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New Lake Record "Bluegill" from California lake..

Jonathon Wilowiak of Winchester caught this new Lake Skinner Record fish, which the lake is calling a Bluegill. Looks like a big Redear to me. Weighed 3.69 pounds! A trophy fish whatever it is!

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Comment by Jeff Soto on April 11, 2014 at 7:37pm

Yeah Leo, I would love to float tube Skinner!  Can you imagine how good the fishing would be when you could quietly move into a good spot?  Oh well, we can only dream about it!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 11, 2014 at 4:27pm

I gotta' head west!

Comment by Adam Rink on April 11, 2014 at 4:04pm

Great picture too, I might add.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on April 11, 2014 at 4:02pm

Wowser! Pulling that thing out of the water would have me dancing on water. Great sharing. Wish that lake allows all types of kayaks and float tubes as well, which happens to be much less detrimental to water quality than boats. Too tight of a regulation.

Comment by Adam Rink on April 11, 2014 at 4:00pm

I agree, looks like a gillcracker. Awesome fish, the biggest hybrid I've seen pictures of. Thanks for sharing.

Comment by carl hendrix on April 10, 2014 at 8:10pm

still a nice one by any means!   but I am with the rest of you guys--  looks to much like a red ear to me!!

Comment by Bruce Condello on April 10, 2014 at 5:50pm

Thank you very much for posting this, Jeff!!!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on April 10, 2014 at 5:46pm

Thanks for the stats Jeff.....

Comment by Walt Foreman on April 10, 2014 at 5:43pm

Definitely a bluegill-redear hybrid.  If that fish is a pure bluegill I'm President of the U.S.

Comment by Bruce Condello on April 10, 2014 at 5:33pm

Looks exactly like the bluegill/redear hybrids I've seen and caught.  Regardless...an inspirational fish!

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