Another Look at the 11.25 Spoon Hybrid

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Comment by dick tabbert on July 19, 2012 at 10:25pm

Gorgeous looking fish definitely a nice Hybrid Jim.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on July 19, 2012 at 8:23pm

Nate has some really big hybs in his recent blogs from this year and when he had InFisherman's Steve Ryan out for a trip for photos. I believe those fish are also on a feeding program.

Comment by Tony Livingston on July 19, 2012 at 6:24pm

Agreed, Mr. Condello's HBG is the biggest I have seen, and I also feel it surely hit the magical 2 lb. mark.

It sticks in my mind that Nate Herman may have produced some awfully close to that.....

Comment by Jim Gronaw on July 19, 2012 at 6:13pm

We have taken an 11 7/8 and a 11 3/4 inch hyb from this 2 acre pond, both during extreme heat, along with a host of other 11 inch class fish over the past 5 years.

I still say that Frank Condello's 12.5 incher is the biggest I have seen, and a fish I feel quite sure weighed 2 pounds plus.

Comment by Tony Livingston on July 19, 2012 at 6:07pm

Yep, that's a male. A 11.25" HBG has got to weigh between 1.75 and 2 lbs..... I can't recall ever seeing an honest 2 pounder, but the BOW that produced that fish may have a few swimming around in it!