I suppose I have become somewhat jaded, and I should've chosen my wording a little more carefully. I'm certainly still excited by pulling in a large bluegill, but there's always that voice, claiming that I need to tweak, adjust and overcome....there's room for improvement.

And maybe I've lost something along the way. I remember catching my first one pounder like it was yesterday, and I recall how excited I was having done so. Now it's just a competition with myself, to top that last, biggest fish. It doesn't count if it's not the biggest I've seen thus far. And that's a shame. I probably caught 15 HBG last evening, none under a pound. Several fell between 1.25 and 1.5 lbs. And one went eleven and a half inches...that should be cause for celebration, but instead it's reason to wonder what went wrong, in a population where Wr's consistently run around 150%.

Sure it was a blast to catch, but that fish should've been all over that 2lb mark at that length. And the fact that it wasn't, overshadows the joy of the catch for me. And that's a terrible way to be. I've been around fish long enough to know that sometimes the stars simply don't line up like we feel they should, for big fish status to occur. Most times actually. But it's small consolation.

It's been a hectic summer, with a lot going on right now. I don't remember the last time I fished for fun or enjoyment. These days it's all about fishing to evaluate the population, and to try and get a feel for what's happening down there, and decide where to go from here.

If my comment offended anyone, I apologize. It wasn't my intent to demean or belittle another, or myself for that matter. Just a glimpse into my big bluegill world.

"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.