Reply With QuoteAs much as I’d like to tangle with shell cracker that size.....it’s a long way......LOL.
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Should be @ Lake Havasu right now
Buddy sent me some photos of this weeks fishing;
Ron with a 4lb5oz.
Darrion with a 5lb5oz
Outside the bass store in Havasu City
This coming week is the best time to be there
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As much as I’d like to tangle with shell cracker that size.....it’s a long way......LOL.
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I can’t imagine catching one of those on anything resembling ultra lite tackle. Had to be a whale of a fight.
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Serious question...What size tackle would a person have to use to realistically land a 5lb. Redear??
I can guarantee you that ultra light tackle would have a difficult time. I'm thinking 8lb line and maybe light action??
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UL tackle would work just fine. I've never had anywhere close to a 5# redear, but I've had 7# carp and bass on 2# line and lots of 8-12# carp and cats on 4#. Alphahawk has landed bigger on 2# line.Originally Posted by redearhoosier
I believe the current record for tarpon on 2# line is a 50-pounder.
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Wow, those are some pigs. Sure wish I could be there now but will have to settle for April 22. They will still be bedding then I hope. I'm ready to give them a shot if you are. They can be a challenge on ultralight tackle but it can be done. Were they using crawlers on the bottom?
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Not as difficult as you think. I know LedHed has the right rods and uses 2# test line. I've been catching Smallies for years using 2# test, many at the 5-6 pound mark. US market UL rods though are just too whippy to do that with.
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Crazy sized fish, How old is that fish I wonder. Hope they made lots of babies.
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Those things look like they were photo shopped they are so massive.
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cray - as long as you have open water it's a sleigh ride
rh - I use 2lb test, most people I know that fish @ LH use 6lb test. There are lot's of huge fish there - Catfish, Stripers, now the American Shad. Been spooled here 3 different times, from a boat! Another big challenge is the Quagga mussel - like fishing around coral.
JJJ - think they were fishing with crawdads and crawlers
Stan - I am a CPR advocate, except for LH. If you don't keep 2lb & 3lb Redear you won't eat. It's crazy - there is so many trophy fish with hardly any pressure. I've seen bedding areas that looked like the moon surface - for as far as you could see. The lake is extremely fertile and it's not easy to fish (extreme weather). The Bluegill & hybrids are huge too.
Growth rate is probably ~2" a year, figure that fish is maybe 7 or 8 years old.
srs - 4 hour run from Riverside
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