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This is the bluegill from last year that I wish I had weighted.
it's perfect for calm water presentation , in light wind it's excellent, in rough water like boatwaves rolling across the water it just makes your bait rise and fall in the water column, but in your case where the wind blows all the time it's easer…
Porqupine quills usually come with a rubber band halfway up the shaft, I replace them with o-rings . Run your line through the o-ring then slide the o-ring back onto the quill, then run your line through the eyelet at the bottom of the quill , tie o…
Number 8 hooks are fine unless you want to catch smaller fish, after a fish has taken your bait a couple of times ,and he hasn't tasted the steel of your hook yet just shorten the distance between hook and float, I prefer a porqupine quill, a couple…
Greg, I know Osage Co. has plenty of ponds where biggens hang out, plus Skiatook Lake, and Kaw Lake . If you can put a cricket in that big bluegills face he going to eat it. I been to Pawhuska many times, I lived in Tulsa for 6 years.
We an't got no porcupines here in Arkansas, we had to go to Ebay to find them. Got some hot sauce that made me think I had eaten a porcupine the other day.
Greg, I'm tied up on a couple construction projects for the next 2 weeks , but after that it time to hit the water, I'm planning to photo lots this spring. Porcupine quills are the most sensitive float I've ever found and been using them for 40 year…
Hey , I'm a flyroder and use crickets all the time , about the only time I use artificial flys is when I run out of crickets or I'm fishing for smallmouths. The only limitation is it's harder to fish deeper than your flyrod is long but it is possibl…
Great post, keep it up.
I fish in brush so thick that if it was above the water line on the bank deer would hide in it,in these conditions I use 10 lb test flourcarbon and a wire hook with live crickets. If I happen to get hung up just a straight pull on the line will bend…
Well ,then would a 1 pound test be more more of a challenge? , catching a fish bigger than your pound test.
why do yall want to use 2 pound line to catch bream , they dont call it brain surgery , I use 10 pound test flouricarbin for my leader,and they dont see it, plus I catch big catfish that get in the way
Next year , me and boogerman , big dan , and phishead want to try that ice fishing, if you can guarentee that ice wont break under us
I agree with the free range fish! Ive caught several fish in ponds and small lakes that could push the 2lb mark. I ate em. To catch a 10" or better gill in the delta is a monster. I am insanely tickled to catch big fish in the creek. Thats what the…
Smallmouth like oxygenated water in the shoals , fish like the bubbles in the aquarium, the tiny bubbles at the bottom of the lake cool faster and oxygenate the water, blow co2 into water at 36 degrees and you got club soda, hey they dont call it br…
Bruce is right about oxygen levels, with all the catfish ponds in my area , the oxygen level is the lowest just before dawn, thats why everone uses aireators in their ponds. Now if you take a small compresser out on the ice and drop a weighted air l…
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- Largest bluegill ever caught?
- Between 1 and 2 lbs
- Favorite place to catch bluegill?
- in the shadows,next to the bank
- Do you have a pond? If so, describe it.
- no
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The Compleat 'Free Range' Angler
I guess by now you are wondering what my defination of " Free Range " is all about . To me it is the sporting chase of free roaming wild fish in a natural enviroment, that have the ability to escape being caught . They are wild fish that have not been raised or Aquacultured. Its far more satisfying knowing that you caught those large fish in the wild rather than them just answering a dinner bell, these are my true trophy fish.
This also leads to res
… ContinuePosted on February 17, 2010 at 10:24pm — 5 Comments
Another close up Mr De Mill
I wanted to add this photo of another fish from this afternoon
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 7:54pm —
Mr De Mill , I'm ready for my close up.
Went fishing between storms today, tried to take some pic with my cell phone ,caught some good ones but it's tought tryingto put them in the boat and take their pic at the same time. My porcupine quill is eight and a half inches long , this was my attempt, I'll do better next time.
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 7:48pm —
60 years of Tackle
First let me say that the weather patterns this spring has got all my fishing water messed up, work has got me so tied down I feel like a sled dog,everybody I know is graduating from some kind of school,and want you to attend,I feel like I have no free time that is not spoken for, and I'm ready for bed, bream bed, that is the only thing I think that can reduce the stress in my life . The backyard will be dry enought to pull the boat up front and get it ready, I've cleaned my rods and tackle , I'… Continue
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- At 1:02pm on February 14, 2010,
John wilkins said… - Boogie- add some split shot until just the red tip of that quill is above the water. Keep adding shot until you can get that tip as low as it will go.
This will allow you to cast that further and it will be much more sensitive for you. Quills are awesome but a bit heavy. I have an upgrade for you but those quills are pretty awesome!
