I went fishing for big bluegill.

Aquaman · 10-27-2009, 08:59 PM

Bittersweet catch, because I thought of OBG often while I was there.

Here's a nice Richmond Mill, North Carolina bluegill at 2 lb, 6 oz.

His stats were 12.75 inches, and a girth of 14 inches.

huskerice · 10-27-2009, 09:00 PM

All I can say is WOW!!!

ydoc · 10-27-2009, 09:08 PM

Holy-crap!!

KONGZILLA for sure!

LincolnLunger · 10-27-2009, 09:08 PM

Oh my... biggest bluegill Ive seen Pictured in a LONG time!

That thing is a monster, and a fish of a lifetime!

**Slimdog** · 10-27-2009, 09:11 PM

Beautiful gill, Bruce!

Slim

**Ty S** · 10-27-2009, 09:37 PM

GOOOD LAWD!

OBG is proud of that one for sure!

QtipJC · 10-27-2009, 09:41 PM

Holy crap that's huge!!

Aquaman · 10-27-2009, 09:48 PM

Thanks guys...here's a slightly cheesier angle.

Aquaman · 10-27-2009, 09:52 PM

That previous fish is a coppernose strain bluegill, and this picture shows a 2-2 "native" or standard bluegill caught the night before along with a 1-12 coppernose.

**Mako** · 10-27-2009, 10:00 PM

Oh yeah? Well, OBG's catching 10 pounders where he's at!

OK, for here on earth, those are HUGE!!!

Fish On · 10-28-2009, 05:47 AM

Awesome gills Bruce!

thedarkarcher · 10-28-2009, 06:20 AM

**holdemplyer** · 10-28-2009, 07:21 AM

Bruce, I'm sure OBG was smiling down on you while you where fishing for those. Awesome fish indeed!

burrodebo · 10-28-2009, 07:28 AM

My goodness.

wneb.fisher · 10-28-2009, 07:50 AM

What a catch!! OBG would be proud.

AnglerX · 10-28-2009, 08:18 AM

Nice! Is this your largest?

Edwardo · 10-28-2009, 08:43 AM

Where did that "Most Impressive Fish" thread go?

TROUTMAN · 10-28-2009, 08:47 AM

Awesome.

Aquaman · 10-28-2009, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnglerX

Nice! Is this your largest?

Yes. It beat my PR by 6 ounces, and 3/4 inches.

Aquaman · 10-28-2009, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mako

Oh yeah? Well, OBG's catching 10 pounders where he's at!

You know it, brother.

Honestly, this was OBG's kinda lake. 130 acres. Lots of great float tubing spots. The lake record is held by a fly fisherman at 2-8. I'd like to go back sometime and just bring the fairy wand.

I'll be doing an article on the adventure for In-Fisherman magazine that will run this coming spring. I'm co-writing with one of their contributors Jim Gronaw.

10-27-2009, 08:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aquaman Aquaman is hoping to someday live on the water's edge. 2008 Catch & Continue Runner Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest U.S. Posts: 1,207 Thanks: 328 Thanked 414 Times in 117 Posts	I went fishing for big bluegill. Bittersweet catch, because I thought of OBG often while I was there. Here's a nice Richmond Mill, North Carolina bluegill at 2 lb, 6 oz. His stats were 12.75 inches, and a girth of 14 inches. __________________ ...and BOOM goes the dynamite.

10-27-2009, 09:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
huskerice huskerice is heading to All-American Burger!!! Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: south side Lincoln Posts: 438 Thanks: 248 Thanked 154 Times in 100 Posts	All I can say is WOW!!! __________________ An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home. ~Author Unknown

10-27-2009, 09:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
LincolnLunger LincolnLunger is on Spring break and Ready to go fishing! Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: southeastern nebraska Posts: 2,175 Thanks: 977 Thanked 589 Times in 369 Posts	Oh my... biggest bluegill Ive seen Pictured in a LONG time! That thing is a monster, and a fish of a lifetime! __________________ Shut Up And Fish! ><((((((((()*< ~--------------

10-27-2009, 09:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ty S Ty S is sunburnt, bloody, and beat! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,117 Thanks: 508 Thanked 399 Times in 266 Posts	GOOOD LAWD! OBG is proud of that one for sure! __________________ Ducks Unlimited Waterfowlers Party , Norfolk, NE April 24 100s of decoys, 11 guns, beer, food, and good times included in the $25 ticket price. Contact me for details! Not just for duck hunters. Lots of different prizes.

