Close ….. just short of 10”

73 degrees , cloudy . Probably the last dry, warm day for awhile .
Weatherman predicts rain next four days with cold weather following.
So , I had to give the town pond one more try .
The bite wasn’t as good as the previous visits . The fish were there , because when a family threw some duck food out by the walker’s bridge , the fish we’re eating it up .
Maybe they were full .
Fished an hour and half and caught two . But one was a nice one . Just under 9 3/4” .
Rod today was a 6’ St Croix Panfish paired with a Shimano Symetre 500 reel , spooled with 4# Original P-line .
A black woolybooger micro jig was the only thing I could get a bite on .
The other gill was a 8 1/4” .
This pond is going to spoil me .

Fine gill for sure

Very nice catch !

That's a bull

This was the other gill I caught today.
Not a bad bluegill, I just get spoiled with the 9” inchers .

That would be a trophy gill on the waters I fish. Nice catch.

That's a dandy for sure.

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Two nice catches!

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Originally Posted by Timbertodd

That would be a trophy gill on the waters I fish. Nice catch.

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Mine as well. Real nice gill!
Bob

if your only going to ketch two those are the ones you want. congrats. Plus it's on a local pond you can simply walk up to and start fishing? Love those and don't have any close by so jealous.

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if your only going to ketch two those are the ones you want. congrats. Plus it's on a local pond you can simply walk up to and start fishing? Love those and don't have any close by so jealous.

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The town pond is a short two miles from my house . Great place to get in an hours fishing to satisfy that fishing urge when I can’t get away on a fishing adventure.
I’m lucky , I have the town pond , a county water reservoir that’s only ten minutes away, and another county water reservoir that’s less than twenty minutes away . The water reservoirs just about require taking the boat out due to limited bank access.
The rain started this morning, bringing in colder than normal temperatures that’ll shut down the bite for a few days once the rain clears out late this weekend .
There’s supposed to be a break in the showers this afternoon, if so I’m going try to get in a hours fishing .
Thanks guys for all of the comments and support in my quest of a 10” or more gill .
I’ve caught a few 10”+ before but because I’m a catch and release fisherman, I’ve never carried a ruler with me to document my catches .
Here’s one I’m sure was over 10” .

Beautiful fish!

Regards


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I seem to be able to catch all the good gills that do t quite make the 10” mark but crossing that line is elusive. Those are some nice fish.

10 inch gills are huge.

we see very few in that size range here , one lake has an abundance of them , but the rest of the waters here rarely if ever, yield a bluegill in that size range .
10 inches is a trophy bluegill ,congrats and KABOOM

I have never caught one that nice, congratulations!!


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Awesome catches, gillchaser! In my neck of the woods 8 inchers are rare and are considered trophy among a handful of us seeking them in the ponds or lake. Thanks for showing!

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Awesome catches, gillchaser! In my neck of the woods 8 inchers are rare and are considered trophy among a handful of us seeking them in the ponds or lake. Thanks for showing!

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I’m lucky to have access to a few ponds that I can fish .
I checked to see if our state has any type of awards program and in order to qualify a bluegill must weigh 1.5# or be 13” . I’d like to catch a 13” bluegill.
I’ve caught shellcracker that long , but not bluegill .

Got to get you a ruler! Soon as you do you will be constantly trying be beat the last one. Glad you got some good weather. That is one hoss of a Bluegill!