Back in the '70's I used to fish at a golf course in Southern California and actually caught a 4 1/2 lb sun fish while fishing largemouth bass. The '70's were so much fun. No politics, no cell phones, no drama. Be safe all...
The Vietnam War, Kent State, The Munich Olympics massacre, Watergate, The Symbionese Liberation Army, the Arab oil embargo, the Iranian hostage crisis… it seems that our recollection of the 1970’s is quite different. EXCEPT, you nailed the no cellphone thing!
You guys made it look so easy to catch these guy's. In Wisconsin they only assemble and go crazy for 3-4 days in the spring then almost nothing for the rest of the year. Don't be so modest what a creel!
Years ago my Dad took us fishing and we ate what we caught. Some places had Red Ear Sunfish. They tasted good and we had sweet corn, tomatoes, and new potatoes. Summer feast
I use to fish at Ketona Lake in Birmingham, Al where the world record bluegill (5lb+) was caught. 2lbs were the rule not the exception. Nothing yokes 4lb test line like a 2lb+ bull head bream. Top notch Content
This is the third video of yours and how refreshing! Men, catching monster fish, yet not one f-bomb. finally, a video that I can share with the kids, unmuted
Great vid! Love your enthusiasm! used to fish an off the beaten path reservoir in N. Ca. when I lived there and we occasionally caught red ears 1 to 1.5 pound and thought they were monsters lol.
I bet you would absolutely tear em up crickets on a slip float. That's what we use for big gills round here. And all the local bait shops have been getting giant crickets lately if you want them. Never used to be sold by size but they are now. Maybe their coming from all the new cricket farms that have popped up since they want us to eat crickets now😲. Another epic vid and keep your powder dry and your pantry stocked young man 💪😎🙏
I dislike watching people do anything. When watching others unless disabled you are not living. You and the River Certified dude are actually a fresh breath of air. Enjoy your videos. You love your Dad that helps.
3.7 lbs? And I have a 2 acre pond in Alabama, the largest bluegills are 1 lb 6 oz. Maybe a few heavier. I have fishing buddies that LIE all the time about catching monster shellcrackers and bluegill (even bass). I weigh all mine on digital scales! You are amazing!
The biggest bluegill I have ever caught was 10 1/4 " and the biggest redear I have ever caught was 10". But those fish grow faster and bigger down there in the south. I am up here in S.E. Wisconsin. You guys are spoiled. Great vid.
I love these panfish videos! For small fish they fight so hard. Imagine the fight if they got to be like 12 pounds. Monster panfish are definitely top of my list
Sir,what you have is a goldmine,at 75 years old,caught a lot of fish,including a 52 inch Muskie,a silver Great Lake species up in Canada,a 43 inch northern pike,a 30 inch walleye,but I would rather catch big blue gills red ears,sun fish and perch!What a thrill and taste!I caught my biggest blue gills on crickets,in Illinois,on floats in Lilly pads,or on the bottom with a crawler in the ocqauaquan reservoir in Virginia,all back in the 70 s,in Illinois we were fishing a old strip mine,would give my eye teeth,to catch what your catching!Well my sons and I leave for Canada in 40 days250 miles north of Thunder Bay Ontario,and then back in the fall,one sone is 57,the other 52,been with me fishing and hunting for god almost 50 years!Thomas A.Filipiak Chicago Guy!
@@TyPigPatrol don't tease me brother ! 😂😂 Love the content my man . I gotta admit , i had never smallmouth fished in my life . I live in Indiana and always fished for largemouth , catfish or pan-fish . Didn't even know we had them ? My ex bro-in-law turned me onto it . Creek fishing and was using what i always did . Little open face Daiwa ultra-lite with 4lb line . My first was about 8 inches long and it almost pulled the rod outta my hand ! Lol - caught a few small ones that day . Well , he took me to a different , deeper creek and told me to bring my largemouth setup . Glad he did ! Caught my pb that was 5-14 and it was the best/longest fight i've ever had with a fish . Creek was up and had some current and she used it to her advantage ! By the time i got her in , i had indentions in my knuckles 😂😂
That is friggin insane!! Possibly one of the coolest fish I've ever seen, esp when I start thinking about how we talk about knowing a good panfish spot if we're catching like 1 lb fish 🤣 that thing was a freak of nature for its species.
