oh jim

[bigben]

Remember back in the winter ice fishing thread I said about how I was catchin some big gillz?  well I was kinda forced into fishing this pond again.  I went to my favorite gill pond to catch a bunch of small ones for bait for catfish.  well they had just stocked the pond with trout for this weekends fishing derby.  So I went to the next pond.  After looking around a bit I found a small hole in the vegetation that was all over this pond.  First drop in and had a big slab gill.  Three more drops resulted in three more slab gills.  I'm thinkin man this is some good fishin.  I'll keep these for supper.  well I changed tactics a bit and ended up catchin a mess o slabs.  I didn't count but I had atleast 1 1/2 doz in the basket at the end of the day.  after looking them over most still had eggs left to lay so I put a guilt  trip on myself.  and threw em all back.  But  .... I got pics this time.

[bigben]

some more

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and a sunset for jim of the pond I was at.

[FinsnFur]

Your like me.....start jerking them hens outta the water with big ole bellies and get a guilt trip.
Those are some nice size bluegills though And such good eating, it would have been a tough decision.

Sometimes taking some snaps is just as good.
Looks like it was a beautiful afternoon to be on the water too.

[bigben]

yeah it was a good day.  I figured the bigguns can wait for a few more weeks.  they'll be there later.  Prob gonna head back again and hit another pond on the property to catch some smaller ones.