Rodney wrote:
Jerry wrote:

Not calling you a liar

mind you, only just as I said I suspect a fish story being spun here.
BTW, a 11.25 inch Bluegill would bust 4# test line in a heart beat.
Pound for pound they will out fight a large mouth bass any day.

Jerry


True they are fighters

False they will bust 4# line in a heart beat

That is if you have your drag set right, and they don't snag you up


No it is not false and you can't have it both ways by qualifying it with
"if you have your drag set right". I'm not saying you can't land them
or even larger fish on light line and tackle but to say you got 50 of
them for a total of 25 pounds and 11.25 inches are caught regularly is
stretching things. Most people who fish for them most likely do use 2,4
or 6 pound test line but if they did run that large all the time you're
gonna bust a lot of line. I'm sure 11-12 inch Bluegill are caught at
times but they just are not caught on a regular bases, especially in the
northern states where the growth rate is slower. The state record for
Michigan is 2# 12 oz with a length of 13.75 inches so I really don't
think (and I could be wrong but) 11.25 inches is common. I think this
kind of sums it up for the average Bullgills in Michigan.
http://mi.lake-link.com/anglers/gall...s.cfm?FishID=4

Jerry