Beast Missouri redear!

[BilletHead]

          Congrats young man!

Missouri teen swipes first state record fish of 2025 | Missouri Department of Conservation

 

[Seth]

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The 17-year-old was bowfishing at Lake Taneycomo April 18 when he shot a 2-pound, 3-ounce fish. The previous record under alternative methods was a 2-pound, 2-ounce fish also caught from Lake Taneycomo in 2022.

Isaacs was originally guiding a bowfishing group targeting carp but had to cut the trip short due to incoming storms. 

“We sat at the boat ramp for about 30 minutes and realized the storms had passed by, so we decided to put the boat back in and play around for an hour or two,” Isaacs recalled. “The first flat we pulled up on, she was waiting there.”

Once Isaacs spotted the redear sunfish, he immediately knew it was a state record.

 

He's got a heck of an eye if he knew without a doubt that it was going to be 1oz bigger thant he previous state record. 😁

[tjm]

Heck of a guide too, if he took the shot rather than allow his clients the chance, eh?

I'm not really enthusiastic about the whole record competition thing, especially when it comes to deadly methods. I've no objection to bow-fishing, gigging, etc, but I do think such methods should be for sustenance  rather than competition. Kill only what you can eat and eat what you kill. But, I'm obviously a minority.