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This Tall 10 inch Gill was a freak on light tackle and being lip hooked with the #6 Eagle Claw, he was returned to keep my home river great!

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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 19, 2012 at 5:30am

Yeah, your heart rate goes up when a fish like this rolls over next to the boat Chris....I had to pick this one up with the landing net.....

Comment by Chris Salmon on May 18, 2012 at 10:39pm

great coppernose

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 16, 2012 at 8:42am

This fish was worthy of a replica but I always lean towards letting them grow.....I've transferred about a hundred similar gills to the lake @ the BassPro Shops in Hampton, Virginia so the kids can get addicted early.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 15, 2012 at 8:39am

Thanks again to you all...if you want to see a fighter here he is....this body type makes for some high torque and drag busting action......We went around the boat a couple times because he was owning my light action rod......He was good and perky in the cooler water so we snapped a shot and put him back.....He may be a king in this region that people never fish......Old Ebbtide is running great and all the subsystems are functioning well so I'm braced for another peak season on the Albermarle Sound................

Comment by John Sheehan on May 15, 2012 at 6:07am

Wild looking fish!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 15, 2012 at 3:11am

Great fish.

Comment by Patrick "Bullworm" Olson on May 14, 2012 at 10:41pm

Great release on that tank!

Comment by Bill "Musky" Modica on May 14, 2012 at 8:10pm

Crazy tall....and round

Comment by Jim Gronaw on May 14, 2012 at 7:53pm

Wow! Great fish!

Comment by dick tabbert on May 14, 2012 at 6:46pm

What a great fish Jeffrey a giant for sure with width to boot. Good fish enjoy looking at them.

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