Y'all may notice that this fish had the skeletal length, but not the hulking girth that some of the fish we have seen on this site possess. I estimate it to weigh 1-4 to 1-6 lbs. Although clearly an old fish, other gills in the pond exhibited better body dynamics and weighed more per their length. This pond has suffered from some drought conditions over the years and diminished growth rates may have caused loss in body weight during hard times. I heard of a 12 1/2 incher that was caught and released there this spring. Hope I'm next!
Great fish! ..... Elvis's sideburns.....ha! ha! Catch and release is great for big bluegills and Linda's 11.5" might be Jim caught and release a few years ago.... who knows! Great job, Linda!
Linda actually caught this giant fro the pond where we catch numerous 5 to 8 lb bass each year. We had never given it serious consideration on gills until we took some kids over there to catch some panfish with worms and then she got the 'boy'. We have caught a 10 and a 10.5 fro there with many 8 inchers.
Comment by John Sheehan on July 15, 2009 at 2:43pm
By the way ,the ear on that Gill is as wide as Elvis's sideburns,no?
Comment by John Sheehan on July 15, 2009 at 2:42pm
Yes Jim you have more than a Master degree in Perch ,so its BGill fishin too.Not takin anything away from Linda's very fine catch but I'm thinkin' YOU put her on the fish.Correct me if I'm out of line here!
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