I target sunfish a lot. I know largemouth, spotted bass and smallmouth are in the sunfish family....but I'm talking about the panfish variety of sunfish. My wife caught the biggest one I've ever seen (1.3lbs and just over 12" long). The girth on the fish in your video is almost unbelievable! Honestly, I'd rather catch a few of these hogs in your video than to fish all day and only come up with an 8lb largemouth. When large gills get sideways, they are little beasts. Really enjoyed this video. I wish more people would do good quality sunfish videos. I regularly catch sunfish in the 9-10" range and they are always a blast. I can't even begin to imagine how much fun this must have been!
I agree with you wholeheartedly! They are very under appreciated. Lets be honest, if a bluegill got to be as big as a 6 lb bass, the bluegill would destroy the bass when it comes to fighting! I am used to catching the 8-9 inchers and being pleased with that, so this was a real treat for me. And I had the choice to fish for big bass or big bluegill here...I guess its obvious what option I chose. I remember casting to some structure, feeling the bite, setting the hook into a 5 lb bass and actually being disappointed about the fact it was taking time away from the bluegill fishing.
Brandon Alt I subscribed to your channel. I watched your videos. Why did you stop doing them? If you want to get it going again, take a look at my channel. I have some videos that are geared towards people who are TH-cam video makers and I try to do things on a budget. Maybe it would help you get going again? DIY fishing related stuff is my main focus but I do some fishing videos too.
I live in Memphis TN. I have a place like this I go to for 2 pound plus bluegill. It's an old River run chute off the Mississippi River near Tunica Mississippi. It's actually called Tunica cutoff. When the River reaches flood stage here in Memphis in the Spring it will back into the cutoff. It keeps the fishing source loaded with the nutrients that make for huge fish.
As a boy12 yrs. Old setting on the banks of my favorite lake all by myself doing what I love FISHING ,when hooked a large heavy fish fighting hard swimming down to to bottom and doing everything to stay there.mud swirling line real and today straining as I was to . I after a 5 min. Struggle got sight of it covered with mud I thought it was a carp ! Taking out the water and washing it off , holy sh*t it's a blue Gill at least 18" long and about 4lbs caught in the moment near in tears my catch had been witnessed two pairs of fishermen on the banks 75 yds across from me ...screaming save it ...trophy one guy screams world record ! Looking at this miracle in my hands I could not think of it as a stiff stuffed prize. It's blue gold purple metallic scales had to live to make more memories of wonder for the next wild eyed boy with a fishing story to tell .
@@mason.n3259go to Michigan then. I’m in Michigan and most my fish where blue Gail’s. I used small worm pieces and small shrimp pieces they like shrimp.
The size of these bluegills is insane. I'm in my 60s and have never seen anything in this size and weight range anywhere for bluegills. "Oh my mercy!" I would love to fish with you and your dad.
I have a cousin who has a pond on his property in Michigan . Over the last 40 years I’ve been fishing it everytime I visit from California. He also used to have a creek that went under an old RR Bridge that was fun to fish, but someone poisoned the waters up stream killing everything off. You really had to watch the snapping turtles under that bridge, but I digress. His pond has gone through a lot of phases being mostly Catfish to Big Mouth Bass to Crappie & Blue Gill . They have Hugeeee Crappie & Blue Gill. I throw everything back I catch. Sometimes I catch a smaller Blue Gill & will just let him run loose then a Big Mouth will come up & swallow him & I get to play him for a while until I’m tired of it & pull the Blue Gill out of his mouth while I’m still fighting him bring the Blue Gill in take it off the hook & set it free. Awesome Fun.
Wow! Very impressive! Lucked up by chance on lake Hartwell in upstate SC and got into giants like these with crickets about 15 deep, I could not believe how massive and how hard they fought! 5 ft ultralight rods with 4lb test and listened to the reels screaming for mercy! Best part of all was how great these guys taste! Best freshwater fish on the planet to eat! Tarter sauce me please!!!
Speaking of good 'Ol South Carolina, the place I mentioned is between Columbia and Sumter on Arnold Rd. Right in front of the McIntire Air National Guard base off of highway 378. It's the first pond on the right. Our home burned down on December 13, 1963 (Friday 13th) and I have yet to see the 'Gills compared to the sizes of those Big Boy's.
During last summer I was at a friends lakehouse and I sat in freezing cold water and waited for three hours and netted two bluegill one of them (probably the female) was around 1.4 lbs and 13.5 inches and the male was around a pound and just over 12 inches. What an amazing time, im tired of people trashing bluegill they are truly amazing fish
I enjoyed watching you handle the fish with care and returning them back to their habitat unharmed. Your comment that it was an honor to catch the fish. Didn't go unnoticed. I shared this on FB because you really did a good job.
