When do you start keeping Bluegills?

[slabgill]

7 1/2 or 8 depending on which lake you are fishing

[firedutch]

We have some good lakes around here that produce monster gills. We don't keep em until they are 9-10. DNR put an 18" limit on bass. That has helped to grow the bluegill to pretty good size. Not too many crappie anymore though.

[Fishin is the Mission]

The smaller the better...two or three inchers are perfect.  Just hook them behind the dorsal fin and go catch something worth eating.

[hunters08]

The smaller the better...two or three inchers are perfect.  Just hook them behind the dorsal fin and go catch something worth eating.

dude you dont know what your missing if you havent thrown a gill in the skillet.

[Lobes]

Around here the best sized gills to use for bait are between 7" - 10". I'm not sure what they catch down there but the reason I use those nice gills for bait is, if I don't catch any pike on those gills I just eat the bait.
Can't lose that way!

NBG

[iceisfun]

I use the hand measure. It's fast and you always have it with you .

[mmb]

I use the hand measure. It's fast and you always have it with you .

My buddy Stumpy would take offense to that.