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RBS takes 64th oz feather Jig
36 RBS , 1 P seed Wanaque River Started with a Hendrix "Rascal" on the Flyrod ;immediate hits but no takes. Tipping the "rascal" with small piece of worm got 4 Red Breasted Sunfish. Switched to spinning rod 2# test line and a 32nd Chartreuse/Brown Bucktail Jig I tied /tipped with Twister Tail ,The bait got down to the fish quicker in the shallow pools and caught 7 RBS in short order . Switched to an untipped beaded beige nymph my brother tied; threw it with the flyrod ,nothing . Switched to spinning rod and scaled down to a 64th oz feather black head jig I tied. This was killer and caught 25 RBS and one Pseed without being tipped . Very low water conditions and stained. A fine 90 minutes of wading/fishing from stream rocks .Great way to bring in October! A size 10 or 8 hook is perfect for these little beauties!
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Comment by Tony Livingston on October 15, 2014 at 6:27am
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Yep....BBG member Federico Del Toro used to post photos of trophy RBS caught from Texas waters.
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Comment by John Sheehan on October 15, 2014 at 5:19am
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Glad you like everyone! Tony ,I read today that this mainly Eastern River fish has indeed been introduced as far west as TEXAS , as you say!
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Comment by LedHed on October 15, 2014 at 5:15am
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Beauty
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Jim ,you might be a little too west of the normal range of this eastern river gem .They inhabit lakes too.They have been introduced as far west as Texas however .
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Comment by jim cosgrove on October 14, 2014 at 6:08pm
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really a pretty fish.wish we had them here john
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Comment by mike martinez on October 14, 2014 at 5:29pm
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nice.
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Vince , thank you .Small but tenacious and willing ;and I fish for them with no one around .
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Comment by Vince Fusco on October 14, 2014 at 3:16pm
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Those redbreasts are a blast! Congrats on your catches, John!!
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I find them in both but a river below a dam especially
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Comment by dick tabbert on October 14, 2014 at 2:29pm
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John they are a neat looking little fish. Are they predominately in the river systems or in your lakes to.
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