This fall, a well-known outdoor writer/angler from Maryland and an ardent bluegill angler from Nebraska held court on a private lake in North Carolina. The results were nothing short of astonishing.

Their mission: to catch a bluegill larger than two pounds. As a reference, a two-pound bluegill is like a 15-pound bass, or a Boone and Crockett white-tailed deer that measures beyond 200 points. It is the epitome of bluegill fishing.

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The winning entry for the month of June comes to us from Chuck Gstohl, of Conroe, Texas. Chuck reeled in a whopper Large Mouth Bass that weighed in at 9 lbs/ 10 oz, and measured over 26” in length. Chuck frequents the Lake Conroe and likes to hook them on a Zoom Trick Worm- Carolina Rig.

The winning entry for the month of May comes to us from Connor Bedrich, of Tomball, Texas. Connor hustled and wrangled this monster Large Mouth Bass that weighed in at 10 lbs and measured just at 22” in length. Connor and avid fisherman with his friends and family, frequents the family lake in Austin Co. Texase. Connor prefers a plug bait hook them hard.

Murchison, TX– The winning entry for the month of April comes to us from Zay Ridgle of Murchison, Texas. Young Zay (10 years old) hooked into a Large Mouth Bass that tipped the scales a tad over 9 pounds, and measured 24.25” in length. Zay is the son of Pam and Joey Ridgle, who are long time customers of Purina Mills dealer–Scott’s Crossing Feed Store.

St. Louis, MO– The winning entry for the month of March comes to us from Jeff Gaines of Pacific, MO. Jeff hooked into a Large Mouth Bass that weighed in at 6 lbs/ 1oz, and measured 22” in length. Jeff is a long time customer of Purina Mills and feeds AquaMax™ fish food regularly to his fish in his private pond. “I toss them a scoop every day, and that helps them to grow big,” states Jeff.