You are on the right track. I was very excited to see who was fishing the quills - that would be porcupine quills everyone!
John
- At 5:21am on November 4, 2009,
bluegillboogieman said… - Party Pooper. Parade Rainer. Maybe you just can't stand progress. Don't matter. If they can build it, they will. Is they a record for how many you can get on a stringer, cause that's within MY reach. You can put a lot of butterbeans on one I know.
Boogieman
- At 8:13pm on October 21, 2009,
bluegillboogieman said…
- I started using quills this year but mine never stand up till a gill tugs on it. I guess I'm rigging it wrong, through the eye up top and the band holds it near the bottom half. Single "B" sinker. Clue me in on the mistake.
Wait a minute, The Bear wanted you and you didn't come?. You may not be smart enough to clue me in. Your profile photo looks like somebody I've seen before. He was all the time blowin' hisself up and fallin' off cliffs an' all! Is that why you didn't come, you was injured?
Boogieman
- At 11:41am on October 21, 2009,
bluegillboogieman said…
- Your Lordship,
I just re-saw (is that a wurd?) your reply to Bruce Almighty's 20 words or less question. Am I to take it that you rig a flyrod like that? I saw that being done by a funny looking guy once and he swore by it. I tried my own rig later and just beat the water with it.
By the way, that funny looking feller tried to kill me in a lightning storm with his rig so if this question bugs you, nevermind.
Boogieman
- At 7:28pm on August 14, 2009,
Patrick "Bullworm" Olson said… - I'm ready dude! You should come in the winter, way more fun. -50, thats with no wind blowing sometimes and 3ft of ice to dill through for just one gill! That is something worth the drive!
- At 1:31pm on May 19, 2009,
Kiana said… - After reading your blog, I knew you must be in the South...the weather has put a damper on our fishing time, as well as graduations (plural) and work...we FINALLY got to go last week, on a Tuesday, hubby took a personal day from work...shhhh don't tell..LOL..hopefully you will be on the beds sooner rather than later...I'm hoping to get back out this weekend!
- At 10:57pm on February 20, 2009,
Allen said… - Welcome to Big Bg!!!
Fish On!!!
- At 8:31pm on February 17, 2009,
Kiana said…
- Welcome to the site!!
- At 4:02pm on February 17, 2009,
Bruce Condello said… - Welcome to Big Bluegill Lord of the Fly, Rods! Glad to have you here. Funny profile name! :-)
Enjoy the photos, videos and discussions.
Bruce
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Now thats a spring break that a kid will never forget~!
Yall ice fishin folks got some funny lookin setups! I dont think my crickets stand a chance
JimG told me to go have a look at your site. I'm the guy pictured with the perch. Former fish biologist. Former aquatic ecologist. Now teach flyfishing 'smarter, not harder.' The rig you see is Version 8.0 of what some have called "The Tip Do(w)n."…
Thanks Jim!
there you thats what spring break for catch big bass nice job
I didn't know they made a 1/100th ounce - that is the smallest I have heard of.
My partner got an invite on a Pond for Crappie.
33 BIG Blacks, All pushing 1 3/4 lb. No pics,But
I saw the Carcases. I had a good Fish for Gills
on one of my spots, nice fish. But Toads invite
and those Crappies I'm " Invyious " !
The pond owners a…
Glass shrimp are sold at walmart and a bunch of other pet stores. They usually run close to 10c a pc. Bout the average for fat heads from you local bait store. I know a ton of folks catch these things down around the bay in the grass flats with a sa…
Im not really a fan of spinners of any kind..never really had much luck with spinnerbaits for bass or pike, in-line spinners for anything, beetle spins etc.
Id much rather use a soft plastic that makes a vibration in the water.
I tried swivels befo…
Looks like you're on the fish John! Good for you!
Is that a "critter' in that crappies jaw?
Recent Pond Boss thread on shrimp - http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=208625&fpart=1
I believe the best way to catch them is with a net or seine.
Pretty cool picture of a PK shrimp.
ur lucky- i went fishin 2day after the first week in the 60's. I got skunked. The fish in there were either biting, or they werent there. I think all of them were still deep in the middle of the lake. the extreme wind didn't help much, either.
Jim that is an Incredible Yellow Perch!!! I am definitely Ice Fishing next winter!
I googled 'em a few weeks ago. Still don't know nothin" I finally decided I'd just ask somebody. You beat me to it. I'll wait right here for the info.
Boogieman
Hey Greg, I gotta agree with Bluegillboggyman. The cricket is king here in the south. Although I fish predominately at my friend's Lake and use some of my own artificials and also a flyrod with a black ant pattern, if I'm going to a lake that I'm no…
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