Pfifer lake 10.5" Monster gill! 5-26-13

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on June 21, 2013 at 4:26pm

Yes, Nathanael...this fish is indeed a huge trophy catch in every sense of the word. Comparable to huge bass, trout and muskies.

People just don't realize how rare and special trophy panfish are. Thanks for sharing such an exceptional catch!

Comment by Nathanael Deloach on June 21, 2013 at 8:11am

Thanks guys!  He didn't realize how special of a catch it was until I explained (after I was done hyperventilating) that I've never seen an Mn gill this big before. He knows I fish and look for monster gills all the time, so once he realized how excited I was he came around....:)  In my experience of fishing BGs in this area of Mn, this fish would be equivalent to a 20 lb Northern or 12 lb walleye or 7 lb smallie....and probably more rare. It took thousands of blue gills caught to finally see one this big.....I could go on and on about how special this fish was and how grateful I am that my cousin got the thrill of this catch.....but I can stop, the picture says more then I ever could....

Tony- Not sure what "mottling" means but I did tweak the photo with a filter so it could be from that.....

Comment by dick tabbert on June 20, 2013 at 8:00pm

Wow what a gill it is a monster for sure.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 20, 2013 at 7:08pm

Great Gill Anywhere!

Comment by carl hendrix on June 20, 2013 at 4:41pm

ok-- its safe to go back into the water now!! H_U_G_E gill!!

Comment by Tony Livingston on June 20, 2013 at 3:04pm

That is a monstrous fish! Is there mottling on the cheek, or is it a function of the photo quality?

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on June 20, 2013 at 2:43pm

WHAT A MONSTER FOR NORTHERN FISH !!!!!!!! GREAT GILL AND congrats to the Cousin Nate !

Comment by Vince Fusco on June 20, 2013 at 2:20pm

Round as a saucer and thick too!!! Congrats on your catch!!!!!

Comment by Jim Gronaw on June 20, 2013 at 12:22pm

Wow! That is a super fish! Congrats!