Record Fish | Possible World Record RedEar Sunfish Caught in Arizona 5/5/2011 9:21:29 AM Angler catches pending state record and potential world record panfish
We just saw on the Arizona Game and Fish website, Azgfd.gov, where Robert Lawler of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., caught a redear sunfish weighing 5.55 pounds out of Lake Havasu. The massive fish specimen was 16.75 inches long with an amazing 19 inch girth. We’ve caught some two pound redears on Kentucky Lake and thought those were giants. We can’t even imagine a 5 pounder.
John Galbraith of BassTackleMaster.com snapped a photo of the specimen. The former state record was 4 pounds, 2.24 ounces and was also caught out of Lake Havasu on Feb. 16, 2010. That fish measured a measly 15.5-inches long.
Lol I’ve fished havasu for years. That fish is a direct result of all the spring breakers trashing the lake lol. The only other place you could catch a fish bigger would be near a nuclear power plant. That things a dog. I’ll bet it was a fun.