pretty GOOD year!
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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#12815879
07/04/18 12:23 PM
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gar1970
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Nothing better than fishing with good friends and a bucket o fish! Nicely done chuck
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#12816484
07/04/18 10:24 PM
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jnd59
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That does bring back memories. The youngest and I fished for the at Weatherford earlier this year. Found the small ones. Still trying to figure out the big'uns. Nice mess of fish.
I fish on a 14 ft piece of plastic.
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#12818442
07/06/18 06:23 PM
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Thanks mrm4545,Leo,and jnd59 for the replies. Targeting the sunnies is hard to beat!
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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#12822537
07/10/18 01:08 PM
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Laker One
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You guys are nailing em! Are you still seeing Rio's on nest?
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#12830898
07/17/18 02:37 AM
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Thanks Curtis and Yesenia for the replies! Yesenia: It has been a SUPER year for catching BIG Rios! It should continue! Curtis: I am still seeing only a few Rios on nest. Most have already left the nest and are staring to school up! Bite is picking up!
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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#12836402
07/21/18 01:17 PM
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Laker One
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I have not seen any on nest this past week. I think they are schooling up and starting to feed. Starting to catch a lot more on my trips!
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#12842343
07/26/18 09:09 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Totally agree!
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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#12847994
07/31/18 01:46 PM
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Gitter Done
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Nice fish guys! You all have been having a super year catching some super fish! What is your take on the late summer,fall bite?
Side note: Especially the Rio bite?
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#12851774
08/03/18 09:15 AM
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Thanks Gitter for the reply! The bite has been great all year! It should be great during the late summer and fall! The Rio bite has picked up now that their spawn is over. The Rios should be very active looking for food for the upcoming winter!
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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#12860790
08/11/18 10:07 AM
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Me to!
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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