18″ Sunfish

  • riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    February 17, 2011 at 12:22 pm #1270855

    An 18” Sunfish don’t exist, but these fish fight like that imaginary sunny. I’m in Orange Beach Alabama and I tested my shoulder repair yesterday. It held up to a dozen of these bruisers. They’re sheephead. They get their name from the mouth full of teeth that look like sheep’s mouth. Their primary diet is barnacles but they will take crabs, shrimp and ghost shrimp. The barnacles grow on hard surfaces so the fishing tends to be around man made structure such as bridge pilings. The one in the picture put out about 50 fish. I’m fishing off shore and you have to get along with lots of people around you. Lately it’s all ghost shrimp and getting them is whole other story Link<< If you’re coming this way you may want to build a pump because you can’t buy ghost shrimp. The bite is also driven by the tides and I have to say I haven’t figured that out. All I can say is fishing in 65 degrees and sun is hard to beat.

    John


    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    February 17, 2011 at 12:27 pm #938306

    I know that spot John!

    Those shoulders look like they could put a bend in the old rod!
    Glad your feeling better…but you didn’t have to rub in the temps! Although I’ll take the 51 it’s to get here today.

    Fish for dinner last night?

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    February 17, 2011 at 1:04 pm #938318

    Congrats on a good day on the water/shore!

    Here’s a Blackduck MN sheephead that had me thinking I broke the 30″ mark on a walleye. Knees were shaking until he surfaced. over 10lbs FO SHO.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5653
    February 17, 2011 at 1:35 pm #938336

    That looks like a lot of fun! And it’s so nice to see somebody out fishing in shirt sleeves…we’re all tremendously jealous up here!

    Rootski
    Sheephead King of Pool 2

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    February 17, 2011 at 2:31 pm #910027

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    That looks like a lot of fun! And it’s so nice to see somebody out fishing in shirt sleeves…we’re all tremendously jealous up here!

    Rootski
    Sheephead King of Pool 2

    and they are suppose to eat good too!!! I have never caught any in my trips to panhandle area… Good stuff John and glad to hear your shoulder is getting better!!!

    Mark

    blufloyd
    Posts: 698
    February 17, 2011 at 2:35 pm #938376

    Catch them on plastic in Loozy on oyster beds. They don’t take plastic much when keyed on structure though. Last one I hooked peeled off enough line to make boat captain think monster red.

    roosterrouster
    Inactive
    The "IGH"...
    Posts: 2092
    February 17, 2011 at 3:16 pm #938399

    I catch those in Florida and they are delicious! I fish from docks for them and as soon as you hook them they head for the dock legs to try and break the line on the barnacles. Great fight! RR

    life1978
    Eau Claire , WI
    Posts: 2790
    February 17, 2011 at 6:29 pm #938486

    I can’t wait for the Key’s this April. Thanks!

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    February 17, 2011 at 7:11 pm #938497

    Glad to see your having fun!

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    February 17, 2011 at 9:13 pm #938536

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    I can’t wait for the Key’s this April. Thanks!

    You will love the Keys any time and April has things going on.

    Mark

    riverfan
    MN
    Posts: 1531
    February 19, 2011 at 2:04 pm #939195

    Added a few more yesterday and they do eat good!

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