Beautiful fish and congratulations, any Redear over 10 inches in your neck of the woods is a VERY nice fish. The longer growing season down here in the South lets them grow bigger and fast than their Northern cousins. I grew up in New England and I don't believe I ever caught one over 8 inches and even that was considered a decent fish. Pound for pound, I think they (all of the bream) are one of the strongest fighting warmwater fish in America.

Jim Smith