Those redears are average size. We have caught several dozen right @ 14" this year! Here's a 11" from a few weeks ago.
These all come from a local city lake 40 miles North of here. (city water supply) Funny thing to me is this was THE panfish lake several years ago. Now everybody swears it is "fished out". Dad (Ol' Man) and I limit out almost every time we go. It takes some searching but when we find them we usually can sit right there and fill our creel.
The redears are just a lucky catch as they run with the gills. Those redears were just a bit deeper than the 'gills and all 4 came from 1 lil' spot where the flat rolls slowly off into the old creek channel. These 'gills were caught in NO water at all! Less than a foot! Big flat w/Cedar tree out on it's deep point to mark where the drop starts. I caught all these roaming the flat using mealworms that I now raise. (thanks to G-3 Fisherman) Water temps are mid 60's. All our fish from this lake have been caught shallow this summer/fall and we rarely fish water deeper than 6'. I generally cast an artificial until I hit a couple then switch to live bait. This time of year it usually pays to just fish live bait as the fish are more lethargic and will only chase bait when very active.