What is the biggest BG/Sunfish you've ever caught??? Put in some pics, or just tell us. If you don't think you've caught a very big one, go fishing. Don't worry, just tell your wife/boss that I told you to.

I got one on an H&H fishing an OLLDD abandonded golf course pond in the foot hills of South Carolina....I swear she had to be over a pound for sure..I dont know what it was about the pond..I also caught a 2 1/2 lb crappie on a Rapala Jointed minnow same pond..

My best..over 13 inches and 2.5 to 3 pounds, unfortunately no picture.

I don't normally measure BG weight but do carefully measure length. In terms of length, #2 pb = just over 11.5 inches and estimated weight 1.5 to 2 pounds shown immediately below:



In terms of weight, I think this fatty would have to be high on my list:

Beautiful fish .... I love Big Copper Nose Bluegills ...

nice fish, I fished a pond stocked with CN Bluegill and caught a couple that hit the 11 inch mark, kinda like trying to pull a dinner p[late thru the water while it fights.

1.08 pounds 10 and a half inches

WOW!!!!

1.1 pound BG when i was stationed at Ft Stewart. I caught it on a crawdad colored rattletrap.

My ex brother in law caught a 2.3 pound rio grande in Chalk Bluff about 15 years ago

dunno the weight

That is one monster Rio....according to TP&W..."The Texas state record was caught in the South Llano River in 2001 and weighed 1.59 pounds."

These are all estimates from memory:

Bluegill - about 9 inches
Crappie - about 2 pounds (14 inches)
Green Sunfish - 8 inches
pumpkinseed - 6 inches
warmouth - 9 inches
LM Bass (hey, it is a sunfish!) - 6 lbs
SM Bass (ditto) - 2 lbs
Guadaloupe bass - 8 inches
Spotted Bass - 11 inches

Meadowlark,

I looked at your website, what is it for? Do you sell fish, or is it just for fun and research? Also, I have a new pond and it is roughly 2/3 acre. Do you have any recommendations for me on what I should stock, I would like to grow big LMB.

we fished a friends private pond for LMB but it also has some huge bream,problem is sometimes I don't take a camera but these are a couple pics when I did
my brother Zack

one I caught/had a camera but was by myself

Stratos,

I sell nothing, absolutely no money involved except out of my own pocket (ouch!!). My reasons for the site:

1) It's a place for family and friends to be able to follow my journey.
2) It helps answer the steady stream of inquires that I receive about ponds. I enjoy answering those inquires and discussing ponds with folks. Rather than just tell stories, I prefer to show documented facts as related to my own experiences.
3) I tend to forget...how big they were, when I caught them, what works and doesn't works...so I document it. I guess you could call it a pond blog.

Nothing commercial, not about personal gain. I hope you enjoyed the site and will return often.

stratos, pondboss.com forum provides some of the best pond related advise from the best qualified fisheries biologists in the country.
Good folks that will answer your questions regarding stocking for big LMB.

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