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Another World Record Redear?

Mike Phua of Sun Country Marine in Ontario California was pre-fishing for a bass tournament this weekend on Lake Havasu in Arizona. He landed a redear that is tipping the scale on the boat between 5.7 and 5.9 pounds. The current world record redear (also landed at Lake Havasu in 2011) weighed 5.55 pounds. Right after this fish was caught they were trying to find a certified scale in town to get an official weight. I gotta get out there and do some serious Redear fishing!

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Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 16, 2013 at 2:19pm: WOW!!!!! You know this FISH fought harder than a record bass would have!!!!!

Comment by Troy Dorman on March 16, 2013 at 5:05am: An interesting thing to note is that the world record redear seems to be in jeopardy anyday and everyday because of the true monsters that populate Lake Havasu. I wouldn't be surprised at all if that record's broken this spring or summer...the volume of three pound plus redears coming out of that lake is mindboggling. I understand they're present in most lakes on the Colorado River system?

Comment by Jeff Soto on March 15, 2013 at 6:53pm: From what I understand, some of these fish are caught fairly shallow, 15 -20 feet deep, where the sun's rays can still reach the mussel beds. Just dive down, pull up a handful of mussels, crack some open and bait up! I also heard that this fish was caught on a bass jig.

Comment by Steve Totten on March 15, 2013 at 6:01pm: Looks like there may be more of those monsters coming from Lake Havasu.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 15, 2013 at 5:18pm: Thanks Walt....it's always interesting how some species may benefit from invasive organisms and other may become extinct as a result......nice fact sheet.....

Comment by Walt Foreman on March 15, 2013 at 5:08pm: Here's their food source, Jeff:

http://www.crrsco.org/Quagga%20mussels%20and%20their%20affects%20on...

Quagga mussels have gotten into the lake and achieved a high density, so the shellcracker have a smorgasbord.

Comment by Troy Dorman on March 15, 2013 at 3:55pm: That's simply amazing that a redear can even get that big and I can't even imagine the fight one that size would put up?? A six pound redear must be like fighting a ten pound catfish, I don't know. She looks like she's been in very deep water, definitely a winter/washed out look she's sporting...makes you wonder how deep of water she's been in all winter.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 15, 2013 at 3:07pm: Anyone know what the main food sources are in Havasu? Just curious what these fish are growing so big on.....