From researching Indiana's record Bluegill, let me say one might be surprised at what you turn up when you start digging. Indiana's record BG was caught in 1972. I tracked down and spoke with the angler who caught it, as well as obtaining copies of everything that is on file for that fish with the DNR. There is no biologist's report, or record, or indication that anything other than a cursory visual identification was ever performed. And even then, IF an inspection took place, no one knows who performed it, or what their qualifications were.
Granted, this was 1972, but still I was shocked that nothing formal concerning the fish's biology was included in the file.
I won't even go into the stocking program, and history thereof, concerning the BOW the fish was caught from. More surprises there.
