A really good gill for our parts
Pennsylvania Fishing
Jul 24, 2023 22:00:12 #
Son Gregg and I got out for a bit of weekday fishing, he’s got to head out to the middle of nowhere Texas this afternoon so the boss man cut him some morning slack.Caught quite a few smallish bass and crappies but most notably a huge gill. An 11” gill in our parts is equivalent to an 8#bass in our neck of the woods. Throwing 3” Keitech EZ shiners, the gill was a most unusual catch. The crappies and gills are really filled out but the bass are skinny as all get out. The bass pictured measured 17.5 inches but I seriously doubt if it weighed 2#. Wracking my brain as to why, the forage base certainly favors the craps and gills but the apex predators in this body of water seem to be extremely slim
Jul 24, 2023 22:42:33 #
bknecht wrote:
Son Gregg and I got out for a bit of weekday fishi... (show quote)
Nice catching Brad. That is a monster Gill! The Gills and Crappie must be pushing the Bass aside at mealtime.
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Jul 25, 2023 03:49:06 #
Fredfish wrote:
Nice catching Brad. That is a monster Gill! The Gills and Crappie must be pushing the Bass aside at mealtime.
Thanks Fred, the gill was an absolute 🐖, it’s mouth was large enough to choke down a 3” paddletail. I’ve got a few 10.5” gills out of the many thousands I’ve caught through my lifetime but never one quite that big, just can’t understand why the bass are so malnourished.
Jul 25, 2023 03:50:03 #
Whitey wrote:
Nice one's BK👍
Thank you Whitey, had a good time with the kid.
Jul 25, 2023 03:50:55 #
Jul 25, 2023 03:52:50 #
Jim Kay wrote:
The Bass is skinny but that is a beauty of a Bluegill.
Yeah Jim, the bass and pickerel in that little lake are pretty much slim little rascals.
Jul 25, 2023 06:50:35 #
Jul 25, 2023 07:03:11 #
Doug Lemmon wrote:
Hahaha.. That Gill has a forehead like a Mahi!!
Yeah Doug, it was a bullgill. It was released so I’m hoping to catch it before it heads off to the happy fishing grounds.
Jul 25, 2023 09:22:47 #
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Jul 25, 2023 12:39:31 #
That is indeed a whopper of a bluegill BK! Hmmm I wonder if the bass are being out competed for food? I notice around our area a similar thing...skinny bass from time to time, especially in lakes from small watersheds.
Nevertheless...a nice day spent on the water with your son!
Nevertheless...a nice day spent on the water with your son!
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