Duck feather jigs & gills

I got out yesterday and got on the gills again. One rod only again and a small jar of Berkley power wiggler pieces and some duck feather jigs was all I needed on this trip. Fish seem fatter since the cicadas are out in force, actually threw some out in the lake and watched them get eaten. Some were gone before they even hit the water surface. Is this considered chumming? Maybe stick a hook in one next time out and see what happens. Attachment 488197Attachment 488198Attachment 488199Attachment 488200Attachment 488201Attachment 488202Attachment 488203

Nice bluegills. They've been killing the cicadas on my local lake also.

Great post! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

Great catch.


Regards


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Fine fish, and fine baits.
Bob

Another good trip Jim, and some very nice jigs too. Due to circumstances beyond my control I missed fishing last weekend so I have no yarns to spin. Looks like you found the good fish though. I love the way they turn sideways and refuse to come your way for a while. Keeps me coming back.

Had as much fun feeding them cicadas as I did catching them. Fish seem closer to the surface now even with murky water from recent storms.

Beautiful jigs,
very nice work, I bet they hammer the panfish.

take care. !!!

if chumming gets it done , it is what it is bro .....
hurt a many a fish chumming over the years ....
from off shore tuna , to bluegills with bread ...
and all points in between as well ....
a fish feeding frenzy makes my day , even if I induce it ....
ever pitched fresh salmon roe in a snow melt river salmon run before ?
makes the local feeding the trout at the fish hatchery look like childs play ....
them monster rainbows you ever know are there and NEVER bite ,lose their big ole minds .....just saying
p.s. K A B O O M on the jigs and gills sir :highfive

Haven't chummed in awhile. As a young teen used to ride my bike to the park armed with a can of corn which I threw some out in areas and bait with a single kernel on a #6 aberdeen with a split shot and caught a lot of carp on 4# line, biggest was 27.5 lbs. I used to keep records of how many and weights back then. That's how I learned how to fight big fish with light line.