Pre-dawn with the birds singing... My favorite time of the day while fishing. I used to catch 2 pound bluegills out of Suches Lake in northern Georgia. Just like these in the video. It's worth the trip from anywhere within 500 miles just to drive for a day to fish there.
I am not sure I even remember the last time that I was watching a youtube video and heard the "drag" on a reel. Nice to know I am not the only one that enjoys the fight as well as the fish. So many people I see, set the hook like they are trying to pull a rusty nail through rhino hide, and then slingshot it up on the bank or the boat like they think they are in a big money tournament. Those are some amazing fish you are catching there. My biggest bluegill is half the weight of the ones that you were catching there. Gotta find me a spot like that!
haha that made me laugh out loud man! a rusty nail through a rhino hide! But in all seriousness, I have a soft spot for fighting hard fighting fish on light line. fighting these bluegill on 4 pound test is a huge adrenaline rush for me! Good to know there are others who appreciate it just the same!
I thought the same thing today when fishing for bass on a paddletail swimbait-- I nice 6 lb channel cat (big for my pond) hit it on my medium light action rod spooled with 6lb test. Now I remember why I got into the sport of fishing. It's all for the fight!
sainstfisherman, you must not catch many big bass, otherwise you would know why some of the TH-cam fishermen set the hook so hard. When you are fishing in lakes with potential 10+ pounders, you don't mess around while setting the hook. It only looks ridiculous when they bring up a 2 pounder, but they have no idea what size fish is hitting that hook when they go to set it, so better safe than sorry. Now, many lakes simply don't produce anything much over 4lbs, so those lakes you can back off a little on the hook set.
Best bluegill video ever! I'm from Michigan and I dream of catching one of that quality some day. Your enthusiasm along with some "toad gilly's" had me...well...wanting to get out there!
This looked pretty exciting, until i went to the website. The king fisher whatever socitey owns yhe entire 120 acre lake which is stocked and fed, and it costs 600$ a day to fish. Might as well hunt deer inside a tall fence just for the rack. Looks like fun for sure, but kinda pricey for the blue collar workin man.
Is it really $600 a day? There are guys out there all around in every one of our cities that can easily afford this, but even paying $60 for a day of fishing is a long stretch for most of us. The money is concentrated in a top 1% or less for they over pay themselves as executives over seeing everything with full control over money in business.
Yeah, this shit is for big dollar workaholics who only get a few times off a year. Might as well spend that time catching fish than waste it getting nothing at the shitty public lakes in most states. For these types of people, it's simply more affordable. The site even says you can't use your own tackle, they supply all gear. So, yeah... perfect for the corporate big wig with money and little time on their hands.
I'm 48 years old and I've been fishing ALL MY Life!! AND I'VE SEEN MANY TH-cam VIDEOS, BUT THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST BLUEGILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. 😍😍😍😱😱😱😍😍😍
I'm gonna have to get out of Northern Illinois and go visit my brother's in Waxhaw N. Carolina. I wanna catch sum of those Beast Bluegills. 👍👍 Great video thanks for sharing.
Nice gills! That hybrid mount is cool too! My uncle and i used to fly fish with these peety poppers and crush big green eared sunfish! The green eared got teeth too, little crawfish crushers! Fishing the Hudson river N.Y. We never even knew they were their before or would bite like that. They were tons of fun fish for. Small rocky island with just a little current near a bridge. Beautiful color too clean! Top water gills who knew? Lol... Fish on!
I've never seen or heard of the need to net bluegill, but geez oh mighty those are some monsters. My PB is around a pound but the ones you were catching were twice as big. It must feel like reeling in a hubcap.
These little buggers are really line shy too, so I was using 4 lb line, therefore I almost had to use a net to bring them in the boat! Thanks for watching Carl! a 1 pound gill is still a big gill no doubt!
I'm with you on this one for sure I have always said if bluegill regularly got up to even 4 or 5 pounds, people would be like what is a bass? Nothing fights any better.
They do very well in the southern Appalachian mountain lakes. Quite a few are self supportive where they have rivers long enough to support spawning. The climate up there is close to what you would find up in the Maryland or Ohio region. Small mouth are abundant and Ohio musky are native. Tiger musky are stocked in a few lakes and rivers but no northern pike native or introduced.
