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Big gills #7909385
07/19/23 06:12 PM
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grumley701 Offline OP
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The wife and I found some..

[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]


Big blue gill lakes are not to be discussed on an open form...lol


Pure Blood
Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909389
07/19/23 06:15 PM
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Those are dandies! Thanks for the photos!


Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909391
07/19/23 06:16 PM
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Nice fish! And man are those fun to catch. And eat!

Re: Big gills [Re: trapdog1] #7909393
07/19/23 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by trapdog1
Nice fish! And man are those fun to catch. And eat!


Probably my favorite fresh water fish to eat..


Pure Blood
Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909395
07/19/23 06:22 PM
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I like it when they go round and around when you set the hook.


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909401
07/19/23 06:33 PM
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Nice size

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909402
07/19/23 06:35 PM
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The gill the wife is holding is 10.5", that's a big gill up here.


Pure Blood
Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909405
07/19/23 06:38 PM
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Those are some thick fish.

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909408
07/19/23 06:41 PM
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Nice fish.


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Re: Big gills [Re: MJM] #7909416
07/19/23 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MJM
Nice fish.

New lake for me, how excited was I watching that big gill come up from the depths...


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Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909431
07/19/23 07:22 PM
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Heck yeah good job


Off in my own world

Fish on !!!!!!!



47 years in this game of trapping
Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909433
07/19/23 07:24 PM
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Nice!

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909448
07/19/23 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by grumley701
Originally Posted by trapdog1
Nice fish! And man are those fun to catch. And eat!


Probably my favorite fresh water fish to eat..


when I was a kid I liked them skin off , but as an adult , fry that skin, make it crispy great eating fish


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Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909452
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Good times and good eating

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909454
07/19/23 08:08 PM
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Skin on for me, always. Big ones I always fileted out skin on, 8" scale and gut, I do like crisp tails.


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Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909563
07/19/23 10:06 PM
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I'd give up my left Nutt for a bucket of them... smile


swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo

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Re: Big gills [Re: 160user] #7909622
07/19/23 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 160user
I like it when they go round and around when you set the hook.

They are super fun


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Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909659
07/20/23 02:20 AM
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great eaters

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909661
07/20/23 02:34 AM
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My favorite Fish to catch!

Re: Big gills [Re: grumley701] #7909662
07/20/23 02:44 AM
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Before I looked at your location, I guessed Sandhills in Nebraska based on pics. Nice fish.

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