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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: wballard77 on January 18, 2012, 01:09:48 PM

Title: Big Bluegill
Post by: wballard77 on January 18, 2012, 01:09:48 PM

Anyone else see this?

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: jaybird62 on January 18, 2012, 02:04:40 PM

ive seen em that big when i lived in arkansas  HUUUUGE

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Post by: ILfisher on January 18, 2012, 02:20:33 PM

I think it was caught last year and supposed to be the new world record.

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Post by: slabslayer on January 18, 2012, 04:22:46 PM

How'd you like to pull that thru the ice?  I know I would!!

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: wballard77 on January 18, 2012, 07:35:45 PM

Quote from: slabslayer on January 18, 2012, 04:22:46 PM

How'd you like to pull that thru the ice?  I know I would!!

You would have to drill 2 holes!

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: fishintechnician on January 18, 2012, 07:38:00 PM

that is actually ashell cracker they get alot bigger than gills....huge none the less

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Post by: g on January 18, 2012, 08:27:03 PM

a efw years ago i saw an article where a guy drained hi pond & had a 5 lb. hybrid bluegill in it. it looked huge.

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: ILfisher on January 19, 2012, 04:05:39 AM

This is a link to LA Times for a possible world record for a Red Ear Sunfish.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2011/05/redear-sunfish-all-tackle-world-record.html (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2011/05/redear-sunfish-all-tackle-world-record.html)

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: fisherbeckLLC on January 19, 2012, 06:08:56 AM

Shell Cracker, Pumpkin Seed, Red Ear, all the same fish. Not a bluegill. There are hybrid bluegills that get really huge but that is another genetic monster.  We can almost always find one pounders in MN, if you fish certain lakes and those fish are nice bluegills with big neck humps. FisherbeckLLC

Title: Re: Big Bluegill
Post by: fishintechnician on January 19, 2012, 02:01:12 PM

kentucky lake has some beasts! i want to try and make a trip this spring to try and catch the end of the crappie spawn and begining of the bluegill/shellcraker spawn. I hope!!!