Lake Havasu is one of my favorite places to fish. You should go fish rainbow pools in Groveland California right outside Yosemite. The biggest and prettiest Native rainbow trout you will ever see. You have to do a 20-minute hike but it's so worth it. I travel there from Texas every year because it's that incredible. I fish behind the old sawmill. above rainbow pools. Dig a hole right on the bank and use the native live worms.
Was fishing a small lake in N.C in 82 or 83...using worms and bobbers...My bobber just shot straight down with no nibbling...I've never had a fish fight like this thing did.When I landed him found out it was a Bluegill...and he was massive.We didn't have any way to weigh him, but he was the circumference of a salad plate...and THICK....he had to have weighed 4 pounds +....
No fishing for me for awhile. I got injured on the job, so I can only be on my feet 15 minutes out of an hour. That was a gigantic sunfish. Nice video, as always.
I never fish with anything less than 10lb test line, mostly 10lb test Trilene Clear, X-limp. 7'4", extra fast single piece St. Croix fishing pole, Shimano open face reel. Great video, fishing trip boys.., Well Done. 👍
All I use is 4lb. Sometimes I have to use 6 in rocky rivers, but if I can swing it I'm going 4lb all day. You really can catch a 4/5 smallmouth on 4lb line no problem. I'm always amazed by the rope spooled winches I see people fish with.
I can honestly say I break off 10x more with 15lb+ line than I do with 4-8lb. When I'm using lighter line I'm not around heavy cover or anything but it's all about setting the drag right
@@joshuagibson2520 Yeah whichever you're better with is the one that's gonna work best. People who have back reeled forever are just as good as a drag system
Here in Fl we get some really nice bream, bluegills, shell crackers, stump knockers. When they bed up you can score a cooler full in a couple hrs. 1 1/4- 1 1/2# all day, even a few 2# sometimes. But I’ve never seen a bream that big in my life! Well done! We love fishing them on ultra lites with a worm, right on the bottom. Sometimes crickets really turn them on. Just a great day fishing and a great dinner.
I worked in Tarrant AL back in the 70’s - 80’s . There is or was a Hardware store there that had a 6-1/4 Blue gill mounted that was caught out of a nearby rock quarry lake.
WOW!!! That's an amazing catch!!! Just found your page and I'm glad I did!!! Definitely going to subscribe!!! Stay safe out there!!! Tight lines guys!!!
The world record bluegill was caught by T. Hudson on April 9, 1950 in Ketona Lakes, Alabama. The fish weighed 4 pounds, 12 ounces, was 15 inches long, and had a girth of 18.25 inches. Hudson used unweighted red worms and a cane pole to catch the fish
Holy damn!!!! Those are massive red ears!!! I’ve never seen any as big as that!! The biggest red ear I caught measure about 13 1/2 inches and about 2 pounds only! Ya made it look so easy!!! Incredible!!!
Ty you shown us several giant bluegill in your videos. They look like they're puffed out beyond all possibility. I imagine a bluegill like that exploding underwater rather than growing old!
What I find fascinating is what an abundant food source they have to grow so big. Just barren hills surrounding what looks like a reservoir. No swamps to attract bugs, lizards or frogs. Im baffled by what they must have to eat down there. And this may be a stupid question, but could they be artificially fed? We stock lakes and rivers with fish, so it's entirely concievable we feed them also. Just askin..
Ty you're gonna make me give Kastking one more time. It's been a few years. And if I knew where sunfish like that were, that might be all I ever wanna catch. When they turn sideways and get to kicking that tail like a tuna there's nothing better.
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Back in the '70's I used to fish at a golf course in Southern California and actually caught a 4 1/2 lb sun fish while fishing largemouth bass. The '70's were so much fun. No politics, no cell phones, no drama. Be safe all...
sounds like a good time to be alive!