There is a place here in Central Florida...Lakeland...called Saddle Creek. It's a Reclaimed Phosphate Pit turned into a Fishing Park with a series of Canals, Ponds and Tributaries all Connected. Has a Boat Launch, Bait and Tackle/ Covenient Store, Play Park, Picnic Areas and Public Restrooms. You can even Rent Canoes and Paddle Boats very reasonably.There are Panfish this size, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Spec's and Nile Perch/ Tilapia. And it's FREE TO THE PUBLIC. There are also Alligators and Snakes so you have to be careful. I've also seen Wild Hogs, Raccoons, Oppossums, Deer and Red and Grey Foxes on the Banks while fishing there. The only restriction is Fish Limits on Bass, and Boats can only use Trolling Motors or Paddles. These Idiots charging Six Hundred a Day to Fish are just Thieves.
Back in the day...(prior to President Kennedy being assassinated) my dad and I would use our homemade John-Boat in our 8-acre pond and fish with crickets and night-crawlers. This was from 1960 to '63 and we would catch the same size Bluegill as you are doing in this video...2 lbs. +. I stopped back by the old place after 22 years in the USMC, after the kids, and Grandkids were all grown and I reminisced of 'Days-Gone-By". Using a cane-pole, the Bluegill are so thick and heavy that they caused the pole to start cracking and splintering up, and my stringer got so heavy that I had to drag it back to my truck. Keep up the Great times you are having my brother. Glad to see that some folks still know how to set things right.
i loved this video. Watching you release MONSTER blue gill was well worth it. You didn't just toss them back, you nurtured them back. Gotta love that! I subbed for that.
I really appreciate the comment! thank you so much! I like to take the time to make sure the bigger ones are all set before they head back down to the depths!
My fishing friend irritates me. He always exaggerates the weight of his fish! He caught a large gill from my pond and tells everyone it weighed 3 pounds. It was a giant but really about 1 3/4 lbs at most. Oh how i wish i would have weighed it!
Panfish are like big rudders by nature. Awesome fun! I live in the middle of the city (Raleigh) & I love catching them in all of the little creeks around here.
We used to have an old quarry where the perch and crappie swam around in schools. The bass looked like submarines, as they swam by in the super clear water. Our first sun perch caught was 2.5 lbs!! We had a scale in the box. The water is really cold, and goes down deep! I sank a sinker on my new line line, down in one area... At least 300 feet of 10 lb., brade. it took it all to the knot on the spool and never hit bottom!
Absolutely love the video. You did a great job. Thank you for not using any profanity. Something that I can send to my grandkids to watch. Not too many out there text kid friendly. So thanks again keep up the great work. You make me want to go fishing right now. Stay safe and God bless
@@crazycajunj1703 My friend & I used to go down to the James River on our bikes. We'd find fishing line, we'd find hooks, we'd find some lead, then we'd go dig some worms & catch a bunch of bluegill.
Fished there in 2012. Great place. Used a 4-weight fly rod and caught over 30 coppernosed bluegill up to 3-1/2 pounds. Caught one Redbreast that was just at 18 inches long. Well worth the trip. At the time I went you were required to fish with one of their guides. I would love to slip my kayak in and do my own thing.
Thanks man! They're both Shimano reels, the topwater one being a Sienna, the jigging one being a Nexave. The topwater rod was some cheap Okuma 5 piece travel rod, and the jigging rod was a Fenwick 6 foot 6" medium light.
On a budget, I think the Sienna is the best option, the Nexave being one option above that. Honestly, ive never tried anything more expensive than those two!
Nice man, that Nexave is such a great little reel. literally perfect for any crappie and panfish, and still has 7 lbs of drag on it, score. Have you fished them yet? you'll have to let me know how they differ once you do.
My father would have been 87 and all I remember him going after was these. He would have been very pleased to have gotten in to a mess like these, and I would have wonted to have been right there with him. Thanks for tha memories
I can hold a 26" walleye out with my arms extended fully and stick a camera as close to it as I can and you will beleive it's 30 plus, hold a thirty down close by my leg sideways and you'll call it an eater
Nice fish. We live on a natural lake in Michigan and bluegills 10 1/2 inches are common. My biggest was 11 3/4". But they're not as heavy up here as they are in the south.
I target sunfish a lot. I know largemouth, spotted bass and smallmouth are in the sunfish family....but I'm talking about the panfish variety of sunfish. My wife caught the biggest one I've ever seen (1.3lbs and just over 12" long). The girth on the fish in your video is almost unbelievable! Honestly, I'd rather catch a few of these hogs in your video than to fish all day and only come up with an 8lb largemouth. When large gills get sideways, they are little beasts. Really enjoyed this video. I wish more people would do good quality sunfish videos. I regularly catch sunfish in the 9-10" range and they are always a blast. I can't even begin to imagine how much fun this must have been!
I agree with you wholeheartedly! They are very under appreciated. Lets be honest, if a bluegill got to be as big as a 6 lb bass, the bluegill would destroy the bass when it comes to fighting! I am used to catching the 8-9 inchers and being pleased with that, so this was a real treat for me. And I had the choice to fish for big bass or big bluegill here...I guess its obvious what option I chose. I remember casting to some structure, feeling the bite, setting the hook into a 5 lb bass and actually being disappointed about the fact it was taking time away from the bluegill fishing.
