Fishing’s been tough the last couple weeks. I struggle to find any species of sunfish up shallow, aside from the occasional one on a bed. I’d imagine the 90+ degree days have a lot to do with this.
Last few outings have been decent. Think I might have caught my personal best redbreast this week. Not a monster in comparison to the sizes I’ve seen them achieve in some of the more southern states (9-10 in sometimes). But this fish was a good 7 inches, the largest I’ve seen in Jersey so far. An older fish too I suspect. Scars here and there, big head, and a mouth like a green sunfish.![IMG_2940.jpeg IMG_2940.jpeg](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/data/attachments/1301/1301292-84afd25e05f4b16b98db81214ad67f11.jpg)
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Wanted to talk a little about gear, not too much though as I don’t want to bore the hell out of anyone
. Been a little over a year since I’ve really gotten into panfishing. There’s been one rod that I have without a doubt used the most over this last year, and want to share.
The Daiwa Presso. I have the 6’ UL model, and a majority of time it’s been paired with my old Sedona 1000 that I’ve had for years. They’re a bit hard to come by, and I’ve only been able to find them in small tackle shops around me. I bought mine for $65. I’ve spent more than double that amount of money on bass rods that have a level of quality on par with this rod. If you find this rod, I say buy it. That’s it, end of my little gear rant lol.
Was just putting some new line on and had the thought to share. Had one of the worst wind knots I’ve had in a very long time earlier this week. Catastrophic would probably be a good word to describe it lol. So some new line was much needed.
Last few outings have been decent. Think I might have caught my personal best redbreast this week. Not a monster in comparison to the sizes I’ve seen them achieve in some of the more southern states (9-10 in sometimes). But this fish was a good 7 inches, the largest I’ve seen in Jersey so far. An older fish too I suspect. Scars here and there, big head, and a mouth like a green sunfish.
![IMG_2940.jpeg IMG_2940.jpeg](https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/data/attachments/1301/1301292-84afd25e05f4b16b98db81214ad67f11.jpg)
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Wanted to talk a little about gear, not too much though as I don’t want to bore the hell out of anyone
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Was just putting some new line on and had the thought to share. Had one of the worst wind knots I’ve had in a very long time earlier this week. Catastrophic would probably be a good word to describe it lol. So some new line was much needed.