Today's Big Gill unfortunately got gut hooked...

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on November 5, 2012 at 9:05am

#6 circle and gut hook? Wow. That's one of the rare thing that does occur. Release that baby back into the water, and it would have been another's fish lunch. Best to be yours instead.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 5, 2012 at 5:12am

I can go months fishing shallow and lip hook hundreds of gills Jim......put it on bottom and the first fish is gut hooked.....it stunk because this fish was sure to be released but he will be a tasty treat mixed in with a pile of catfish filets.....

Comment by Jim Gronaw on November 4, 2012 at 9:30pm

Excellent fish, and you have to keep them when they are mortally hooked.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 4, 2012 at 6:23pm

Thanks Ken.....this river is only 12 feet deep in this region and I was fishing a drop off...like 8 to 10.......water temperatures for us were 56 to 58 degrees....As aggressive as the catfish were I thought this strike was another, but when it started spinning tight circles,  I knew it was a nice bluegill...... 

Comment by Slip Sinker on November 4, 2012 at 5:59pm

nice fish! how deep were you fishing? i may try that technique later on this week.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 4, 2012 at 5:45pm

I would have avoided this post but it's one of those fishing lessons.....Fishing a drop shot for gills can lead to this sometimes! I had just rinsed him off for the picture and this much blood returned.......Not fun but this matador will go into the Little River history book and an upcoming fish fry!