10-27-2009, 09:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
QtipJC QtipJC is looking for more monster bluegill Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 255 Thanks: 122 Thanked 115 Times in 68 Posts	Holy crap that's huge!! __________________ "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours" -Stephen Roberts-

10-27-2009, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
ydoc ydoc has no status. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 366 Thanks: 513 Thanked 95 Times in 72 Posts	Holy-crap!! KONGZILLA for sure!

10-27-2009, 09:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Slimdog Slimdog is already suffering from withdrawls... 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kearney Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 716 Thanks: 417 Thanked 310 Times in 172 Posts	Beautiful gill, Bruce! Slim

10-27-2009, 09:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aquaman Aquaman is hoping to someday live on the water's edge. 2008 Catch & Continue Runner Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest U.S. Posts: 1,207 Thanks: 328 Thanked 414 Times in 117 Posts	Thanks guys...here's a slightly cheesier angle. __________________ ...and BOOM goes the dynamite.

10-27-2009, 09:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aquaman Aquaman is hoping to someday live on the water's edge. 2008 Catch & Continue Runner Up Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest U.S. Posts: 1,207 Thanks: 328 Thanked 414 Times in 117 Posts	That previous fish is a coppernose strain bluegill, and this picture shows a 2-2 "native" or standard bluegill caught the night before along with a 1-12 coppernose. __________________ ...and BOOM goes the dynamite.

10-27-2009, 10:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mako Mako is missing an old bald friend. Director Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A bit further south... Posts: 6,272 Thanks: 67 Thanked 449 Times in 302 Posts Blog Entries: 2	Oh yeah? Well, OBG's catching 10 pounders where he's at! OK, for here on earth, those are HUGE!!! __________________ Be rude to a bully and he'll beat you up. Be rude to a geek and your computer will never forgive you.

10-28-2009, 05:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Fish On Fish On is going metric. 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: next to the trolling rod Posts: 1,865 Thanks: 49 Thanked 277 Times in 182 Posts	Awesome gills Bruce! __________________ When you have the option, please buy American made. If it does not save your job, it might save mine.

10-28-2009, 06:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
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10-28-2009, 07:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
holdemplyer holdemplyer is waiting on open water Director Join Date: May 2007 Location: hunting for Kenzies MA gill!!! Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 6,086 Thanks: 850 Thanked 1,388 Times in 820 Posts	Bruce, I'm sure OBG was smiling down on you while you where fishing for those. Awesome fish indeed! __________________ "So I says to Mabel, I says... I'll continue this later." Waiting on the shadow to materialize.... Gone, but never forgotten.

10-28-2009, 07:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
burrodebo burrodebo is picking ice out of the guides Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 3,251 Thanks: 26 Thanked 95 Times in 36 Posts	My goodness. __________________ "We subscribe to the idea that there's no such thing as failure. There's just giving up. We do not give up. We are relentless." -- The Edge, U2

10-28-2009, 07:50 AM	#15 (permalink)
wneb.fisher wneb.fisher is ready to hit the Hard Water!! Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chadron, NE Posts: 379 Thanks: 196 Thanked 173 Times in 72 Posts	What a catch!! OBG would be proud. __________________ "...it's amazing how grown men can turn into squealing, giggling school girls at the mention of a fish or game animal." ~Fishingnerd33~ (This quote was too good not to use.)

10-28-2009, 08:18 AM	#16 (permalink)
AnglerX AnglerX is resting Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where the shad are.. Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 3,566 Thanks: 258 Thanked 814 Times in 318 Posts	Nice! Is this your largest? __________________ Keeper of the Blue Bucket

10-28-2009, 08:43 AM	#17 (permalink)
Edwardo Edwardo is watching the GameTracker. Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lincoln Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 481 Thanks: 29 Thanked 223 Times in 145 Posts	Where did that "Most Impressive Fish" thread go? __________________ I like fishing because the ripples excite me. ~Cleverbot

10-28-2009, 08:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
TROUTMAN TROUTMAN is Praying for a sunny weekend Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: OMAHA Posts: 411 Thanks: 163 Thanked 44 Times in 39 Posts	Awesome. __________________ “When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.” ~ Cree prophecy

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