Do you love big bluegill?

Another early morning Chunk....

Had a great time on the LIttle River soaking some Grass Shrimp Jigs....

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on June 23, 2012 at 9:00pm: Can you imagine having 'thousands' of acres of high-caliber bluegill water right under your nose?

Jeffrey...you have to be one of the most blessed bluegillers alive! I'm jealous, and I have great water all around me, too!

I can't help myself...I just have to do this blackwater/river gig some day before it drives me nuts! The scenery alone is worth the trip...slab bluegills and fliers are a bonus!

Comment by dick tabbert on June 23, 2012 at 6:45pm: Can't believe the size of the tail as to the size of the fish, another good one Jeffrey.

Comment by Tony Livingston on June 23, 2012 at 6:33pm: I've noticed that too. Some of Jeffrey's fish almost appear to me like they didn't get enough to eat when they were younger. A BG that grows quickly when its's young will sometimes "outgrow" its tail, meaning the tail looks small, and out of proportion when compared to the rest of its body.

I suspect it may work the other way around, too. A BG that grew slowly, possibly due to insufficient food when younger, may have its tail outgrow the body.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 23, 2012 at 5:21pm: I'm partial to the Pasquotank Jim because it's close to me and offers several varieties of fishing such as shallow cuts....Deep water access......Heavy Cover....Moving Water.....you name it, the Pasquotank has it........I've caught one pound class gills on 8 different Northeast North Carolina rivers but quality/quantity...I spell it P-A-S-Q-U-O-T-A-N-K or as we call it locally...The "Tank".....

Comment by Jim Gronaw on June 23, 2012 at 4:08pm: Hey Jeffrey...I've noticed that some of the coppers you guys catch appear to have great skeletal length and larger than average tails per body length. And then some are major chubbers...

Any thoughts on this...does one river yield heavier fish than another?