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May Get To Target Some Red Spotted Sunfish This Week Down in Louisiana....
Hope I get to check out some of these small but fun sunfish........
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney 4 hours ago
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Here’s another that I caught on the small panfish gulp minnow….
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Some of the red spotted sunfish are truly beautiful also....some awesome colors....
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These guys pop out of the water in many interesting color patterns.....but the spots always remain the dominant feature......I like a long shank hook on these guys if bait fishing to avoid gut hooking.......These particular fish took a combination of Gulp 1" Minnows and a live cricket or grass shrimp......seems like a mouthful for these guys but it's not uncommon to catch a hundred or so even when they are scattered and not spawning.......Most anglers consider them a nuisance......
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Comment by Rick Goohs on November 11, 2013 at 11:08am
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Beautiful fish
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Comment by dick tabbert on November 11, 2013 at 10:41am
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Man what great coloration.
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Comment by james bluto gillette on November 11, 2013 at 9:06am
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I caught a few dark fish like that out of a pond I fish here in Michigan you r right they don't get real big they r thick they make for a good fight on 2lb test
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Thanks James....these guys come out of dark tannic waters down in Louisiana and a few other southern states...don't get real big but attack big popping bugs, rubber worms and larger sunfish offerings.....most people see them as a pest......I love catching them on telescopic poles and they make great tablefare for patient fish cleaners like me.....
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nice dark fish
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