I got them soaking in saltwater right now..I plan to fry up a bunch for dinner.

ThoughI have never tried bluegills, it looks like you andMatt had some great fishing Chuck! Congrats.. AlsoRebel those big cook outs are sure fun to have!!

your missing out phill!!! do they have bluegill in maine???

yes sir..Reb..that cookout looks wonderful man..great fellowship right there..

Phil..I'm going out again Friday..June is bluegill month for Florida..and these are some of the best I've ever caught..The first 12 incher gets mounted..Some were closeto 11 inches.

your missing out phill!!! do they have bluegill in maine??? Yeah we sure do and hardly anyone fish for them up here...

Phil..I'm going out again Friday..June is bluegill month for Florida..and these are some of the best I've ever caught..The first 12 incher gets mounted..Some were closeto 11 inches. Those are some big ones that is for sure Chuck! My brother once caught one monster bluegill and put it in a bucket of water to show my mom. It layed flat across the whole bucket and couldn't turn upside right if it had to. After showing my mom we went down and put it back into the water again to set it free. Today we both wonder if it would of been a state record or not..[:@]

The world record is 4 pounds .12 ounces

The Florida state record is 2 pounds 15 ounces,

Iwonder what yours was too Phil.
I could not find the Maine bluegill record on the net..There are a few different species of sunfish...though..The largest specieswhich is my favorite to eat and catch is the red earred sunfish..FLoridians call them Shell crackers..They are some powerful fighters and sweet to eat. That world record is over 5 pounds and our state record is closeto 5 pounds.

Here's a nice skin mount I found on th enet of a red earred / Shell Cracker