It was some great times
Vietnam and nixon don’t count as politics?
Golf course fishing is some of the best fishing there is
The Vietnam War, Kent State, The Munich Olympics massacre, Watergate, The Symbionese Liberation Army, the Arab oil embargo, the Iranian hostage crisis… it seems that our recollection of the 1970’s is quite different. EXCEPT, you nailed the no cellphone thing!
Those fish are another level both in size n colouration. That lake is a crystal gem of a place...
Agreed man, thanks for watching!
Yeah I’ve seen one half that size!! But 3.7 pounds is a big one!
Looks like a hybrid with bass.
Love these gill and crappie videos probably the most
Thanks John!
That was awesome ty and a beautiful lake. Bring on more videos!!!
Thank you Marg!
Best eating fish in the water.
You guys made it look so easy to catch these guy's. In Wisconsin they only assemble and go crazy for 3-4 days in the spring then almost nothing for the rest of the year. Don't be so modest what a creel!
Holy cow, big enough to feed a family. I wonder what fishing was like before we came along and built all of our stuff.
Probably worse to be honest, for runoff creates food.
I wonder if a massive 4 lb red ear would be any good?
There are some very old video from Tuna fishery and holy shit those were epic Tuna,s …
Years ago my Dad took us fishing and we ate what we caught. Some places had Red Ear Sunfish. They tasted good and we had sweet corn, tomatoes, and new potatoes. Summer feast
Pretty epic is my guess
Incredible! That lake was just unreal with the water clarity and completely insane sunfish!
Thanks Rob!
I catch 31/2 lb blue hill a lot in Sutton lake
@@johnanderson7925 wow! Are they good eating? The little ones up north are great to eat👍🏼
Oh my God, what a fish! Bluegill is my fav! I'd crap my shorts if I caught a bluegill that big
The last 4 world records have been caught out of havasu. We can go get a 2lbs bout whenever we want
I use to fish at Ketona Lake in Birmingham, Al where the world record bluegill (5lb+) was caught. 2lbs were the rule not the exception. Nothing yokes 4lb test line like a 2lb+ bull head bream. Top notch Content
This is the third video of yours and how refreshing! Men, catching monster fish, yet not one f-bomb. finally, a video that I can share with the kids, unmuted
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!!
I remember catching little ones as a kid. That 4 lb. Bluegill is a monster👍😄
Thank you for watching man!
@@TyPigPatrolit’s not a bluegill, it’s a red ear sunfish. They can get a lot bigger than bluegill.
Great vid! Love your enthusiasm! used to fish an off the beaten path reservoir in N. Ca. when I lived there and we occasionally caught red ears 1 to 1.5 pound and thought they were monsters lol.
haha hey until I came to Havasu I thought that was a monster too!
WOW, that's some large panfish! I've never caught that big. I bet it's fun though. Beautiful water by the way. Love it! ♥️😁
Thank you Audra!
I bet you would absolutely tear em up crickets on a slip float. That's what we use for big gills round here. And all the local bait shops have been getting giant crickets lately if you want them. Never used to be sold by size but they are now. Maybe their coming from all the new cricket farms that have popped up since they want us to eat crickets now😲. Another epic vid and keep your powder dry and your pantry stocked young man 💪😎🙏
Interesting, theres no crickets or grashoppers around this lake ....would really like to try them to see if it works!
I dislike watching people do anything. When watching others unless disabled you are not living. You and the River Certified dude are actually a fresh breath of air. Enjoy your videos. You love your Dad that helps.
Kathy from Wisconsin here. Oh garsh what a sunfish. Love your videos
Thank you Kathleen hope you had a good weekend!
Those are huge! Great fishing
That's the Holy Grail of sunfish...
agrreed!
Nothing fights like a bull blue gill,great on the table too!
@tomfilipiak3511 absolutely, HUMPHEADS FOREVER!
Yes Sir, love when you catch those monster brim!
Thanks Grady, they are my favorite!
What in the actual heck!!! Dang that was HUGE.. another awesome vid.
Thank you Jim!
