Been fishing a lot in the Great Southwest especially on the Nueces River! With the good rains that have fallen over the past two years the water bodies are in pretty good shape with very nice currents and active fish. Was able to put two new records on the books for the Nueces River. A Redbreast and Redear are the first in their category for the Nueces. The certificate arrived the other day for the Redbreast which was caught on August 9,2016. The fish was 9" in length with a certified weight of .57 Lbs. The fish was caught by a grass bed in 5 feet of water using a Gulp Alive Night Crawler. The Redear was caught on August 23,2016. The fish was 9" in length and weighed .55 Lbs. The fish was hanging by a shallow weed bed in about 3 feet of water. The fish was caught on live worms.The Redbreast was released but the Redear was not. It had swallowed the hook. Paper work was just mailed into The Texas Parks&Wildlife for the certification for the Redear. Every water body I am fishing in the Southwest,Hill Country,South Central area,and inner city areas are in great shape. This latest rain fall really has the fish turned on. Catching some super fish in the Great Southwest. It just don't get any better!

You're going to need a file cabinet for all those records. Congrats!

That redbreast got some long ears.

Thanks BCasper and Spooley for the replies. Every now and then I love chasing a record or two!

Congrats on the records, Chuck. Nice fish!

Bob

Thanks Bob for the reply. Love that river fishing.

I'd put money on Chuck having the most records of anybody on this forum.

How many records is it now Chuck?

Thanks Andrew and WCGunns for the replies! I think I have Records! Not to many people go after sunfish records but I kind of like too!

Nice ones Chuck and congratulations on two more records. I lost count of your records a long time ago. Hopefully we can hook up and hit some of your spots for some fly records. Bring your scale!

UR unbelievable Banker I was certain ur records couldn't be broken or surpassed but u keep setting more records

Thanks Curtis and Roofish for the replies. Curtis: Fly Rod records are wide open on a lot of water bodies! It is just a matter of catching and filing the application!

WOW!!!CONGRATS on two GREAT catches! ..... and if I`ve said it once I`ve said it more than twice..."that banker-always catchin" WTG Chuck think I`ll raise a glass

Thanks Fishbonz for the reply! That is one very beautiful area to relax and fish in!

How many records does this make? Saw the TPW Web site and saw where your two records have been posted? Nice fish and congratulations on yet two more records. Good job.



Side Note: How often do you catch a record fish?