Well, I'm glad you made the choice you did! These mutant gills are something else
The Fishing Hobby I am inspired reading this
Brandon Alt I subscribed to your channel. I watched your videos. Why did you stop doing them? If you want to get it going again, take a look at my channel. I have some videos that are geared towards people who are TH-cam video makers and I try to do things on a budget. Maybe it would help you get going again? DIY fishing related stuff is my main focus but I do some fishing videos too.
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I live in Memphis TN. I have a place like this I go to for 2 pound plus bluegill. It's an old River run chute off the Mississippi River near Tunica Mississippi. It's actually called Tunica cutoff. When the River reaches flood stage here in Memphis in the Spring it will back into the cutoff. It keeps the fishing source loaded with the nutrients that make for huge fish.
Wow! way beyond the size I thought they could get! Amazing fishing.
Thanks for checking it out Travis!
As a boy12 yrs. Old setting on the banks of my favorite lake all by myself doing what I love FISHING ,when hooked a large heavy fish fighting hard swimming down to to bottom and doing everything to stay there.mud swirling line real and today straining as I was to . I after a 5 min. Struggle got sight of it covered with mud I thought it was a carp ! Taking out the water and washing it off , holy sh*t it's a blue Gill at least 18" long and about 4lbs caught in the moment near in tears my catch had been witnessed two pairs of fishermen on the banks 75 yds across from me ...screaming save it ...trophy one guy screams world record ! Looking at this miracle in my hands I could not think of it as a stiff stuffed prize. It's blue gold purple metallic scales had to live to make more memories of wonder for the next wild eyed boy with a fishing story to tell .
For a fishing enthusiast this is one of the finest channels on TH-cam.
You know it’s serious when he’s using a landing net for bluegill
Another reason isn’t because there big it’s because of how hard it is to get a truly solid hook set with their tiny moths
Tarrant hardware store, Tarrant Ala., 4lb 11oz. bluegill from Lake Ketona Ala. in the 50's mounted on wall for years and years.
@@mason.n3259go to Michigan then. I’m in Michigan and most my fish where blue Gail’s. I used small worm pieces and small shrimp pieces they like shrimp.
The size of these bluegills is insane. I'm in my 60s and have never seen anything in this size and weight range anywhere for bluegills. "Oh my mercy!" I would love to fish with you and your dad.
GOOD GOD, those fish were BEASTS!!!!! Absolute monsters!
Thanks for watching Tim!!!
I have a cousin who has a pond on his property in Michigan . Over the last 40 years I’ve been fishing it everytime I visit from California. He also used to have a creek that went under an old RR Bridge that was fun to fish, but someone poisoned the waters up stream killing everything off. You really had to watch the snapping turtles under that bridge, but I digress. His pond has gone through a lot of phases being mostly Catfish to Big Mouth Bass to Crappie & Blue Gill . They have Hugeeee Crappie & Blue Gill. I throw everything back I catch. Sometimes I catch a smaller Blue Gill & will just let him run loose then a Big Mouth will come up & swallow him & I get to play him for a while until I’m tired of it & pull the Blue Gill out of his mouth while I’m still fighting him bring the Blue Gill in take it off the hook & set it free. Awesome Fun.
Huge brim and bluegill are one of the finest fighting fish..I love it
Agreed, so much fun!
Lake meridian in meridian tx is full of huge red ear. Awesome fishing there.
I've never even seen bluegill this big! I'm so jealous 😭!!!
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Wow! Very impressive! Lucked up by chance on lake Hartwell in upstate SC and got into giants like these with crickets about 15 deep, I could not believe how massive and how hard they fought! 5 ft ultralight rods with 4lb test and listened to the reels screaming for mercy! Best part of all was how great these guys taste! Best freshwater fish on the planet to eat! Tarter sauce me please!!!
Speaking of good 'Ol South Carolina, the place I mentioned is between Columbia and Sumter on Arnold Rd.
Right in front of the McIntire Air National Guard base off of highway 378. It's the first pond on the right.
Our home burned down on December 13, 1963 (Friday 13th) and I have yet to see the 'Gills compared to the sizes of those Big Boy's.
If you close your eyes it sounds like a ghay adult film🤣 this is my favorite fishing video by a long shot the commentary is amazing
I was just looking in the comments to see if I'm the only one who thought that lmao.
I cried a little every time you put one back. They are the best eating fish in my opinion.
I've fished for bluegill/sunfish for 55 years. I've never seen slabs that big.
Thanks for watching Sir!!