3.7 lbs? And I have a 2 acre pond in Alabama, the largest bluegills are 1 lb 6 oz. Maybe a few heavier. I have fishing buddies that LIE all the time about catching monster shellcrackers and bluegill (even bass). I weigh all mine on digital scales! You are amazing!
I am leaving Oregon heading to Havasu for a family get together last week in March maybe I will bring a pole and try it out !! Awesome fish!!
You can't hate that, redear and smallies like that. That's a good time and a great day of fishing.
Thank you Dennis!
Arizona Sun must grow big Sunfish!!!! Okay Ty where is your Biggie Sunfish...we saw the Smallie but ???????
I didnt catch any as big as the one Zac caught here!
Blue gill by far is one of the strongest fighting freshwater fish per size.
That’s huge wow congratulations to y’all brother and GOD BLESS
Thank you very much RR!
What a behemoth!! What another great video Ty love it man!!
Thanks Kris!
The biggest bluegill I have ever caught was 10 1/4 " and the biggest redear I have ever caught was 10". But those fish grow faster and bigger down there in the south. I am up here in S.E. Wisconsin. You guys are spoiled. Great vid.
D A M N ! Thanks for releasing that mini-beast!
Big perch , big small mouth also . cool video !
Thank you Jimmy!
I said It before and I'll say it again, that lake is on my bucket list!
You gotta try it!
Nice video Ty you need to get out on some of these ponds in Texas in your kayak and see where some of the bigger sunfish are.
I love these panfish videos! For small fish they fight so hard. Imagine the fight if they got to be like 12 pounds. Monster panfish are definitely top of my list
agreed man such cool fish, thanks for watching!
Sir,what you have is a goldmine,at 75 years old,caught a lot of fish,including a 52 inch Muskie,a silver Great Lake species up in Canada,a 43 inch northern pike,a 30 inch walleye,but I would rather catch big blue gills red ears,sun fish and perch!What a thrill and taste!I caught my biggest blue gills on crickets,in Illinois,on floats in Lilly pads,or on the bottom with a crawler in the ocqauaquan reservoir in Virginia,all back in the 70 s,in Illinois we were fishing a old strip mine,would give my eye teeth,to catch what your catching!Well my sons and I leave for Canada in 40 days250 miles north of Thunder Bay Ontario,and then back in the fall,one sone is 57,the other 52,been with me fishing and hunting for god almost 50 years!Thomas A.Filipiak Chicago Guy!
Wow ! Those were some monster red ear . That smallie NOT breaking your line was pretty impressive too .
I thought the same. Patience and drag are you best friend when fishing with 4 lb. test
Thank you Bart, got a waaaaay bigger smallie coming up soon on 4 lb line!
@@TyPigPatrol don't tease me brother ! 😂😂
Love the content my man . I gotta admit , i had never smallmouth fished in my life . I live in Indiana and always fished for largemouth , catfish or pan-fish . Didn't even know we had them ? My ex bro-in-law turned me onto it . Creek fishing and was using what i always did . Little open face Daiwa ultra-lite with 4lb line . My first was about 8 inches long and it almost pulled the rod outta my hand ! Lol - caught a few small ones that day . Well , he took me to a different , deeper creek and told me to bring my largemouth setup . Glad he did ! Caught my pb that was 5-14 and it was the best/longest fight i've ever had with a fish . Creek was up and had some current and she used it to her advantage ! By the time i got her in , i had indentions in my knuckles 😂😂
That is friggin insane!! Possibly one of the coolest fish I've ever seen, esp when I start thinking about how we talk about knowing a good panfish spot if we're catching like 1 lb fish 🤣 that thing was a freak of nature for its species.
No. The record is over 5 lbs. In certain bodies of water they just get huge. Hardly anyone fishes for them.
Thanks jeff, some places i fish were lucky to get a 1/2 lb bluegill, just seeing this one was a real treat!
Only Legends like Tyy can catch that kind of fish an so big so dope man Texas stand up heck yeah 🤘🤠
Thank you for watching pal!
Yessir my pleasure awesome video 😁
Wish I could find out what lake.
