Pending World Record Red Ear Sunfish

[Susquehanna]

6.3lbs 17" long 20" girth
Caught by Thomas Farchione of Waterford Wisconsin

Im jealous :-o

https://ibb.co/cCfLmVH

https://ibb.co/H7qfq0F

 

[Dave_W]

Dang!
That's an awfully heavy fish for 17 inches.

 

[afishinado]

Dave_W wrote:
Dang!
That's an awfully heavy fish for 17 inches.

Yeah, but the girth (20") exceeds the length.

What a beast!!

 

[RLeep2]

I was kind of hoping this might be a Wisconsin fish, but it is out of Lake Havasu..

https://www.havasunews.com/news/record-redear-a-6-3-pound-redear-caught-in-lake-havasu/article_24bdbcc0-ad42-11eb-86c0-cf25d6e47996.html

 

[Baron]

My son wanted to know if we could eat it.......Eeeeeeew!