20140821_125311-MY PB BLUEGILL AND BEST OF THE SEASON.

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Comment by Slip Sinker on December 30, 2014 at 1:48pm

the fish in the picture was broader but i made the mistake at taking the picture at a forty-five to the fish. i was astounded how beautiful this fish was... in august.

tony thanks on the tip about the eyes. i never knew that.

the thing about this lake is that it is very publicly fished. fish are culled and the largest are usually kept.

talking with fisherman in the pontoon boats that heavily fish the panfish say they have caught them up to 8.5" and they catch their limits regularly... stock up on the freezers etc. no one fishes the way i do with tipped ice jigs drop shotting fishing the deep breaks.

there  is a heavy population of sub 6 inchers you could catch all day long. ....these need to be fished down.

Comment by Slip Sinker on December 30, 2014 at 11:35am

thanks Tony and Carl heres wishing you good luck in 2015 also

Comment by carl hendrix on December 30, 2014 at 11:00am

2015 will soon be here slip stinker;; then go after that big one!!  

Comment by Tony Livingston on December 30, 2014 at 10:25am

It appears to me that those fish may have come up a little short in the food department when they were younger. Certainly genetics plays a role, but judging from the size of the eyeball this fish may have a few years on it. They have the length that corresponds to maturity, but the girth doesn't match up. Still a great fish, and may yet hit that elusive 10" mark!

Comment by Slip Sinker on December 30, 2014 at 10:01am

heres a beauty caught two days later in the same spot... they look young but long out of this lake... many ten inchers here next year.

Comment by Slip Sinker on December 30, 2014 at 9:10am

admittedly not a pretty fish... but no matter how i measured i could not stretch it to 10" ... lol. if it was a bass in a tournament these are the fish that get you fined for being short. hoping the next 10" class fish is a saucer fish but all my fish thus far fit the long profile. i caught several between 9.5" and 10 that morning. that really looked like fast growers and young for their size fish. next year they should be over ten in that spot.

Comment by Tony Livingston on December 30, 2014 at 8:38am

9.94"? What are you using to measure length SS, a laser? lol....... Seriously, that's a good fish. She's skinny, and her eyes are large, but she's got the length! Next time!

Comment by Slip Sinker on December 30, 2014 at 8:11am

i guess i finished the season and never personally labeled this fish as my personal best ... but here it is just short of 10 inches. i was getting so close to that citation gill and didn't want to jinx my panfish good fortune i guess.