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Green Sunfish

This is my Green Sunfish that I caught last Tuesday evening in my pond in NC. It was about 7pm and the full moon was rising high in the sky. I think this fat monster was on the bed as "she" hit close to shore in shallow water on a bright yellow jig. I didn't have a scale but she measured 10.5 inches. I googled pics of the NC state record and my fish "looks" bigger....I released the fish, but now I know that when/if I catch her again, I will put her in a live well until I can have an official come out and weigh/measure her....I am so stoked to think that I may have a record fish in my pond. Maybe next summer she will be the record!!

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Location: Durham, NC

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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on May 14, 2014 at 7:59pm: WHAT A FISH LORI AND THIS YOUNG LADY CAN FISH FOR SURE !!

Comment by carl hendrix on June 11, 2013 at 3:23pm: still a fantastic gill lori!! be sure to take more pix for us!!

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on June 11, 2013 at 2:56pm: HEY LORI GREAT FISH AND PIC, SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD OF KIDDO......

Comment by mike martinez on May 31, 2013 at 5:35am: Nice huge greenie,cool:)

Comment by Greg McWilliams on May 31, 2013 at 5:28am: LORI, BEAUTIFUL FISH!!!!!!! WELCOME to the BEST SITE on the WORLD WIDE WEB!!!!!

Comment by Patricia Ramirez on May 30, 2013 at 7:56pm: Pretty fish Lori, my bigger fish Is 10.5 in but in Falcon Lake Tx.,

Comment by carl hendrix on May 30, 2013 at 7:02pm: hi lori!! at least you have a chance to catch it again!! and next time it might be even bigger!! welcome to the greatest fishing site lady!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 30, 2013 at 6:52pm: Really massive, Lori. Its not easy to get fish to that size.
Great work and nice catch.

Comment by Bruce Condello on May 30, 2013 at 6:30pm: Welcome Lori! I concur with the hybrid identification, but keep in mind...this is still a very special fish and a super accomplishment on your part. Also you deserve credit for the healthy release of the fish. Welcome to BBG!!! :-)

Comment by Lori Rexrode Hall on May 30, 2013 at 5:26pm: Thanks for the warm welcome you guys....and even though it is the biggest bluegill I've ever caught/seen, I am a bit disappointed that it won't be a record anytime soon since you all have ruled it is a hybrid.....The NC state record bluegill is 4 1/2 lbs., caught back in 1967.....I must admit that when I caught this fish that I was so not prepared to photograph or measure or anything, my hand is in the way when I took pics...ugghh...I feel so stupid. Anyway, thanks so much guys for the info. I look so forward to learning from this site. This is a private pond to the guy who asked and about 15 minutes after I released this bluegill, I caught a nice largemouth bass. I will post the picture in a bit.