Missouri fisherman sets record with fish that fits in the palm of his hand: 'My friends thought it was a joke'

4thIDvet · 07-23-2020, 08:52 PM

A Missouri angler is officially in the state's records books after catching a fish that looks like it could fit in the palm of his hand. Weighing in at 4 ounces, this sunfish is more than big enough to break the previous record.

The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that Robert Audrain III from St. Louis had set a state record by catching the 4-ounce sunfish on July 3rd. Audrain was fishing at a private pond in Franklin County when he caught the fish.

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoo...ecord-4-ounces

Now his friends won't be laughing when he makes millions. $$
His articles in Sport Fishing magazine fishing line companies endorsements for what kind of hook he used bait companies.
Yup better than the lottery.

44044 · 07-23-2020, 10:03 PM

That’s big for a sunfish...

Huge big for one

MrKalashnikov · 07-26-2020, 02:07 PM

That IS a big Sunner.

I used to catch them all the time in a creek which ran by my house where I was a kid. Bluegills, too. I used a bamboo pole, string & a hook baited with worms I dug up by the creek. Real Tom Sawyer-type rig.

4thIDvet · 07-26-2020, 02:12 PM

Like the Warmouths here. Holy sheet do they fight for a little good eating fish. I tossed a few in my live well with my minnows and the two ate every damn minnow I had in their.

Little good eatin S.O.B.s they were. I was impressed with them and let em go. Hell I let all my fish go then go to the fish market I can't kill em..

flashy · 07-27-2020, 07:03 PM

Sunnys here in pa bigger than that lil thing

Crusader30-06M1 · 08-05-2020, 10:56 PM

Shit, probably wouldn't even keep that here. Too small.

Amazing the differences between places sometimes.

4thIDvet · 08-06-2020, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crusader30-06M1

Shit, probably wouldn't even keep that here. Too small.

Amazing the differences between places sometimes.

Guys keep them Crusader and weigh them to get in the IGFA fish record book. Their is everything from line records to weights. Besides the prestige of getting a record their is the $$ and it is beyond incredible how much is involved.
Get a substantial record and your courted $$ by rod, reel, line, lure, boat, motor on and on of what you used for the capture.
Those Guy Harvey shirts you see people wearing I knew his brother who invited me to go fishing out of Ft. Lauderdale. Busy at the time working and missed the opportunity.
Mega millions waiting if you break George Perry's record Bass. Guys are trying ever day since 1932,

22 pounds, 4 ounces
Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry's Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.

https://www.hukgear.com/pages/bigges...ss-ever-caught

IGFA
https://igfa.org/

07-23-2020, 08:52 PM	#1
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,507	Missouri fisherman sets record with fish that fits in the palm of his hand: 'My friends thought it was a joke' A Missouri angler is officially in the state's records books after catching a fish that looks like it could fit in the palm of his hand. Weighing in at 4 ounces, this sunfish is more than big enough to break the previous record. The Missouri Department of Conservation announced that Robert Audrain III from St. Louis had set a state record by catching the 4-ounce sunfish on July 3rd. Audrain was fishing at a private pond in Franklin County when he caught the fish. https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoo...ecord-4-ounces Now his friends won't be laughing when he makes millions. $$ His articles in Sport Fishing magazine fishing line companies endorsements for what kind of hook he used bait companies. Yup better than the lottery. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

07-27-2020, 07:03 PM	#5
flashy Omicron cocksman Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pennslfucky Posts: 2,609	Sunnys here in pa bigger than that lil thing __________________ Victim of Putin’s price hike

07-23-2020, 10:03 PM	#2
44044 slug Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: swampeastmissouri Posts: 51,003	That’s big for a sunfish... Huge big for one

07-26-2020, 02:07 PM	#3
MrKalashnikov Deplorable Join Date: May 2008 Location: Behind The Iron Curtain Posts: 8,128	That IS a big Sunner. I used to catch them all the time in a creek which ran by my house where I was a kid. Bluegills, too. I used a bamboo pole, string & a hook baited with worms I dug up by the creek. Real Tom Sawyer-type rig.

07-26-2020, 02:12 PM	#4
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,507	Like the Warmouths here. Holy sheet do they fight for a little good eating fish. I tossed a few in my live well with my minnows and the two ate every damn minnow I had in their. Little good eatin S.O.B.s they were. I was impressed with them and let em go. Hell I let all my fish go then go to the fish market I can't kill em..

08-05-2020, 10:56 PM	#6
Crusader30-06M1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 2,070	Shit, probably wouldn't even keep that here. Too small. Amazing the differences between places sometimes.