Georgia giants look em up
During last summer I was at a friends lakehouse and I sat in freezing cold water and waited for three hours and netted two bluegill one of them (probably the female) was around 1.4 lbs and 13.5 inches and the male was around a pound and just over 12 inches. What an amazing time, im tired of people trashing bluegill they are truly amazing fish
To hear your drag start singing on that first big bluegill was something I've never heard before :) dang those are some true brutes!
haha thats about when I freaked out! Thanks for watching William!
Your style of video presentation is very similar to what I do on FishTales. Looking forward to more and to watch your youtube channel grow!
It's called having your drag set too low
its called 4 lb line, my friend!
yeah that's because the are farmed fish
The joy and excitement in your voice made me smile man. Great video!
I appreciate that Tony, thanks a bunch man!
I enjoyed watching you handle the fish with care and returning them back to their habitat unharmed. Your comment that it was an honor to catch the fish. Didn't go unnoticed. I shared this on FB because you really did a good job.
Pre-dawn with the birds singing... My favorite time of the day while fishing. I used to catch 2 pound bluegills out of Suches Lake in northern Georgia. Just like these in the video. It's worth the trip from anywhere within 500 miles just to drive for a day to fish there.
You never know how much you like the birds till winter rolls around
I am not sure I even remember the last time that I was watching a youtube video and heard the "drag" on a reel. Nice to know I am not the only one that enjoys the fight as well as the fish. So many people I see, set the hook like they are trying to pull a rusty nail through rhino hide, and then slingshot it up on the bank or the boat like they think they are in a big money tournament. Those are some amazing fish you are catching there. My biggest bluegill is half the weight of the ones that you were catching there. Gotta find me a spot like that!
haha that made me laugh out loud man! a rusty nail through a rhino hide! But in all seriousness, I have a soft spot for fighting hard fighting fish on light line. fighting these bluegill on 4 pound test is a huge adrenaline rush for me! Good to know there are others who appreciate it just the same!
saintsfisherman 😂😂😂
I thought the same thing today when fishing for bass on a paddletail swimbait-- I nice 6 lb channel cat (big for my pond) hit it on my medium light action rod spooled with 6lb test. Now I remember why I got into the sport of fishing. It's all for the fight!
you said it best man! when that fish is pulling, and you have no idea what It is....something gets in your veins thats better than any drug!
sainstfisherman, you must not catch many big bass, otherwise you would know why some of the TH-cam fishermen set the hook so hard. When you are fishing in lakes with potential 10+ pounders, you don't mess around while setting the hook. It only looks ridiculous when they bring up a 2 pounder, but they have no idea what size fish is hitting that hook when they go to set it, so better safe than sorry. Now, many lakes simply don't produce anything much over 4lbs, so those lakes you can back off a little on the hook set.
Ty PigPatrol this is the best bluegill video I've ever seen.
I appreciate that Frank! Thanks for checkin it out!
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Do you have a video showing what type of bait you use for the blue gill??
Enjoying your videos alot.... Those gillies your catching are beautiful fish............ and slabs !!!
Best bluegill video ever! I'm from Michigan and I dream of catching one of that quality some day. Your enthusiasm along with some "toad gilly's" had me...well...wanting to get out there!
Great to hear that, Jim, it makes my day knowing my video wanted to get you on the water!
Come to Florida
This looked pretty exciting, until i went to the website. The king fisher whatever socitey owns yhe entire 120 acre lake which is stocked and fed, and it costs 600$ a day to fish. Might as well hunt deer inside a tall fence just for the rack. Looks like fun for sure, but kinda pricey for the blue collar workin man.
Big Shue GOT THAT SHIT RIGHT!!!!!
That's sad a 10yld!!!
I would've been glad to him fish in my pond along as his parents were okay with that.
Ronald Moorer , should snuck back later that night and set his house on fire
Is it really $600 a day? There are guys out there all around in every one of our cities that can easily afford this, but even paying $60 for a day of fishing is a long stretch for most of us. The money is concentrated in a top 1% or less for they over pay themselves as executives over seeing everything with full control over money in business.
Yeah, this shit is for big dollar workaholics who only get a few times off a year. Might as well spend that time catching fish than waste it getting nothing at the shitty public lakes in most states. For these types of people, it's simply more affordable. The site even says you can't use your own tackle, they supply all gear. So, yeah... perfect for the corporate big wig with money and little time on their hands.
I've never seen a bluegill even close to that size. Great video
He’s huge Ty ! Wow -Another awesome day fishing with Ty !
I'm 48 years old and I've been fishing ALL MY Life!! AND I'VE SEEN MANY TH-cam VIDEOS, BUT THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST BLUEGILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. 😍😍😍😱😱😱😍😍😍
Great vid. My ultralight would fall in love with that lake.
haha about the most fun ive ever had, for sure!
