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Comment by Leo Nguyen on September 24, 2014 at 10:23am

Yep. On ultra light, they fight harder than bass three times their sizes in respect to the proper gears. We fish for 5 tilapia subspecies of the cichlid here in southern California, ranging between 0.5 to 4lbs average. Always love to see the ultralight and light rods bend and dance.

Comment by mike martinez on September 24, 2014 at 10:16am

Yeah John,the first time i caught one i thought the exact same thing.......Leo,these guys put up nice fights,you'd have fun catching them.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on September 24, 2014 at 9:18am

WOW! Very impressive looking cichlid. Definitely a great fight it provided.

Comment by John Sheehan on September 24, 2014 at 8:19am

Cool looking fish Mike!

Comment by mike martinez on September 24, 2014 at 6:31am

Yes sir Jim thats a Rio......ive already accepted them as part of the family.If you target Sunnies,you will get into these guys as well & they get huge.Ken,the bait was a nightcrawler suspended under a float in about 3 ft of water.Carl,when you hook into one of these they automatically go sideways & put up a nice fight.Thanks Mark.....Jason if you were nearby we'd go catch us some Rios.  Thanks for the replies everyone.

Comment by Jason Preslar on September 24, 2014 at 6:16am

Awesome! I'd like to get into some of those!

Comment by Mark Stine on September 24, 2014 at 4:35am

cool looking fish Mike!

Comment by carl hendrix on September 23, 2014 at 9:13pm

real nice one Mike!  bet those can really put up a good fight!!

Comment by Slip Sinker on September 23, 2014 at 8:44pm

Nice fish Mike!

what was the bait?

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 23, 2014 at 8:34pm

Is this a Rio? Let's highlight this unusual panfish!

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