Jeb, I'm from Smithton. If you aren't familiar with it, it is a small town on the Youghiogheny River. There is about 340 residents. We have a bigger drug problem than some big towns. We have a small police force but they are too worried about enforcing their new ordinance that kids are not allowed to ride their skateboards or roller skates on sidewalks or streets. Only allowed to be used on their own property. Then they wonder why kids are painting on buildings and doing other things to get into trouble. Know what you mean about not being like it used to be. Nothing stays the same.

Most of you guys got me beat, but these are still respectable fish :
Bluegill 12" from a farm pond that is rarely fished.
Perch from Pyme 12"
White Crappie from Pyme 14"
Warmouth from St Vincent's College 10"

I saw that. Man that's huge!

Bluegill: 13"
Pumpkinseed: 10"
Warmouth: 12"
Crappie: 16"
Rock Bass: 14"
Yellow Perch: 16"

shrodreel
13" Bluegill ...10" punkinseed..  16" perch.... before I challenge those measurements...we talkin' Pa. ?? 

Yes PA lol. The pumpkinseed and perch were both in the bay in Erie and I have pictures of both, is there a way to post pics here? The bluegill was in a private scuba quarry I dive at a lot and caught the beast on a 3 weight fly rod with a San Juan worm. This same quarry is stuffed to the brim with monster gills and it's rare to find adults under 8", we've spotted some 14-16" ones during dives in ~10 FOW that would easily be state records. 24-30" largemouth aren't rare here either, I actually just got back from a day of diving there and got some footage of a pair of LMB around 28" that I'll post a link to after I upload them to youtube later. And before anyone asks no I can't give the location because I'd get kicked out if I let any non divers know where it is.

My buddy used to dive a quarry north of town a lot, before having a kid. He said the fish there are unbelievably large. he said most will come right up to you as well. Sounds pretty cool. My cousin in Florida, gave me a dive lesson in his pool. Fun stuff, the stuff he does is nuts though. Sharks always lurking in his haunts. His buddy claims that he saved my cousin, spearing one about 5 feet from him, without even knowing there was a shark there. Carrying around a "stringer" of bleeding fish in shark infested waters, isn't for me. If they won't get you, the currents will.

That is impressive for sure.  sam

Haha, thanks guys. I caught that fish in 2013 if I'm remembering correct and I actually released it, hopefully it's passed its genes on by now because if all perch were that big I'd fish for them a lot more often! I have another picture of the fish right next to my head and its actually taller than my head but it's on the computer along with the 'gill and p-seed pictures so next time I get on that old thing I'll dig up them too.

Alright guys, here's new challenge, first one to catch a 24" yellow perch gets $100 LOL. It'd be well worth it to see one that big! And no, the monster European/Redfin Perch don't count :)

12.5" Redear on the Colorado River.  10" Bluegill Lake Lopez. 14" Crappie Pyramid Lake.