pretty darn large for these parts

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

A true stud that gave a good fight, I’m sure. It also proves that your fish are related to mine that stop growing just before they cross the ten inch mark. Shell crackers get big but with all those nice gills I catch I can’t find the one that crosses that mark. I’m also sure we’ll both keep trying. Nice fish Mister!

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that spot will produce a few just a tad over the 10 mark , but yes sir , that is the limit in these parts in most cases

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

that spot will produce a few just a tad over the 10 mark , but yes sir , that is the limit in these parts in most cases

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Very much the same around here. The biggest bluegill I've measured was 10.5 inches. I know I've never caught one over 11 inches, and I suspect I've only caught a very few at 10 inches. Hundreds of 9 inchers and thousands of 8 inchers, but once you get above about 9.5 inches they are rare around here.

That's a monster for sure. VA has 11" for a length citation bluegill, pretty unrealistic

That’s a hog right there! I’d love to catch a mess of those lol. Kaboom


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Originally Posted by KayakJimW

That's a monster for sure. VA has 11" for a length citation bluegill, pretty unrealistic

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that is fact , have seen a very few bluegill in most places that exceed 10 inches , some in a few lakes out west and few farm pond raised versions in other sots , but a regular ole non bred to be big bluegill is almost never over that magic 10 inch mark