So is this a trophy??.. I was so excited i didt weigh or measure. What a surprise. It think its the biggest I have ever caught

Nice.

Really nice redear sunfish from any pond. Live or artificial bait? Fished deep???

It is a beauty for sure! Beautiful RES.

Fish was in 12 foot of water, on a small jig. This is a private body of water probably 50 acres, and we were crappie fishing when I caught him.

Certainly a big RES. I don't know if it's a trophy.

I've got a replica RES mount that was supposedly close to or over 2 lbs.

Great Fish Dustin!

biggest I have ever heard of was one 6lbs plus on you tube via a video by Al Lindner. The RES were stocked in lake Havasu to rid the impoundment of invasive snails and they are doing very well there. The one you caught is awesome.
Congrats...

Nicely done - great fish !

Nice fish. Would look good on the wall or in the skillet.

If it's a trophy to you, then it's a trophy. Period.

A beauty

I loved seeing this picture. We just stocked RES in our pond and my wife had no idea what they are. I was able to show her this picture and now she's excited, LOL.

FWIW the archives has a thread with lots of pics of common pond fish .

https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92482#Post92482

They can be hard to catch in waters with lots of BG or CNBG, as RES tend to hang near the bottom & seem less aggressive. Almost every one I've ever caught has been on live bait near the bottom, and I don't see them at feeding time. Electro survey found a RES spawning bed at my place, I guess there's enough snails to keep them going.

Great thing nowadays is that we can make a trophy replica without killing the trophy fish.