I aint never seen bluegills that big before and u caught 4 of them! crazy!
It was a crazy place!!! Thanks for watching!!
I love those "eh I did that" moments that work out, the universe has your back. :)
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Nothing more fun than catching monster bluegills!! They are also one of the best tasting fish in the lake!! I always keep 8 or 9 for the frying pan!!!
High fence fishing! What time do the feeders turn on Bill Dance?
I'm gonna have to get out of Northern Illinois and go visit my brother's in Waxhaw N. Carolina. I wanna catch sum of those Beast Bluegills. 👍👍 Great video thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching Kevin!!
15:02 I feel like he about to say Meep.
Wow! They're like dinner plates with tails... Awesome stuff bud 🤙
haha that's a good description man, thanks for checking it out!
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Now thats funny!
we call them titty in N.C. , you have to hold them against your titty to take the hook out lol
What action,length,+lure weight rod ,line + reel we're u using catching monster gills
Keith Killion idk I want to know too
Is that lake catch and release only? I only ever keep a few fish when I do freshwater, and I never keep the hogs.
Roger, yessir, catch and release only
WOW Monsters!!! Now take the damn plastic off that cork! LOL!!!
Thanks for watching Joey!
Never heard someone so excited to hook bluegill. Maybe we should all be more excited to catch any fish no matter the species
Mitch Compton well that and he was probably excited because these were not the normal size bluegill
Wow I haven't seen fish like that for a long time. But great lake thanks for sharing them beast good day and God bless you
Much appreciated, Thanks for watching Danny!
Nice gills! That hybrid mount is cool too! My uncle and i used to fly fish with these peety poppers and crush big green eared sunfish! The green eared got teeth too, little crawfish crushers! Fishing the Hudson river N.Y. We never even knew they were their before or would bite like that. They were tons of fun fish for. Small rocky island with just a little current near a bridge. Beautiful color too clean! Top water gills who knew? Lol... Fish on!
Where ever you are fishing is on my bucket list.
Kingfisher society! Richmond Mill lake!
Thank you for telling us where this was man that’s awesome I love seeing small species being massive
No problem, thank you very much for watching!
I've never seen or heard of the need to net bluegill, but geez oh mighty those are some monsters. My PB is around a pound but the ones you were catching were twice as big. It must feel like reeling in a hubcap.
These little buggers are really line shy too, so I was using 4 lb line, therefore I almost had to use a net to bring them in the boat! Thanks for watching Carl! a 1 pound gill is still a big gill no doubt!
TY PigPatrol: Ultra light is a lot more fun than horsing them. Great video.
I appreciate that, thanks! UL is the way to go, more sporting anyway!
Love me some bluegill fishing, pound for pound the best around!
I'm with you on catching a 12 inch bull that's not hybrid.
I'm with you on this one for sure I have always said if bluegill regularly got up to even 4 or 5 pounds, people would be like what is a bass? Nothing fights any better.
Ya it had white tipped fins it a greeny
This will be my first year fishing in about 10 years and at 75 how I hope to catch BGs half the size of those monsters. Good job.
Thanks for the video upload. Bluegill the size of actual frying pans. Loving it!
The way this dude talks after he hooks up 🤣😂 halrious
It’s super serious bro 😂😂
I can’t believe North Carolina has walleye. I would’ve thought it was too hot for them
Umm... there is walleye stocked in possum kingdom lake Texas...
They do very well in the southern Appalachian mountain lakes. Quite a few are self supportive where they have rivers long enough to support spawning. The climate up there is close to what you would find up in the Maryland or Ohio region. Small mouth are abundant and Ohio musky are native. Tiger musky are stocked in a few lakes and rivers but no northern pike native or introduced.
@Otis Dick lol You should see the big ones!
Caught a walleye at lake hartwell in South Carolina
@@kylesalazar9900 Are you sure it wasn't a Sauger or a saugeye? lol JK. Close enough to the same it doesn't matter.
this is the first time i've ever seen someone net a gill lol
There is a place here in Central Florida...Lakeland...called Saddle Creek. It's a Reclaimed Phosphate Pit turned into a Fishing Park with a series of Canals, Ponds and Tributaries all Connected. Has a Boat Launch, Bait and Tackle/ Covenient Store, Play Park, Picnic Areas and Public Restrooms. You can even Rent Canoes and Paddle Boats very reasonably.There are Panfish this size, Largemouth Bass, Catfish, Spec's and Nile Perch/ Tilapia. And it's FREE TO THE PUBLIC. There are also Alligators and Snakes so you have to be careful. I've also seen Wild Hogs, Raccoons, Oppossums, Deer and Red and Grey Foxes on the Banks while fishing there. The only restriction is Fish Limits on Bass, and Boats can only use Trolling Motors or Paddles. These Idiots charging Six Hundred a Day to Fish are just Thieves.
