I agree with the last post. Those BG are really dandies. As far as eating though and also removing some bass. If you fillet some 11-12 inchers and mix with the gills you are helping both ends. We have seen our size bluegill drop off in the last couple of years after taking out a lot of bass. The bass are big enough to take about anysize bluegill they want. Of course our biggest are like runts next to yours!