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Jurassic Sunfish!!

June 20, 2011 By JD Leave a Comment

Robert Lawler with his giant redear sunfish...we're sure he was happier about the potential record catch than he's letting on! (IGFA photo)

In a perfect world, you’d be a zillionaire, you’d look like Brad Pitt, you would be dating three Victoria’s Secret Models at the same time…and all the panfish in your backyard pond would be this size!

This mammoth…and I do mean mammoth readear sunfish was caught last month in Lake Havasu by Robert Lawler of Lake Havasu City, Arizona who was fishing with a Berkley Power Worm. The beastly panfish tipped the scales to 5 pounds, 7 ounces and looks like it will tie the existing All-Tackle IGFA World Record for the species (pending application).

But let’s get back to that little fantasy thing again. So, if all the bluegill in your pond were this big, just imagine the size of the largemouth that would be eating them…

Filed Under: Trophy Room Tagged With: all tackle world record, igfa, lake havasu, redear sunfish

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