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 UA-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.
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.
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.
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.
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 UA-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.
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.
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
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 UA-cam VIDEOS, BUT THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST BLUEGILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. 😍😍😍😱😱😱😍😍😍
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.
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.
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 vid, thanks for sharing these big bulls with us. But just a word about that plastic on your rod handles. The manufacturer puts that there to keep it from getting soiled by folks during the shopping phase.... people handling it to check the feel of the rod. Once purchased, that plastic comes off, which gives the purchaser/fisherman that extraordinary feel of natural cork. There's no better feel than that natural material. Otherwise, to leave it on, you're simply using a plastic rod handle. You may prefer plastic, but if you wanna feel the ultimate rod grip, rip that plastic off and free that cork. Thanks again!!
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 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!
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 video my friend! I am quite impressed at not only the size of Bluegill you caught there but also by the dark coloration, especially that big male at 11:45. Wow what a sunfish! Nicely done presentation. Thumbs way up!
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 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.
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!
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'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.
@@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.
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
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.
Dude i know you're all about catch and release, but man, do you know how good eating those blue gill are. Omg, and Crappie.. Im so jealous i cant stand to watch some times 😆😆.. Best fishing show on the net by far. HUGE FAN HERE BRO!!!!
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!
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.
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
Bluegills are one of the most underrated fish in the lake. I love to catch ‘em and eat em. Nothing like catching bluegill that are big enough to fillet.
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 UA-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.
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.
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 UA-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.
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
Wow! way beyond the size I thought they could get! Amazing fishing.
Thanks for checking it out Travis!
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 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.
I've never even seen bluegill this big! I'm so jealous 😭!!!
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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 UA-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.
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.
The joy and excitement in your voice made me smile man. Great video!
I appreciate that Tony, thanks a bunch man!
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
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
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.
Huge brim and bluegill are one of the finest fighting fish..I love it
Agreed, so much fun!
I'm 48 years old and I've been fishing ALL MY Life!! AND I'VE SEEN MANY UA-cam VIDEOS, BUT THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST BLUEGILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. 😍😍😍😱😱😱😍😍😍
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've never seen a bluegill even close to that size. Great video
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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I cried a little every time you put one back. They are the best eating fish in my opinion.
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.
Lake meridian in meridian tx is full of huge red ear. Awesome fishing there.
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
WOW Monsters!!! Now take the damn plastic off that cork! LOL!!!
Thanks for watching Joey!
Great vid, thanks for sharing these big bulls with us. But just a word about that plastic on your rod handles. The manufacturer puts that there to keep it from getting soiled by folks during the shopping phase.... people handling it to check the feel of the rod. Once purchased, that plastic comes off, which gives the purchaser/fisherman that extraordinary feel of natural cork. There's no better feel than that natural material. Otherwise, to leave it on, you're simply using a plastic rod handle. You may prefer plastic, but if you wanna feel the ultimate rod grip, rip that plastic off and free that cork. Thanks again!!
Where ever you are fishing is on my bucket list.
Kingfisher society! Richmond Mill lake!
I love those "eh I did that" moments that work out, the universe has your back. :)
👊🙏
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
GOOD GOD, those fish were BEASTS!!!!! Absolute monsters!
Thanks for watching Tim!!!
He’s huge Ty ! Wow -Another awesome day fishing with Ty !
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!!!
I aint never seen bluegills that big before and u caught 4 of them! crazy!
It was a crazy place!!! Thanks for watching!!
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
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!
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!
Great vid. My ultralight would fall in love with that lake.
haha about the most fun ive ever had, for sure!
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.
Nice video my friend! I am quite impressed at not only the size of Bluegill you caught there but also by the dark coloration, especially that big male at 11:45. Wow what a sunfish! Nicely done presentation. Thumbs way up!
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!
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.
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!
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!
Enjoying your videos alot.... Those gillies your catching are beautiful fish............ and slabs !!!
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!!
i remember when i was a child my grandfather catching bluegills this size on a regular basis. sadly this is not the case anylonger
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
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
The way this dude talks after he hooks up 🤣😂 halrious
It’s super serious bro 😂😂
Dude i know you're all about catch and release, but man, do you know how good eating those blue gill are. Omg, and Crappie.. Im so jealous i cant stand to watch some times 😆😆.. Best fishing show on the net by far. HUGE FAN HERE BRO!!!!
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.
That doesn’t surprise me bc I have caught the same sized gills
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....
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!
Awesome fishing adventure. Thanks for taking us along.
Wow! I have never seen a 2 pound bluegill or a bluegill you nee d a net for. Awsome!
WOW!!! 10 star bluegill .however I must confess,I would have loved to filet those giants.
Thanks for watching Christopher!!
@Bradley Faucett fr
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
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!
Thanks for the video upload. Bluegill the size of actual frying pans. Loving it!
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.
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
this is the first time i've ever seen someone net a gill lol
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?
The size of these bluegill has me drooling.
Those were some monster Gill. Enjoyed the video for sure. Fish on!
Thanks Vance I appreciate it man!
Those things are massive
They really are man...kinda scary big. the thickness....
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 .
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
Nothing more thrilling than catching a large bluegill!
Nice video man love your videos keep up the good work and those bluegills we're huge
Catching caged fish on a private stocked fish. What an angler.
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.
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?
Never thought I would hear someone say "Wow" more than Owen Wilson in a video.
Hilarious 😂
i enjoy this mans CALM type voice the time
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.
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!
30 minutes from where I live I have to try my luck
shiiiit its 1200 a day for 2 people to fish there
Bluegills are one of the most underrated fish in the lake. I love to catch ‘em and eat em. Nothing like catching bluegill that are big enough to fillet.
Some super THICK bluegills! Damnit man!!!
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!!!!!!!!
I like to go fishing in New york
What a giant ! Just subbed bacm
Thanks Miss, much appreciated!
Awesome day fishing with Ty !
I come back to this video every year in the spring to get ready for fishing. Just absolute monster bluegills. 👍
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.
Giants brother WOW!!! Dropped a sub!
Thanks Maniac!
330 MaNiaC nice
The drag on that spinning reel. It ain’t made for gills that size
I didn't even know bluegill got that big !! Those are by far the biggest ones I've ever seen.
Incredible fishing man, truly. Those are some giant bluegill.
Thanks for watching Taylor!