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Re: Redbreast Morning
[Re: Urban Fisher]
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07/20/13 05:03 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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dhogdog
Extreme Angler
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Nice RBs Urban Fisher. Way to go!
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Re: Redbreast Morning
[Re: JIG'N FOOL]
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07/20/13 05:48 AM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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I caught a mixed mess of gills, redbrest, and redear from a local hole here on LA.. they were all full of lil crawfish. Came off a lone laydown in a pocket just off a good ledge. Perfect spot and the graph was just covered w em on top of that drop off, so we caught em coming up on the ledge and log to feed on our crickets. Musta been 300 fish there, we took 50 all of em hand size n bigger. My older partner and I argued about the redbreast, he sd they were gills though I knew they had they're own name (redbreast) I didn't challenge his thinking, so I didn't catch his thought on why they looked totally difft than the really dark colored gills. Though when I Google bluegill, I also get pics of these redbreast. . So my question is what is the real difference in the 2? I noticed a big difference in their fight. The reds act like a bass b pull hard. Some of the gills just laid over but them reds were all fight. Im going back to this log, armed w some lil crawfish lookalike baits on a drop shot rig... See how that suots The difference between the Redbreast and Bluegill is very simple. The most obvious is the Redbreast has the long ear on both sides and the Bluegill does not. Both fish are members of the sunfish family. Texas Parks&Wildlife has good descriptions of all the fish in the sunfish family posted on their web site. Look under the freshwater species section.
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Re: Redbreast Morning
[Re: Urban Fisher]
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07/22/13 03:58 AM
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jagg
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Redbreasts are more at home in current and have more circumference for their weight than any other sunfish. A 10 oz bluegill is going to be shorter top to bottom than a 10 oz redbreast, typically. That extra width adds power and fight to the redbreast. Wave an 8" pan in the water and then wave a 10" pan in the water and you'll see what I mean. Don't count out a bluegill's fight though! An above average bluegill can truly put UL and L tackle to the test. Current or no current!
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