Back in the day...(prior to President Kennedy being assassinated) my dad and I would use our homemade John-Boat in our
8-acre pond and fish with crickets and night-crawlers. This was from 1960 to '63 and we would catch the same size Bluegill as you are doing in this video...2 lbs. +. I stopped back by the old place after 22 years in the USMC, after the kids, and Grandkids were all grown and I reminisced of 'Days-Gone-By". Using a cane-pole, the Bluegill are so thick and heavy that they caused the pole to start cracking and splintering up, and my stringer got so heavy that I had to drag it back to my truck.
Keep up the Great times you are having my brother. Glad to see that some folks still know how to set things right.
i remember when i was a child my grandfather catching bluegills this size on a regular basis. sadly this is not the case anylonger
At $600 a day do they let you keep any to mount?
Cruzinon22s You don't need to keep a fish to mount it, just the length, girth, and a few high quality pictures will suffice for the taxidermist.
Cruzinon22s nope. Everything is catch and release there.
Cruzinon22s $600 a day to fish that lake he was fishin?
kushcrumbleshatter1990 yup look it up
Cruzinon22s damn i just took a look at their website, that's nuts.
My dad caught one of these before, I thought these things were myth or not real but I can tell you, in person, 2 pound blue gill are gigantic.
They are other worldly! Truly one in a million!
i loved this video. Watching you release MONSTER blue gill was well worth it. You didn't just toss them back, you nurtured them back. Gotta love that! I subbed for that.
I really appreciate the comment! thank you so much! I like to take the time to make sure the bigger ones are all set before they head back down to the depths!
Spectacular video. Immediately goes on my bucket list.
That's the first time I've ever heard "YES A BLUEGILL" lmao
Thanks for watching man!
I would rather catch bluegill that size any day than bass. The fight is way better.
Dude i caught one a little bit bigger than that the other day and i got a huge crowd surrounding me and it was insaneeee
If I was fishing for 2lb bluegill....I would at least brought a set of scales.
yeah, I do not use my food scale much so it is in my fishing backpack. finally it will be worth what i paid for it : }
No scale no care ..right..
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My fishing friend irritates me. He always exaggerates the weight of his fish! He caught a large gill from my pond and tells everyone it weighed 3 pounds. It was a giant but really about 1 3/4 lbs at most. Oh how i wish i would have weighed it!
Panfish are like big rudders by nature.
Awesome fun!
I live in the middle of the city (Raleigh) & I love catching them in all of the little creeks around here.
They are! Crazy powerful! Thanks for watching!
We used to have an old quarry where the perch and crappie swam around in schools.
The bass looked like submarines, as they swam by in the super clear water.
Our first sun perch caught was 2.5 lbs!! We had a scale in the box.
The water is really cold, and goes down deep! I sank a sinker on my new line line, down in one area... At least 300 feet of 10 lb., brade. it took it all to the knot on the spool and never hit bottom!
imagine these gills on a fly rod!
That would be a blast!
You should try it
Some dude ya that would be awesome
Matthew Jones that would be awesome
I have one in my 120 gallon aquarium he's about 4 years old now
dperry428 he has videos as proof....why don’t you stop hating and get a life.
@@uAintliveifudontthiz he hasn't posted them
I've caught bluegill on shad raps in NC man, they're predators here.
Thats wild, man! something about NC waters maybe? such a fun fish!
Absolutely love the video. You did a great job. Thank you for not using any profanity. Something that I can send to my grandkids to watch. Not too many out there text kid friendly. So thanks again keep up the great work. You make me want to go fishing right now. Stay safe and God bless
What a great comment, thanks for the kind words Bill!
I use that same size mister twister crayfish for deep summer crappie holding on old creek channels. It Works great .
WOW!!! 10 star bluegill .however I must confess,I would have loved to filet those giants.
Thanks for watching Christopher!!
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If you think that’s fun, try catching them on a fly rod. It is awesome!
Peter Soden I use tiny poppers!
@@crazycajunj1703 My friend & I used to go down to the James River on our bikes. We'd find fishing line, we'd find hooks, we'd find some lead, then we'd go dig some worms & catch a bunch of bluegill.
That doesn’t surprise me bc I have caught the same sized gills
Wow! I have never seen a 2 pound bluegill or a bluegill you nee d a net for. Awsome!
