Attention anglers!: Man catches record-breaking spotted sunfish in Georgia

PORTAL, Ga. — Attention, anglers! The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division has announced a new freshwater fish state record. Jamie Boyett of Portal, Georgia, caught a record-breaking Spotted Sunfish (0 lb, 12 oz, 9 inches) on June 15 from the Ogeechee River.

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This amazing catch beats the previous record of 0 lb, 11 oz, caught in 2019.

Jamie shares, “I was fishing for redbreast sunfish with my 8-year-old son Brannen at one of our regular spots on the Ogeechee. When I caught this fish, I wasn’t 100% sure what it was. A friend thought it looked like a stumpknocker, which made me laugh because it was the biggest one I had ever seen. After getting home, I decided to confirm the species, and I’m sure glad I did!”

Spotted sunfish, also known as “stumpknockers,” prefer heavily vegetated, slow-moving lowland streams and warm shallow ponds. Anglers can target them using worms, crickets, small spinners, flies, and popping bugs.

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