Todays Trophy: I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring. Caught on a Wacky...

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

Fireguy wrote:

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

Fireguy, that is a trophy Gill in anyone’s book! I would equate a 10” Gill to a 6# bass in our region. Nice.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

You have caught a winner! Just Sayin....RJS

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Great gill!

TonyB Loc: Dudley Massachusetts

When I was a boy we caught fish like that but that was many many years ago nice to see sum still get that big great catch

RuffplayOR57 Loc: Klamath Falls, OR

Fireguy wrote:

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

That’s a Great Gill, would be a Trophy around here for sure. Nice catch!

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

Fireguy wrote:

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

Beautiful Gil Fireguy. Did ya put it back or eat it?
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

10 inch bluegill is a very nice fish in anyone's book. Thanks for that photo. Nicely done.

Rutinbuck Loc: Haysville, Kansas

That’s one really nice Gill! That would look great dancing around on the business end of my catfish rig waiting on a big ole flathead to eat it for dinner.

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

Fireguy wrote:

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

That is a big, beautiful gill for sure. The largest I’ve EVER caught were 12” long. That was in SE Kansas, in the Strip Pits, using pieces of night crawlers. They fight good and taste great!!
A friend of mine, who was my boss many years ago, has a few of those trophy bluegills hanging on his wall that are over 12” he caught there as well.

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

hacksaw wrote:

Beautiful Gil Fireguy. Did ya put it back or eat it?
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

My Motto,

Catch, Photo, Release!

Unless one of my neighbors wants one to eat.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

Great mottos Fireguy
Hack🇺🇸🍺🍺

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

Fireguy wrote:

I was having a great day landing and releasing some decent LM, when this beauty hit. Fat, about 10 inches, .84 lbs. I was amazed by the coloring.
Caught on a Wacky rigged 3" piece of Flick Shake, watermelon red flake.

Beautiful fireguy. Love the copper color.

HarryNH Loc: Amherst NH

That's a very nice Bluegill. Where did you catch him? I assume it was the Connecticut river. If so, what part?

Harry

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

HarryNH wrote:

That's a very nice Bluegill. Where did you catch him? I assume it was the Connecticut river. If so, what part?

Harry

Harry, Hills Pond, Alton, NH