Another view- 3 lbs

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Comment by Jeff Soto on July 9, 2017 at 12:52pm

With that little gill flap or "ear" being so small, I'm pretty sure it was a female.  The funny thing about this record fish was that after the guy caught it on a trolled tiny Bagley fire tiger "Bang-O-lure",  he didn't know that it was a new Lake Perris Record Bluegill until he brought it to the lake store at lunchtime to weigh it.  It ended up beating the old record that stood for several years by one ounce!  This fish weighed exactly 3 lbs even.  When they found out that they had caught a new lake record fish, the two excited, fired-up fishermen went back out to troll the same place that was across the lake and caught another big Bluegill of  2 lbs 12 oz!  When I got the actual record fish to mount for the fisherman,  I ask what lure was used, and he gave me a lure that was the same model that he used.  Now you can't even find that discontinued Bagely bait anywhere!  And I'm afraid to use it for fear of losing it!

Comment by carl hendrix on July 9, 2017 at 9:20am

WOO--HOOOO !!!  THATS A BEAUTY OF A MOUNT !!   YOU TOOK EXTRA SPECIALL CARE-- AND TIME-- TO CREATE THIS BEAUTY !!

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 9, 2017 at 6:16am

awesome work Jeff!

Comment by Jeff Soto on July 8, 2017 at 11:54pm

The "old" Lake Perris Lake Record Bluegill of 3 lbs. that I mounted way back in the 1990s.  This is how the guy wanted it painted, even though it was a Florida coppernose.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on April 29, 2012 at 7:57pm

Truly gorgeous. Did you have any replica of pumkinseed? I would love to see your great skill detailing that marvelous fish.

Comment by Jeff Soto on April 29, 2012 at 2:33pm

It was exactly 3 lbs and 13 inches long.  I didn't catch it (wish I did!)  I made the fiberglass reproduction from a mold of the actual fish.

Comment by Dwayne Denison on April 29, 2012 at 2:14pm

Jeff, good lookin fish, What was size on that fella?