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Geez, did it blow up after you measured it? :p
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George, you are the man. You've got some nice lookin' forage going there; right, Bruce?
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Very nice George! I am still trying to catch the first one from our pond, heck I would be happy to just positively ID one visually.
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Originally posted by burgermeister: George, you are the man. You've got some nice lookin' forage going there; right, Bruce? Absolutely. I'm jealous! How is it that every one of George's fish seem to look like this. Something magic in the water, I guess.
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So what do I gotta do to join?
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Evidently you have to grow a redear sunfish that looks like a pumpkin.
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Evidently you have to grow a redear sunfish that looks like a pumpkin. Growing them is one thing, actually catching them is quite another thing.
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Originally posted by new_water_ways: So what do I gotta do to join? Put on the Redeared slippers and click your heels together 3 times, while repeating "There's no fish like Lepomis microlophus! There's no fish like Lepomis microlophus! There's no fish like Lepomis microlophus!" Among the many benefits of membership is an mp3 file of Bruce singing the Redear Club theme song (to the tune of the B-52's "Deadbeat Club"). P.S. Very, very nice, george.
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Originally posted by Shorty: Evidently you have to grow a redear sunfish that looks like a pumpkin. Growing them is one thing, actually catching them is quite another thing. Yeah, Shorty and I have probably 300 of these things between us in our ponds, and we can't get one to even sniff a lure.
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I put in 50 2 inchers in Nov. 05. Saw my first one Memorial day weekend. Caught a 2-3 incher in my bluegill trap baited with fish food. This along with about 20 BG. Needless to say, he went back in...the BG, they got wounded and then returned to the water. George, what did you catch him on? And dont tell me a pellet fly!
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Guys try crickets fished deep around structure. Worms same method. We have no trouble catching them. :p
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Ditto. Up here in northern Indiana they catch them in deep warer closer to the bottom. I've actually caught them with nitecrawlers fishing on the bottom on breaks.
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ewest, did I mention that we have roughtly 250 gazillion snails in the pond right now that are mixed in with roughly 4 acres of coontail? I'm still looking to catch one of these from our December stocking. :p I have to admit that stocking RES was probably one of the best stocking decisions we've made regarding our pond.
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Shorty I hear you. I don't catch many small RES. I don't recall catching any smaller than 5 in. and not many between 5-7in. They may not eat crickets and worms on a hook when small. Catch some of those snails and crunch them up and soak a worm or cricket in the mash and see what happens.
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Originally posted by Bruce Condello: Originally posted by Shorty:
Growing them is one thing, actually catching them is quite another thing. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah, Shorty and I have probably 300 of these things between us in our ponds, and we can't get one to even sniff a lure.
Bruce, have you ever tried a tiny plug called an Ugly Duckling? They make a sinker, right at 2cm length, that is an absolute slayer for RES in deep pond water-can sink to where the RES hang out, and be retrieved slowly. They're made in Canada, and I haven't seen one in a store for ages, though Wally World had a few about 10 years ago. I feel a little bit like Kwai Chang giving unsolicited advice to Master Po even chiming in on this topic......forgiveness to your presumptious student, O Great One!
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Yolk Sac if it works (if you can do it) its not bragging. You don't need to ask for forgiveness if it works.
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Originally posted by Shorty:
Growing them is one thing, actually catching them is quite another thing. [/QUOTE] Try Cecil's AQMX pellet fly - caught many 5-7 inchers last evening and this morning...
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Originally posted by burgermeister: George, what did you catch him on? And dont tell me a pellet fly! :D
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Did you weigh that 10 incher, george? I'm guessing just under a pound.
I hardly catch any RES after the spawn. Of course, I've never tried pellet flies.
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Originally posted by Theo Gallus: Did you weigh that 10 incher, george? I'm guessing just under a pound. Just barely over a pound on the boga...
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Originally posted by Shorty: Growing them is one thing, actually catching them is quite another thing. Sheesh! I don't think I'll get in the RES club! I don't know if catching them is my problem, or if they just decided to call it quits in my pond. I haven't caught an RES in two years. I can't easily seine my pond, so I set out a minnow trap about once a month during the feeding season. All I ever get are what appear to be bluegill (I'm not sure if I can distinguish a 1-2 inch BG from an RES) and LMB. My crappie have completely disappeared too -- which does not disappoint me. I'm not sure if I'm doing something right or something wrong.
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Can you find me a picture of one of those plugs, Kwai?
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great great fish george hey, if i'm a charter member of the GSA (that would be Green Sunfish Association as opposed to the Geological Society of America, of which i'm also a member :rolleyes: ) can i also be a member of the RES Club....huh?..... can i?... please?... at stocking (Early March 07 - ~6 to 6.5 in) First sampling (Early May 2007 - ~8.5 in ) as we speak (almost)........i'm soon to be a grandad i guess i'll understand if you shun me for my love of water witchin, fly fishing w/ worms, and giant green sunnies......i shall accept my fate whatever you decide.
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Originally posted by dave in el dorado ca: great great fish george
hey, if i'm a charter member of the GSA (that would be Green Sunfish Association as opposed to the Geological Society of America, of which i'm also a member :rolleyes: ) can i also be a member of the RES Club....huh?..... can i?... please?... i guess i'll understand if you shun me for my love of water witchin, fly fishing w/ worms, and giant green sunnies......i shall accept my fate whatever you decide. Dave, if they let a "half fast" geologist like myself join the RES Club, I'm sure they will allow a distinguished member of our profession join, even if he does fly fish for giant greenies w/worms...
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