Bull Red

Saltwater Inshore Discussion
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After several attempts, I can’t seem to get the ‘search’ feature to work so I’ll just ask. Serious question, at what point does a Redfish become a “Bull Red”? There seems to be a wide range of sizes as far as I can tell and both genders seem to qualify.

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Its subjective. IMO > 30"

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Subjective indeed. I don’t even think I’ve ever used the term, but don’t consider anything short of an adult fish to be a “bull”.

I’ve heard the term used for anything over slot, which grinds my gears about as much as calling a trout or a flounder a “slot” fish.

I like to target bull whiting instead. Slot whiting, I mean.

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I’m with Optiker, I’ve always considered anything over 30" a “bull.”

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I don’t really use the term but I would go with 35+ if I was defining it because that’s when the length to weight ratio starts closing in and they are a lot less common to catch then a 30.

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Dito on the 30"+. 35"s pull hard compared to a 30", a good bit more weight. IMO

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Some call em bulls when there are no witnesses :slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

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30lbs is a Bull Red.

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Above 40". Reserved for the biggest of the bunch.

Imagine you were a charter captain and as your customer I said I wanted to target bull reds.
If you called a 30" red a bull red I would ask to be returned to the hill and demand my money back.
Not because we caught a 30" red, but because you don’t know what a bull red is.

Once you have pulled several 40+ inch reds over the side you realize how small a 30" red is and the status a real bull red has.