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Photos: New Potential World Record Sunfish from Arizona's Lake Havasu
Photos: New Potential World Record Sunfish from Arizona's Lake Havasu
Robert Lawler of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, wasn’t fishing for sunfish—he was barely fishing at all—when he landed a potential world-record redear May 2 on Lake Havasu. The fish blew away the Arizona state record by more than a pound and outweighs the current world-record sunfish by 1 ounce.
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dude what did he use to catch it
casey- page 7 of the story
A seven inch berkley power worm
a 7 inch berkley power worm
Like to see the beetle-spin that thing hit!
Texas-rigged with a 7-inch Berkley Power Worm.
Texas-rigged with a 7-inch Berkley Power Worm.
Nice!
DANG! Awesome catch! I'd flip my lid if I pulled in that thing.
wow thats awesome, What was the total weight?
So now should I feel bad about eating sunfish that haven't reached their record potential? Cheers to not knowing what your going to pull in out there.
I'd like to catch that hoss through the ice.
Around here we call those Bluegills.
I would like to have seen a photo of this fish wherein Mr. Lawler was holding it normally in front of him, like one would hold an award plaque. Have you ever seen anyone hold an award plaque at arm's length to have their photo made? Me neither. Holding a fish at arms length for a photo always tends to make it look bigger, because relative size comparison to known objects is much more difficult. This is an old Roland Martin trick from many years ago. Catch a 5-pound bass, exclaim "Aw,son!", hold it right up next to the camera lens and, voila, it's an 8-pound bass! This fish is very big and may still be a world record, but let us have a legit look at it without all the camera "help".
I would like to have seen a photo of this fish wherein Mr. Lawler was holding it normally in front of him, like one would hold an award plaque. Have you ever seen anyone hold an award plaque at arm's length to have their photo made? Me neither. Holding a fish at arms length for a photo always tends to make it look bigger, because relative size comparison to known objects is much more difficult. This is an old Roland Martin trick from many years ago. Catch a 5-pound bass, exclaim "Aw,son!", hold it right up next to the camera lens and, voila, it's an 8-pound bass! This fish is very big and may still be a world record, but let us have a legit look at it without all the camera "help".
Imagine the tussle that monster would put up!
Scrappy panfish always give a good fight, and they're ready biters, which is why kids of all ages love to fish for them.
Congrats, Robert! Awesome catch!
WOW. all i can say, id be happy with a bass that big. Thing is a SLAB!
So how much did it weigh? I don't have any AZ or national records in front of me to extrapolate the weight. As for "distorting" the photo, that's just smart framing. It's already been weighed on certified scales so there's not much doubt about the record. Whoever took the shot just knows the right way to do to take a picture. If you hold the fish close to you it will actually make it look smaller than it really is. The photo's about the fish, and you want that to fill the frame.
How much does it weigh??
oh 5 lbs i should have kept looking at the pictures
I put a 4&1/2 pounder on the wall at my coffee shop a few years ago,full of eggs just like yours! I caught her on a 3 wt. 9' fly rod & Black Wooley Bugger at a near-by lake. What a fight that was! I hope to repeat that time again someday! If I'm lucky enough, for sure, I'll let her go this time!
Why does he llook so mad?
Holy Cow the fisherman has HUGE hands too! For cryin' out loud, hold the fish normally. There's no doubt it's a big bluegill, but I hate it when guys stick the fish way out in front of themselves right next to the camera. It's absurd.
Nice fish and, for me anyway, a not-so-wise call to keep it. Keeping a fish this big chock full of eggs does nothing but remove the genetic material that helps sustain a population of good-sized fish. The next time those sunnies are small, consider all the big fish that are harvested instead of released. The potential world record is great for an angler. But I'd forgo that record so others, particularly kids, could hook one of these.
Hey; the guy caught a once in a lifetime fish; if he wants to keep it; if he wants to mount it on a wall; whatever he chooses to do, it's his choice. Don't rain on his parade just because you are some kind of purist, not everyone is you know. So save your sermons and let the guy enjoy what he caught. If I cought that fish, well, you figure it out!
Dont you just hate all these haters on here? Im only talking about the chosen few who are belly aching about how hes holding the fish. Give the man credit where credit is due as you would expect for yourself so either get a life or keep your crying where all the rest of us dont have to read it. Nice job buddy and I hope you break that record
Very nice fish, just to think that that thing was a small fry being chased by kids last year
Yea he does look angry... Why? The guy just landed a world record sun fish how canyou go wrong with that.
