Category: Sunfish/Bluegill
Frabiller Catches 2,600 Fish in 24 Hrs
The Guinness world record for the number of fish caught in a 24-hour period was 2,143 fish. That’s 89.3 fish per hour, or 1.5 fish a minute. Impressive, but note the word “was.” A few days ago, Milwaukee’s Jeff Kolodzinski broke that record – which was his own that he set last year. This time [...]
Check Out This Huge Redear!
This enormous redear sunfish was recently caught in Lake Havasu and, not surprisingly, could be a new world record. Here are the specs (from this post): > 5.55 pounds > 16.75 inches long > 19-inch girth Wow! The current IGFA redear record is 5 pounds, 7 ounces, caught by Amos Gray in a “diversion canal” [...]
The Upside of Zebra Mussels?
With all the hue and cry about Asian carp and a few stories in the news recently about zebra mussels contributing to bird dieoffs in the Great Lakes, it’s probably not PC to talk about how “invasive species” can actually improve things here and there. Like: How about the improved water clarity and smallie fishing [...]
