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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 LedHed on March 15, 2013 at 4:55am

Have some relatives (don't fish) that live in Parker. Was supposed to fish Havasu last year - didn't make it. After this pic, I'm gonna try a little harder this year!

Tony - there are a few guides, up and down the Colorado, that will guide for panfish...

Comment by Tony Livingston on March 15, 2013 at 4:15am

What i'm curious about, is whether or not anyone is deliberately trying to pattern and learn these fish? Seems like the big fish are taken by accident......if someone could figure em' out, they might find themselves pretty popular with folks looking to hire a guide.

Comment by Jeff Soto on March 14, 2013 at 11:40pm

Just heard that the fish came out 1 ounce short of the record... after being kept in a livewell for 7 hours...  bummer.  Most serious bass tournament guys don't care about big panfish.  There's no money there..

Comment by Bruce Condello on March 14, 2013 at 9:35pm

Just shocking...

Comment by carl hendrix on March 14, 2013 at 9:21pm

a dinner plate size good one!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on March 14, 2013 at 8:49pm

This is just astonishing....the size of the red ears there. A world-class, bucket-list destination for sure!

Comment by Walt Foreman on March 14, 2013 at 8:33pm

I think that fish ate a chihuahua recently.

Comment by Bob Garner on March 14, 2013 at 7:45pm

Thats a real nice fish

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