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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 9, 2012 at 5:12pm

Thanks guys....glad you folks enjoy it Leo......

Comment by Jacob Hill on July 9, 2012 at 2:36pm

Good luck Jeffrey!!!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on July 9, 2012 at 12:48pm

Holy molly! You never cease to make my wife and I smile from ears to ears of all your amazing catches! Jeez!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 9, 2012 at 8:53am

Thanks Vince...hopefully I can catch him again in the future....My favorite are these fish with the round body dynamics...

Comment by Vince Fusco on July 9, 2012 at 8:39am

Wow!.That is a true football, Jeffrey.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 9, 2012 at 8:30am

Going to try to fish this region late this afternoon if Mother Nature allows me to! Bound to be a few more footballs in there....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on July 8, 2012 at 3:05pm

I released him hoping someone might feel the thrill again......He fought pretty good so even if he's done growing he'll be a nice catch......

Comment by Tony Livingston on July 8, 2012 at 6:29am

A Bluegill's eyes will typically grow at a constant rate throughout its life, even when the fish in question is part of a stunted population. If you find a small Gill' with large eyes, what that probably means is that's an older fish who simply didn't get enough to eat when it was younger, never reaching its full potential.....stunted. There are exceptions of course, which is why examining body condition is important also.

My take on Jeffrey's photo is that it's an older, mature fish, that may not get much bigger, due to life expectancy.

Here's a three year old fish that has eaten well it's entire life. The eye is noticeably smaller, especially when compared to its body. A sign of fast growth.

Comment by Jacob Hill on July 8, 2012 at 4:06am

Agreed Jeff, huge eyes tiny head. Great fish Jeffrey

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 7, 2012 at 11:28pm

This fish has an incredibly small head for that nice full body, yet has the large eyes of a juvenile....

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