Do you love big bluegill?

SMALLMOUTH BRAGGER BOARD

post your personal bests or braggers in this discussion... if possible post a description of the details of your catch.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Gronaw on March 7, 2015 at 10:39pm

Harriburg upstream, Maryville, Ft. Hunter area, mouth of the Juniata and Montgomery Ferry and Millersville. Go with someone who has done it and knows the river...thats what I always did.

Permalink Reply by Jim Gronaw on March 7, 2015 at 10:46pm

Hoping I can load this photo...

Here's the 19.5 in 5 pounder I caught a few winters ago at the Brunner Island hot water discharge in February. Fish hit a Lucky Craft Pointer 100. My heaviest Susquehanna smallmouth to date...spectacular fight!

Permalink Reply by Slip Sinker on March 7, 2015 at 11:13pm

nice toad and a great overall pic Jim!

Permalink Reply by John Sheehan on March 8, 2015 at 8:29am

Great fish Jim!

Permalink Reply by John Sheehan on March 8, 2015 at 8:26am

Thanks Jim!

Permalink Reply by jim cosgrove on March 8, 2015 at 8:36am

nice jim,i do revert to cray fish when they are giving me THE FIN.just hit the shallows and flip rocks.a few streams have hellgies and i never drifted a hellgrammite without it getting eaten by something.caught a large softshell turtle on one that really latched on to my thumb.just aint fishing unless i am getting stung bit pinched cut or stabbed.

Permalink Reply by John Sheehan on March 19, 2015 at 4:18pm

HAHA , fishing's a rough sport .

Illegal ,I'm told, to lift rocks and fish Helgies in the Delaware River up in the North PA/NJ/NY area .

Permalink Reply by jim cosgrove on March 19, 2015 at 4:57pm

could be here too for all i know.sometimes i forget i am an adult and subject to rules and regs .i know helgies are threatened in some watersheds so thats maybe the reason.always heard a stream was healthy when they are present

Permalink Reply by jim cosgrove on March 19, 2015 at 4:59pm

john just tell the game warden its a super realistic fly.

Permalink Reply by carl hendrix on March 7, 2015 at 11:10pm