Fished there in 2012. Great place. Used a 4-weight fly rod and caught over 30 coppernosed bluegill up to 3-1/2 pounds. Caught one Redbreast that was just at 18 inches long. Well worth the trip. At the time I went you were required to fish with one of their guides. I would love to slip my kayak in and do my own thing.
I live less than 20 min from this place in Richmond County. This video is about as close as I'll get to actually fishing there. Too rich for my blood.
Mike Curtis what state is this lake in and how much does it cost to fish there?
Solomon Forbes aboit $600 per day
I’m with you Mike. I rather fish the Pee Dee for free.
Solomon Forbes it's in Laurel Hill, NC, which is south central NC, near the SC border. As noted with the other comment, it's $600 per day
Okcuse Norton only difference is, they don't grow that big in the Pee Dee, lol. Now, catfish on the other hand....
Those things are massive
They really are man...kinda scary big. the thickness....
Since you like bluegills so much, I'm sure you're aware of the world record - 4 lbs 12oz. Maybe you'll be the one to break that record.
@Tommy Yuckguts I'm pretty sure that was a Redear. Might be wrong though
@@creeksquadnation2129 it was a redear. 6.3 pounds and 17 inches!!!!!!!!
Do they have a public ramp were you can launch your boat or is it private? Thanks!
What rod and reel set-up are you using? Looked like a great time btw.
Thanks man! They're both Shimano reels, the topwater one being a Sienna, the jigging one being a Nexave.
The topwater rod was some cheap Okuma 5 piece travel rod, and the jigging rod was a Fenwick 6 foot 6" medium light.
Ty PigPatrol awesome. I'm a Shimano guy. I just lost my best ultralight in a lake a few weeks ago. Looking at my options.
On a budget, I think the Sienna is the best option, the Nexave being one option above that. Honestly, ive never tried anything more expensive than those two!
Ty PigPatrol I ended up buying the Nexave NEX1000FE and a Cadence CC8.
Nice man, that Nexave is such a great little reel. literally perfect for any crappie and panfish, and still has 7 lbs of drag on it, score. Have you fished them yet? you'll have to let me know how they differ once you do.
Wow nice but you guys must don't like how theses fish taste because no way they will be going back
When they get this big they're better off swimming than being eaten! Just my opinion!
It's a very expensive pay lake, man... catch and release only!
Randy Oney you don't know wat I catch dummy
Damn right. In some hot ass Crisco. I don't throw back blue gill like this. Plus at 600 a day, they should throw in the boat. That's crazy as hell.
Their better than bass.
Just wondering Who would put thumbs down on this , looks like a good time to me.
Mike Clontz probably the same guy that said he looked up the place on website and found out that it cost 600$ a day to fish there
Gregory Grayson can you keep them?
Never seen someone net bluegill. You must be using like 4lb line to be netting bluegill
teb when your paying 100$ a hour u can’t afford to be loosing fish lol
Johnredcorn 1 thats true
yes it was 4 lb line
My father would have been 87 and all I remember him going after was these. He would have been very pleased to have gotten in to a mess like these, and I would have wonted to have been right there with him. Thanks for tha memories
Thank you for watching!!
Nice axis on the wall! Used to have to hunt them on our Ranch in Molokai because of over population
Thanks! They are incredible animals!
Has anyone ever just sat on a pier with a cane pole and just caught bluegill. If you haven't I highly recommend it.
Serenity!
I can hold a 26" walleye out with my arms extended fully and stick a camera as close to it as I can and you will beleive it's 30 plus, hold a thirty down close by my leg sideways and you'll call it an eater
That's how he gets subscriber's .
Catching caged fish on a private stocked fish. What an angler.
Awesome day fishing with Ty !
Looks like loads of fun. Nice video,finally saw what you were using for bait. Thank you for sharing this great stuff!
I like to go fishing in New york
What a giant ! Just subbed bacm
Thanks Miss, much appreciated!
Giants brother WOW!!! Dropped a sub!
Thanks Maniac!
330 MaNiaC nice
Nice fish. We live on a natural lake in Michigan and bluegills 10 1/2 inches are common. My biggest was 11 3/4". But they're not as heavy up here as they are in the south.
That’s awesome, those are huge!!
Crazy big fish. Amazing video
Much appreciated, Melissa!
Who doesn't take the plastic wrap off their rod fishing a 600 dollar a day pay lake LOL
Silvio Manuel zionism comments in a fishin vid. Amazing how prolific u idiots are.
I go to my gitlrlfriends place all the time. Its my happy place!
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You know I've heard of pig fish before but this is fat pig fish. (FATPIGFISH) yep you can use that.
What’s your top 3 baits for blue gill?
What area you fishing in and where can I catch fish that size because I stay in Georgia,and what season did you catch these big blue gills in.
What bait should you use for smaller blue gill in local ponds and such other than using night crawlers