Wow, what a fish.
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So how much did it weigh? I don't have any AZ or national records in front of me to extrapolate the weight. As for "distorting" the photo, that's just smart framing. It's already been weighed on certified scales so there's not much doubt about the record. Whoever took the shot just knows the right way to do to take a picture. If you hold the fish close to you it will actually make it look smaller than it really is. The photo's about the fish, and you want that to fill the frame.
Dont you just hate all these haters on here? Im only talking about the chosen few who are belly aching about how hes holding the fish. Give the man credit where credit is due as you would expect for yourself so either get a life or keep your crying where all the rest of us dont have to read it. Nice job buddy and I hope you break that record
dude what did he use to catch it
Imagine the tussle that monster would put up!
Scrappy panfish always give a good fight, and they're ready biters, which is why kids of all ages love to fish for them.
Congrats, Robert! Awesome catch!
How much does it weigh??
oh 5 lbs i should have kept looking at the pictures
Hey; the guy caught a once in a lifetime fish; if he wants to keep it; if he wants to mount it on a wall; whatever he chooses to do, it's his choice. Don't rain on his parade just because you are some kind of purist, not everyone is you know. So save your sermons and let the guy enjoy what he caught. If I cought that fish, well, you figure it out!
Nice fish and, for me anyway, a not-so-wise call to keep it. Keeping a fish this big chock full of eggs does nothing but remove the genetic material that helps sustain a population of good-sized fish. The next time those sunnies are small, consider all the big fish that are harvested instead of released. The potential world record is great for an angler. But I'd forgo that record so others, particularly kids, could hook one of these.
Very nice fish, just to think that that thing was a small fry being chased by kids last year
casey- page 7 of the story
A seven inch berkley power worm
a 7 inch berkley power worm
Like to see the beetle-spin that thing hit!
Texas-rigged with a 7-inch Berkley Power Worm.
Texas-rigged with a 7-inch Berkley Power Worm.
Nice!
DANG! Awesome catch! I'd flip my lid if I pulled in that thing.
wow thats awesome, What was the total weight?
So now should I feel bad about eating sunfish that haven't reached their record potential? Cheers to not knowing what your going to pull in out there.
I'd like to catch that hoss through the ice.
Around here we call those Bluegills.
WOW. all i can say, id be happy with a bass that big. Thing is a SLAB!
I put a 4&1/2 pounder on the wall at my coffee shop a few years ago,full of eggs just like yours! I caught her on a 3 wt. 9' fly rod & Black Wooley Bugger at a near-by lake. What a fight that was! I hope to repeat that time again someday! If I'm lucky enough, for sure, I'll let her go this time!
Why does he llook so mad?
Yea he does look angry... Why? The guy just landed a world record sun fish how canyou go wrong with that.
Wow, what a fish.
I would like to have seen a photo of this fish wherein Mr. Lawler was holding it normally in front of him, like one would hold an award plaque. Have you ever seen anyone hold an award plaque at arm's length to have their photo made? Me neither. Holding a fish at arms length for a photo always tends to make it look bigger, because relative size comparison to known objects is much more difficult. This is an old Roland Martin trick from many years ago. Catch a 5-pound bass, exclaim "Aw,son!", hold it right up next to the camera lens and, voila, it's an 8-pound bass! This fish is very big and may still be a world record, but let us have a legit look at it without all the camera "help".
Holy Cow the fisherman has HUGE hands too! For cryin' out loud, hold the fish normally. There's no doubt it's a big bluegill, but I hate it when guys stick the fish way out in front of themselves right next to the camera. It's absurd.
I would like to have seen a photo of this fish wherein Mr. Lawler was holding it normally in front of him, like one would hold an award plaque. Have you ever seen anyone hold an award plaque at arm's length to have their photo made? Me neither. Holding a fish at arms length for a photo always tends to make it look bigger, because relative size comparison to known objects is much more difficult. This is an old Roland Martin trick from many years ago. Catch a 5-pound bass, exclaim "Aw,son!", hold it right up next to the camera lens and, voila, it's an 8-pound bass! This fish is very big and may still be a world record, but let us have a legit look at it without all the camera "help".
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