Lake Havasu is one of my favorite places to fish. You should go fish rainbow pools in Groveland California right outside Yosemite. The biggest and prettiest Native rainbow trout you will ever see. You have to do a 20-minute hike but it's so worth it. I travel there from Texas every year because it's that incredible. I fish behind the old sawmill. above rainbow pools. Dig a hole right on the bank and use the native live worms.
Sounds awesome, how big are the rainbows?
Was fishing a small lake in N.C in 82 or 83...using worms and bobbers...My bobber just shot straight down with no nibbling...I've never had a fish fight like this thing did.When I landed him found out it was a Bluegill...and he was massive.We didn't have any way to weigh him, but he was the circumference of a salad plate...and THICK....he had to have weighed 4 pounds +....
Love that! Even released the biggest one! Well done Gentlemen!
Great video yall Lake Havasu 👍😎
Thanks Michael!
what a beast! the bass probably give him their lunch money.
This is an amazing video, I love seeing the big sunfish! You gotta come down to my pond one time and fish we have some big bluegill, catfish, and bass
Sounds like a pretty epic pond!
thank you for letting it go......our lake has monster red ear, bluegill, and smallies.....75 lb cats too
Great Video.. Wish it was more footage of those Monster Redear 🔥🔥🔥
Ive got a little more footage of em coming up!
No fishing for me for awhile. I got injured on the job, so I can only be on my feet 15 minutes out of an hour. That was a gigantic sunfish. Nice video, as always.
HOPe you get better soon man, and who says you cant sit while doing some leisurely casting?!
Take a chair or lounge chair.
I never fish with anything less than 10lb test line, mostly 10lb test Trilene Clear, X-limp.
7'4", extra fast single piece St. Croix fishing pole, Shimano open face reel.
Great video, fishing trip boys.., Well Done.
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That thing was freakishly huge!!! Awesome video as always and tha ks gor sharing!
Thanks for always watching brother!
What a beautiful smally 👍
Thank you Pal!
I love all kinds of fishing, but nothings beats catching a bunch of big sunfish! Recently moved to Phoenix… gotta check this place out!
agreed man!
All I use is 4lb. Sometimes I have to use 6 in rocky rivers, but if I can swing it I'm going 4lb all day. You really can catch a 4/5 smallmouth on 4lb line no problem. I'm always amazed by the rope spooled winches I see people fish with.
I can honestly say I break off 10x more with 15lb+ line than I do with 4-8lb. When I'm using lighter line I'm not around heavy cover or anything but it's all about setting the drag right
@@erichthompson1194 I've even seen old timers back reel in free spool. I like drag personally, but yeah that's a thing.
@@joshuagibson2520 Yeah whichever you're better with is the one that's gonna work best. People who have back reeled forever are just as good as a drag system
agreed, its insane how strong 4 lb line is, and how much stretch it has!
Here in Fl we get some really nice bream, bluegills, shell crackers, stump knockers.
When they bed up you can score a cooler full in a couple hrs. 1 1/4- 1 1/2# all day, even a few 2# sometimes. But I’ve never seen a bream that big in my life! Well done! We love fishing them on ultra lites with a worm, right on the bottom.
Sometimes crickets really turn them on. Just a great day fishing and a great dinner.
What's a "Stump Knocker"?
@@geedee2420 some places call them spotted sunfish. Down here they’re stumpknockers, because they live in and around stumps and snags.
@@megastick9324 thank you
I worked in Tarrant AL back in the 70’s - 80’s . There is or was a Hardware store there that had a 6-1/4 Blue gill mounted that was caught out of a nearby rock quarry lake.
Beautiful watercolor looks amazing
Absolutely amazing. Beautiful fish. 👍
Thanks for watching pal!
HOLY crap you guys have some monsters in that lake. Blue gills are fun, very active ands all you need is a worm....
OMG WHAT A BEAST!!! Absolute football - good job!
Outstanding Outstanding
Gorgeous lake man wow.
Thanks for watching man!
WOW!!! That's an amazing catch!!! Just found your page and I'm glad I did!!! Definitely going to subscribe!!! Stay safe out there!!! Tight lines guys!!!
