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Danny Case Record Going Down

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Okay maybe a little over zealous with NC record and hard to imagine a 4.5lber, but here is my bluegill (pretty sure it is at least) caught this evening. 12.1-5" inch range and wondering why I didn't weigh it, but I feel like at least 2.5lbs. It was at least 2" wide. Anyways it was a fun little fight and I've only seen cricket and cork sizes growing up. I could have done without the smell though...stinky rascal! Was at a Lake Hickory Oxford dam boat landing at the dock popping a metal wahoo jig.

Don't fish for records or anything, but would be cool to have one I reckon. I guess you would have to take a fish somewhere that has certified scales. What would you do if a place was closed until next morning? Put on a stringer maybe or in a bucket. Who would do that around Hickory?
 

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Yep. Good shellcracker/stumpknocker.
Back in May, we were catching 17" shellcrackers during the spawn. It was a little surreal, having sunfish take drag on a 7 weight (couldn't keep them out of the hurricane debris with a 5 weight!).
12 inches is a nice one! I'd say our usual average is 8-10". NC record is near 5 pounds for shellcrackers...
 

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Don't want to burst your bubble, but it looks like a shellcracker to me. Not unusual to see them that big.
Always best to read the thread before posting... pretty sure that's been covered. Darn nice shellcrackers, boys!
 
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