Thread: Full Moon....A Few Gills

Last night I scurried down to the local creek in search of some Full Moon Panfish and got humbled real quick by some Large and Smallmouth Bass that pulled drag, broke lines, and basically had their way with my offerings. Well about 2 miles as the crow flies is another creek mouth that flows into the lake that also holds good numbers of Bluegill, but I have never caught any of size, meaning nothing over 7.5-8in. Well, as usual they were there in numbers but not size. Here are a few of the 20 or so I stuck this afternoon.
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From the last picture you can see how clear the water has become now the rains have stopped and they are drawing our lakes down about .5ft a day. My choice of baits was a Lunkerhunt Spade Grub with a Wax worm but I could not keep the worm tip on the hook due to the small gills knocking it off as quick as I could get the jar open and another one on the hook. Pretty much every cast was a bite or a fish as the sun was setting. These fish are where the solid tip Ajing Rod shines, and the TripleCross made for an enjoyable evening. Of course a Green Carp found my bait,
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But small he was and as with all the Gills they were photographed and released to grow up. From East Tennessee I say Welcome Spring and hope everyone can get out soon and pursue these fun and feisty fish.


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