Thank you very much Jennifer!!
Bluegill steaks,,,? Nice thanks for sharing
That is an incredible shellcracker..Great video Ty🤟😎
Thank you brother!
Excellent as always. Hope you hit 500K soon!
Thank you very much LA!
4lb sunfish Almost only u bro ur like the Superman of finding huge pan 🍳 fish
Thank you for watching man!
I missed the 4 lb bluegill?, Shellcracker yes, should have mounted that one, nice! PS, next time measure it if you think of it.
Hey brother that’s great it’s that clear hey to your friends to
yeah man you can see every detail i think it is soo cool!
Greetings from Oregon. That was a huge bluegill. Great video guys.
The world record bluegill was caught by T. Hudson on April 9, 1950 in Ketona Lakes, Alabama. The fish weighed 4 pounds, 12 ounces, was 15 inches long, and had a girth of 18.25 inches. Hudson used unweighted red worms and a cane pole to catch the fish
I wanted to go fishing for pan fish after work today but couldn’t because I’m sick. Always happy to watch you slaying them. 👍
HOpe you can get out there soon man!
That’s insane!!!
Holy damn!!!! Those are massive red ears!!! I’ve never seen any as big as that!! The biggest red ear I caught measure about 13 1/2 inches and about 2 pounds only! Ya made it look so easy!!! Incredible!!!
Thanks for checking it out man, a 2 lber is still a big one!
Great fishing guys
Thanks Kenneth!
Thanks Ty awesome video and what a fish
Thank you Dawg, hope you haave a good weekend!
Ty you shown us several giant bluegill in your videos. They look like they're puffed out beyond all possibility. I imagine a bluegill like that exploding underwater rather than growing old!
Are you eating those sunfish?, glad you adjust your drag. You should use ultrallite gear when fishing.
Used to have some monsters in lakes on Vandenberg AFB CA when I lived there.
I've never seen such big Sunnies (sp) in my life. I will have to get over there and check it out. I'm closer to Lake Pleasant
There so loaded with eggs. LET THEM GO 👍👍 NICE
Wooooow
Thanks for watching!
I already liked because I know it's gonna be good
I appreciate the confidence in me hah!
That was insane!
Thank you man!
What I find fascinating is what an abundant food source they have to grow so big. Just barren hills surrounding what looks like a reservoir. No swamps to attract bugs, lizards or frogs. Im baffled by what they must have to eat down there.
And this may be a stupid question, but could they be artificially fed? We stock lakes and rivers with fish, so it's entirely concievable we feed them also. Just askin..
Nope, they eat crawfish and small mussels!!
wow, these fish are awesome, how fun would it be to catch gills like this through the ice?
What an absolute blast. Man the scenery 😍
Those are beautiful fish! 🐟 I have yet to catch a red ear 🙏🏽🙌🏿🎣✌🏿🙏🏽🤙🏿
Wow! Beautiful
Thank you!
Awesome fish! But, I don't think I woulda said where I caught them...
Ty you're gonna make me give Kastking one more time. It's been a few years. And if I knew where sunfish like that were, that might be all I ever wanna catch. When they turn sideways and get to kicking that tail like a tuna there's nothing better.
Is that heaven? 🤔 no it's just Arizona 😁 "lake of dreams "
Oh wow
Thanks for watching Wesley!
Damn! Them are some big pans!
Too cute for words!
That's amazing !!! It's a wonder that Bluegill didn't break your line, as strong as they are !!
Thank you very much for watching!
Great vids!
Thanks Grant!
Very common in them
Waters👍 nice fish for
Sure!!!!!
CM
Keep up the grind
You know I will!
WoW! That thing is huge. I once caught a 2lb 2oz bluegill and thought it might be some kind of record but no even close to this
Man, that looks like some fun fishing and great fish.
Saw this on a Facebook post and had to see it for myself lmao that thing probably scares away bass
Oh for sure!!! Just crazy big!
You need to order a wee frog from rebel lures get both sizes. You can get them off of Amazon.