Monster Monster Gill!

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Comment by Richard Hauck on February 19, 2011 at 7:06pm

Oh come, come Daniel G: where is your faith in the veracity of fisherfolk? Ignoring the fact of proximity to the camera, I measured three spaced fingers and the visible fingernails. I estimate this fish to be ten inches long. Of course, there is still a possibility that it is plastic, though the drooping tail suggests not. Poor Richard says we should always believe the stories told by our fellow anglers. I once caught a very pretty 19" cutthroat in a state park, and it turns out this was unusual. People next day said, "Did you hear about the guy that caught the 20" cutt?" and so on. By the time we left on the third day, my fish had grown to 23". I have no trouble accepting this. In the first movie (silent) based on "Moby Dick" the whale was carved from a bar of Ivory soap. Why would anyone want to dilute
the facts in such a wondrous achievement? All it takes is a little imagination.

Comment by thomas j swank on February 19, 2011 at 7:10am

very nice! Pond or lake? Have you caught one that large on open water?

Comment by Richard Hauck on February 17, 2011 at 1:22pm

Chris Salmon: Ufortunately, southern brim don't live as long. Although a Georgia 'gill might be three years old at 8", a Michigan 'gill at 8" is likely to be eight years old! The southern fish will then die at a younger age. But I've seen wondrously huge 'gills down south, especially in brackish or mixed water like Mobile Bay or around the Carolina Islands. So, as Poor Richard always sez, "Eat 'em now: a panfish earned is a panfish et."--Or something like that.

Comment by Bruce Condello on February 17, 2011 at 8:29am

Oink!

Comment by Shawn Anderson on February 17, 2011 at 12:32am

Of all the "bulls I've seen, they usually have a "knob"  on the  head , that beauty is too big to even have one!! Also, I see the earflap is bigger than your finger, truly a BULL! Very majestic fish Nate.

Comment by Chris Salmon on February 16, 2011 at 9:19pm

i'm always amaized the size of the gills you guys catch on ice. I was always told the colder the weather the longer it takes for a fish to grow, but i see giant gills off the ice more than gaint gills down south. awsome fish

Comment by Andre Sturkey on February 16, 2011 at 10:57am

Man that is a Perfect looking Gill!

Comment by Bruce Condello on February 14, 2011 at 9:45am

Another "Herman Hog" :-)

Comment by Walt Foreman on February 14, 2011 at 9:13am

Did you get a weight or measurement?  Looks pretty big...