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Biggest MN Gill to date! A 10.5" Hog!
It took my breath away seeing that big boy come up through the whole, I couldn't believe It!
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Albums: 2015 Panfish
Location: Northern Mn
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Comment by Nathanael Deloach on March 2, 2015 at 7:59am
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I have been pleseantly surprised with the size of blue gills that I have been finding under the ice. It could be where I am locating them but everyone I have caught this winter has been 8.5"-9.5" besides the big one pictured here. I would agree tho Jim, we have some really good quality panfish lakes up here.
Pelican lake should be on the "bucket List" for any blue gill fisherman. I have talked with enough people who fish it to know that there are quite a few 10+ inchers lurking in those waters. The Bemidji and Brainered lake areas should be a vacation destination as well for gillers. There are so many lakes in those areas that many of them get overlooked and as a result grow some bruiser Gills....:)
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Comment by jim cosgrove on February 28, 2015 at 11:30am
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i think the pictures this winter prove there are huge gills in the north country.just wish illinois still did.the biggest sunfish i ever caught was in ely minnesota .i was about 14 and with a friends family.we were catching perch and i hooked some thing in the weeds that would not come out.it was literally the size of a plate.i had a picture but it must have got lost over the years.my friend and his extended family go to pelican lake minn every year for bluegills.
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Comment by mike needles on February 28, 2015 at 7:15am
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What a nice suprise !
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Comment by Jim Gronaw on February 27, 2015 at 10:31pm
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Game winner here!
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Slip, if you mean by "citation" that it is my best fish the answer is yes and no. It is the biggest Mn Gill I've ever caught but I've caught quite a few 10.75" fish in NC.....
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Comment by Slip Sinker on February 27, 2015 at 9:38am
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Citation Fish?
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 27, 2015 at 9:20am
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Very nice fish Nathanael........You've been putting in your time and this catch is a result of your efforts......I like seeing big gills no matter where they are caught!
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Comment by mike martinez on February 27, 2015 at 8:04am
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Nice.........
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It took a minute for me to put my hands on it. I just stared in wonder. I have caught 10.75" fish in NC before but none of them were this broad or heavy. It sent tingles up my spine! Man I love Blue Gills! :)
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just saw it in the title... trophy fish!
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