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Record Kansas Crappie
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Breeding color of Bluegills and other fish

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Fish Attractant in the Coastal N.C. Marsh…..7/4/2025

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Emerald Tail Black Crappie……7/3/2025

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ULBASS

"Crawler pieces, Colorado spinner and 2" paddle tails caught small Perch and 7-8.5" Bluegills and this lone Bass. Paddle tails were getting the ends bit off a few times and the Spin Jig was a good search Bait producing hits on the…"

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What date is Independence Day?: July 4

What type of animal is a bluegill?: I live at Cupsaw lake and it has White and Yellow Perch, Large mouth Bass, Black Crappie,stocked Rainbow, Tiger and Brown Trout and occasional Brook Trout .Bluegill, Pumpkin seeds, BGXPS Hybrids and Yellow and Brown Bullheads and an occasional Chain Pickerel.I enjoy Freshwater multi-species fishing and occasional Salt Water inlet fishing for Fluke .

What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!: New Jersey

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Speedo Beads

I have heard of only one use for these Speedo Beads and have never used them . A you tube video I watched showed they can be attached to tip up line for ice fishing to mark how far in the column you want to maintain. … May be an image of medicine

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Posted on January 5, 2025 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

SPINNER RIGS FOR HARNESSING SHINERS , WORMS, SPOONS,SWIMBAITS,ETC.

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Posted on November 10, 2017 at 9:30am

Squirrel Tail Jigs

SQUIRREL TAIL JIGS

I have been fishing simple Squirrel Tail Jigs since November 2009 and although I haven't counted the number of fish they have caught ,let's just say scores of fish !August 2017 I fished them consistently and reawakened the realization of how well these little guys attract many species of Fish. Examples of a large variety of species have been caught on 1/8th ,16th and 32nd oz. Jigs .I tie them up usually with Black…

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Posted on September 3, 2017 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Cupsaw Lake Algae Treatment

Hi BBG friends . Here's what is going on at my Community Lake I fish often . Would like to hear views on this procedure . PROS /CONS? I am trying to get educated on the matter .Any help would be appreciated ! Below is the Cupsaw Lake bulletin regarding Algae treatment. Thanks ,John

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The lake will be treated today this morning with copper and Pond Shade Aqua Blue. The treatment will begin in the deep area,…

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Posted on August 2, 2017 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

Fishing Goals

Fishin' Goals

X 1)Catch fish every month of the year and archive with photos and calendars.

Bluegill ,Yellow Perch, Crappie and Largemouth Bass are achieved.

X 2)Catch Pickerel in December( x achieved Dec. 2014 Shepherds lake) , February (Acheived) and (March)* acheived March31 2016, 17" Pickerel still need February to complete the Pickerel …

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At 4:39pm on July 28, 2020, Marvin Morgan said…: John, Thanks so much for the helpful info that you passed along to me....I appreciate your help. BBG...best folks/site out there!!!!

At 2:45pm on February 24, 2020, jim cosgrove said…: Here and there John.I think they are getting scarce due to inter breeding with other species,They still are pretty common on a lake i visit every spring 170 miles south.They are usually very deep and dont get very big but are stunning to look at.

At 2:44pm on August 5, 2019, Jeffrey D. Abney said…: Hey John I'm still working on my response to an earlier question you had on deep water techniques......thanks for your patience........