10" Double

[hanson]

Got your attention!

Anyway, a small group of us hit the ice after the Winni I.C.E. Series event in search of some panfish and found a pretty decent bluegill bite.

I was minding my own business when BDR (Brian Rogers) yells at me out of his shack.

"Hanson," he says "Do you mind taking a photo for me? This might be the biggest gill I've ever caught in my life!"

Brian now has my attention.

"Wait a minute" I yell back. "I need to pull this one in first"

...and a bluegill with proportions I've never seen before pops out of the hole, and then my eyes pop out of my head!!

My gill was without a doubt the largest gill I've ever caught. I measured it on my Litte Dipper scoop and it was an even 10" (measured from the 6" mark to the 16" mark). Brian's gill was a tad shorter at about 9 3/4", it just wouldn't make that 10" mark.

I still can't believe that both these fish were caught within 30 seconds of each other about 10 yards away. I can't wait to see that happen again.

Custom Jigs & Spins Ratfinkee in chartreuse color tipped with a couple EuroLarvae produced all the fish for me today. We landed lots of gills in the 8-9" range, a few crappies going 10-12", and some jumbo perch as well. I believe BDR had a perch that was pushing 14".

Here's a shot of one of my crappies. Chartreuse Custom Jigs & Spins Ratfinkee tipped with a couple EuroLarvae sealed the deal on this one.

What a fun day!!

[Corey Bechtold]

Sweet!!!

Glad you found some fish today. Kinda made up for the so so fishing the day before huh?

If we only had fish like that in the metro.

Here are a couple pics from my day spent fishing with Matty...

Caught these fish on some jigs from Little Atom. Used spikes for a while then switched to their soft plastics instead and had good luck.

All fish were released today.

Good fishin',

Corey Bechtold

[hanson]

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If we only had fish like that in the metro.

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Amen brother!!

We had a great day and everyone caught fish! I saw Captain B.R.K. with a solid 9 1/2 incher as well.

We went from super tight lipped perch on Winni to hungry gills & crappies. It was refreshing to actually fish active fish.

[harvey lee]

Nice gills,thought Matt might of had a picture or two of some nice ones.

[Jim Hudson]

Nice fishes guys!!! Looks like Fish Trap country up there Chris...

[Dan Thiem]

Nice job you guys!

[IceHawk]

Nice gills guy's those are some slabs!!

[Matt Johnson]

Nice fish Chris and Brian!

Corey and I found some piggies up on a different lake. I see Corey already posted a few from our adventures. Here's a couple more...

Looks like quite a few nice gills were landed this past weekend, gotta love it! Nothing like a big gill, they are my personal favorite!

Like Corey mentioned, we worked the Stealth Jigs from Little-Atom, and they proved exceptional on those gills! We tipped them with either a maggot or a plastic, and both seemed to work very well.

Size 6 Ratso's also worked, but once the fish started getting a little finicky we had to downsize a bit.

Great pics everyone, and again, congrats on the big fish!