Caught this fish with my Dad (at his pond) at 2 p.m. this afternoon. It was on a 1/32 ounce jig with a tiny piece of 'crawler on it. It was hooked so lightly that it fell off when I tried to hoist it. My Dad snapped a few quick pictures. Notice that this fish is immature. This indicates to me that it may have quite a bit of growth left in it. It was 11.25 inches and I'd estimate the weight at 2 pounds. I can't wait for Bill Cody to see this and render an opinion as to it's fitness.

I realize this is some pretty tight managing, but it's fun just the same. \:\)

...also notice the teeny-weeny head on this thing? I'm not even sure where this fish came from. It could be as young as age-4, or as old as age-5. I think this is a fish that Lusk and Willis helped me to take out of my production pond in February. If so, then this is a pretty young fish.


Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.