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Alan Warren, Big Bluegill, Richmond Mill video

Alan Warren is one of the most well-spoken supporters of the outdoors that I ever met.  He's exactly what this industry needs to help keep our hunting and fishing heritage alive.

I was proud to meet him.  Watch this video and you'll see why.

If you "Google" Big Bluegill, then hit "Images"....

You don't see any pictures of me.....

But you will see this! :-)

A big, bigbluegill welcome to "juggalobluegill". You're our 2,000th member. We hope you'll stay awhile and learn about bluegill with us.

Bruce Condello

A heartwarming testimonial to the greatest game fishing destination in the country.

http://thekingfishersociety.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/a-pilgrimage-to-peaceful-paradise/

Thanks to AaronM, Big Bluegill co-creator and CEO. Thanks to his vision for creating the world's best panfishing network, and his generosity, Big Bluegill will continue on Ning Networks moving toward the future.

Thanks, Aaron!

People in the pond management industry say that www.pondboss.com is the best place to go for pond management information. I've written articles for Pond Boss magazine for years now, and I've never seen any other resource that is in the same ballpark. Bob Lusk is a member of BigBluegill, and has been a big supporter of www.bigbluegill.com. He was the brains and the inspiration behind the Pond Boss magazine, and the…

Bob Lusk is an expert on raising trophy bass. He is the industry's leading expert on raising trophy bass. Bob, I'd like to extend an open invitation to you to spend a moment or two giving novices like us a primer on what it takes to raise trophy bass in our farm ponds, or in our small lakes. When you're done, I'll try to address how a pond manager can also create a trophy bluegill fishery along with the trophy bass. We know that raising trophy bass can be a complex process, but if you were…

I just wanted to extend a huge "Thank You" to Herman Brothers Pond Management, and Nate Herman, who is a member of Big Bluegill for their incredible hospitality they extended me this last weekend!

Their operation is absolutely first class, and offers people in the Illinois, and the Midwest a chance to catch a really huge hybrid bluegill.

Take a look at this great fish. We caught several hybrid bluegill in the 1-1 3/4 pound range, and we also caught quite a few…

This news flash just in!



Bruce Condello holds his fish out in front of him for photos! Now I know this may come as a shock to many of you, but my secret is finally out. :-)

If you would like to know some of the secrets to this technique, read on!



Rule #1. Catch a big fish. No matter how hard you try, you're not going to make a 9 inch bluegill look like a 12 inch bluegill, nor will you be able to make a 15 inch bass look like a 22 incher. There…

Big Bluegill gets visits from six different continents, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, as well as 46 different states.

All in ONE DAY!!!

April 24, 2010 was a great day for Big Bluegill.

Thanks everybody for keeping this such a civil, and friendly place to be!

Dear Mr. 2lbgill,

I just wanted to let you know that you are a huge inspiration for this site. I saw your website, www.2lbgil.com a while before this site existed and I remember thinking what a cool deal that it was that you took time to create such a nice place for bluegill lovers. It was a big inspiration for www.bigbluegill.com

I've noticed…