Trophy Sunfish Size?

Hey guys,

I finally got a chance to hit the water over the Memorial weekend and targeted a northern WI lake for some sunfish. Ended up with 4 fish over the 10.5″ mark, and was wondering your guys’ take on what you would consider a trophy sunfish for our inland lakes here in MN & WI???

Thanks guys.

10.5″ is trophy size without a dougt! CPR!

10 inches or better for a giller

10.5 is a tank bull

12 inches to be called a trophy,10.5 is just super nice.

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12 inches to be called a trophy,10.5 is just super nice.

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I just have low standards

I dunno from length… I usually go by weight. Anything over 12 oz is awesome, anything over a pound is stunning. I saw a 1.5# bluegill once and it was mighty impressive.

And it got filleted.

I gotta say hanging out here has really changed my thinking about some aspects of fishing.

Anyway, after playing with a fishing weight calculator, 10×14 is over 1.5#, and that’s a trophy by any stretch.

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I just have low standards

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Whatever

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12 inches to be called a trophy,10.5 is just super nice.

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I would agree with you Stuart. 12 inches is a big gill!

Pushing 2 1/2 lbs,just left a small lake in southern iowa that we cought many 10’s

Anythink over 10″ I would say is trophy. 12″ up is scary huge! How old would a 12″ gill be… can’t grow very fast after 4-5 years I’m guessing. 10yrs? That would be one old gill I would think but I’m no expert

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10.5 is a tank bull

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I agree, anything over 10″ for sure

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Pushing 2 1/2 lbs,just left a small lake in southern iowa that we cought many 10’s

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Now THAT would be some crazy fun on an ultralight!!!

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Anythink over 10″ I would say is trophy. 12″ up is scary huge! How old would a 12″ gill be… can’t grow very fast after 4-5 years I’m guessing. 10yrs? That would be one old gill I would think but I’m no expert

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Have you ever noticed how ratty and “bedraggled” a 1#+ sunfish looks? They HAVE to have some years behind them.

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Now THAT would be some crazy fun on an ultralight!!!

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Thats what we used.5 ft St croix ultra’s and little storm cranks.Felt like smallmouth fighting.

Dude you haven’t had fun till you’ve hooked into a 2# white bass on a 7′ st croix ultralight. I wouldn’t go back to a 5′ ultra if st croix offered me a lifetime supply for free.

Wait…

If I could sell them on eBay, maybe…

If you ever have the cance to try one… I strongly recommend you take it!