2#testand 64thozJig/Gulp Minnow
"About six of these in the same spot from shore, casting 30 yards from a fixed shore spot."
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coppernose-May-17-2014
I guided a guy from Lebanon and his mom today. This was the best fish.
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Comment by Walt Foreman on May 18, 2014 at 5:47pm
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I wouldn't be surprised if you were right, Tony. Lately I've just been very paranoid about killing big fish through too much handling, which is why I haven't even taken any kind of scale with me the last two times I've guided. I took a couple guys from Pennsylvania out today, and the biggest 'gill they caught, another whopper coppernose that was a little over 10" long and round - not as big as the one above, but very round - died about ten minutes after they caught it, even though it was only lip-hooked.
I already have a marine cooler that holds thirty or forty gallons, that I've used for transporting a handful of fish short distances; I'm going to rig it up with some kind of airstone to where I can pump pure oxygen into the water, and treat the water with an antibiotic like hatcheries use. It is not amusing seeing a twenty-ounce coppernose float up on his side.
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Comment by LedHed on May 18, 2014 at 1:15pm
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Excellent fish - great catch
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Comment by dick tabbert on May 18, 2014 at 10:37am
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What a quality copper
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Comment by Tony Livingston on May 18, 2014 at 10:24am
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I'll bet that fish touched a pound and three quarters.
Where's the scale Walt!! :)
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Thanks, Tony! This fish had to be at least 1.5 lbs. bare minimum, and may have pushed 2 - he was a beast! I went back and looked at some photos from last year of bluegill I estimated to be in the 18-20 oz. range that I photographed with this tournament ruler, and the wider ones only extended a little ways beyond the ruler on either side, but this dude was nearly twice as wide as it.
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Just now saw this....WOW! That guy is huge, and the body dynamics are superb.
Very nice Walt!
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Thanks for the comments, guys! This was one of the biggest bluegill that I've seen caught in the time I've been guiding. He was only a little over 10" but he was wider than both of my hands put together - unbelievable girth.
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Comment by carl hendrix on May 17, 2014 at 6:22pm
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walt-- that's a super nice one buddy!!
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on May 17, 2014 at 6:21pm
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That's a fine specimen Walt......
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