lunker
noun
lun·ker
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Definition of lunker
: something large of its kind
—used especially of a game fish
Examples of lunker in a Sentence
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From Lake Guntersville, Captain Mike Carter continues to whack jumbo bass with the jumbo Wake Shad lure, fishing it over scattered grass in 2 to 4 foot depths in the first hours of daylight—a recent lunker went close to 7 pounds. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Get Friday Fishing Report, plus info on conservation banquet in Birmingham," 16 Aug. 2019 Captain Mike Carter has been finding lunkers cranking a Wake Shad just fast enough to make a big V wake in these areas. — Frank Sargeant, al, "Friday Fishing Report: How lower temperatures help anglers," 26 July 2019 Their photographs of monster turtles and lunker catfish are reminders that there is much more to life than smartphones, the internet and video games. — Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana noodling: Inside the Hoosier tradition of catching snapping turtles by hand," 14 July 2019 If there’s a lunker below, things sometimes get very interesting for a few seconds, but the heavy tackle usually wins. — Frank Sargeant, al.com, "Hey anglers, don’t forget flippin’ as spring turns into summer," 12 June 2019 The dam outflows below Wheeler and Wilson dams continue to produce some lunker smallmouths, with a fish over 8 pounds reported last week along with lots in the 4 to 5 pound class. — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, "Friday Fishing Report," 30 Mar. 2018 Lake Guntersville turned out some tremendous bags of bass in last Saturday's Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) event, with the top team weighing in five fish that went 30.02 pounds including an 8.56 pound lunker. — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, "Guntersville turns out impressive catches in Alabama Bass Trail event," 13 Mar. 2018 Until then, though, the tactics above are a good bet for those seeking lunkers. — Cheryl Wray, AL.com, "NASCAR Daytona qualifying, Auto Parts Clash live stream, TV, time, lineup," 11 Feb. 2018 For more on chasing lunker blue cats, visit www.brianbartonoutdoors.com. — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, "Time for whopper blue cats in Lake Wheeler," 23 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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