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What's the deepest?...
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01/23/23 02:43 PM
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gar1970
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...You have ever caught a sunfish ? Yesterday fishing Amistad we tied off to have some lunch and I cast my jig out into 72 fow and just let it sink. It took over a minute for my jig to hit the bottom. I crawled it along the bottom and got a bite. After reeling for what seemed like a few minutes, up comes this little guy. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/01/full-60017-169353-resized_20230122_154254.jpeg) What was it doing down so deep? Gives a whole new meaning to "wintering holes". I would have never guessed sunfish can swim down and live in that deep water.
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Re: What's the deepest?...
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01/23/23 03:05 PM
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banker-always fishing
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There are a lot of very deep lakes where I have fished. Canyon, Travis, Amistad, and Buchanan. Several years ago I was fishing Travis in about 70 to 80 feet of water and caught a couple of Bluegill. I was using worms with a heavier sinker. I flipped my bait into the water it fell at least 50 to 60 feet. Never hit the bottom. I caught several nice eating size Bluegill suspended in about 10 to 20 feet from the bottom.  Side Note: My friend and I had tied his boat to a tree on a canyon ledge and we were taking a break when I decided to make a few cast just to see if I could catch a fish where we were at. It worked to my surprise. 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) 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: What's the deepest?...
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01/23/23 11:43 PM
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Osbornfishing
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I have caught several at 70 feet in the winter using earthworms.
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Re: What's the deepest?...
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01/23/23 11:46 PM
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Osbornfishing
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And there are bass down there eating them. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/01/full-107020-169416-a50f643c_de9b_43ce_ac6d_dee18f4d60ea.jpeg)
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Re: What's the deepest?...
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01/24/23 01:41 PM
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gar1970
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I wonder if their ears pop swimming down that far? 
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Re: What's the deepest?...
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01/29/23 07:03 PM
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Laker One
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40 feet bottom. Caught some Bluegill while fishing Canyon Lake.
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Re: What's the deepest?...
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02/02/23 07:16 PM
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Gitter Done
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