Gills Be Biting

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03-07-2011, 07:02 PM
ILpanfish

Gills Be Biting

Just wanting to share some info and brag a little bit.
So here in Central IL its 40 degrees out with a little breeze so its chilli and past two days I have not been able to fish due to rain on saturday and some rain sunday but mainly to cold to bother going out. But today I was detirmened to go panfishing. So got out to the pond around 1:30 and fished to about 3.....caught 13 keeper/handsize gills, a 12" crappie and a 16" bass, all on one bait. Rig was an UL setup with 4lb line. The magic lure was a 1/64oz Lindy Nipper with a white head/red tie/black hair and I tipped it with a Gulp Alive Wax Worm(one worm lasted me the whole time), about 2-3' under a small ball bobber. Would cast out and let it set for 30secs to 1min then reel it in about a foot, nice in slow, then let it sit for another 30secs to 1min and this would go on for a few minutes then recast. I caught all the fish in water depths between 3-6 feet on Shallow Flats, Points, and Ledges.

If any of you guys are having any luck catching Gills right now would love to know what you are using and doing.

Thanks
Zack
03-07-2011, 07:09 PM
barrelslime

Great info, thanks for the info,.....................oh and get yourself a camera, we like pictures. LOL Thanks
03-07-2011, 07:10 PM
"G"

Dadgummit Zack.....your giving me the fever. I might just try that myself.
03-07-2011, 07:21 PM
ILpanfish

Barrelslime - Tell me about it, I will next time (should be tomorrow) and Ill post em on this thread
03-08-2011, 04:30 PM
ILpanfish

2 Attachment(s)

Attachment 56481
Biggest one I caught today, most where 8-9 inches
Attachment 56482
Caught 2 of these guys today other was just 11 inches but both fairly nice for a 1.5 acre pond

Same set up as yesterday
Today was suppost to get up to 55F but it didnt, got up to 49 but feels cooler and it was sprinkling off and on
03-08-2011, 05:08 PM
chris3829

Well you have dinner covered.....Thanks for sharing w/pictures!!!...lol
03-08-2011, 06:03 PM
Pat

Wow ! thats some nice fish ! thanks for the pic`s
Pat
03-09-2011, 11:01 AM
sbcpower

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Originally Posted by G3 Fisherman

Dadgummit Zack.....your giving me the fever. I might just try that myself.

He's killin' me...I have a date with a little lake this Saturday...just can't stand it anymore!
03-09-2011, 06:57 PM
"G"

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Originally Posted by sbcpower

He's killin' me...I have a date with a little lake this Saturday...just can't stand it anymore!

I know what you mean.....gonna make a move myself.
03-09-2011, 11:06 PM
Alphahawk

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Originally Posted by ILpanfish

Attachment 56481
Biggest one I caught today, most where 8-9 inches
Attachment 56482
Caught 2 of these guys today other was just 11 inches but both fairly nice for a 1.5 acre pond

Same set up as yesterday
Today was suppost to get up to 55F but it didnt, got up to 49 but feels cooler and it was sprinkling off and on

Nice Bluegill no doubt about it. Down here in TN the Gills are active in some smaller impoundments...75 to 100 acres. Today was 70 degrees and tomorrow we are expecting snow flurries...LOL. I am waiting on my go to lake to turn on. It is named Laurel Hill Lake. The location is in Lawrence County TN. It is a 300 acre TWRA Lake and believe it or not it is full of the size fish in your pic. Your fish looks like a male and I put those back in Laurel Hill because for some reason it has a shortage of males....don't know why. The females you catch are all around 12 inches. You can keep a limit of 20 but it only takes you an hour to get them but I hang around all day just to have fun. The other lake I fish for Gills is Center Hill which is a huge impoundment and most of the Gills I catch there are males...go figure...in the 9 inch range.

Regards
03-10-2011, 01:02 PM
jbornhop

wow that would be awsome to get a stringer full of 12" gills!
03-10-2011, 02:00 PM
sbcpower

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

...it is full of the size fish in your pic.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

The females you catch are all around 12 inches.

So, when you takin' a fella gill fishin'? ;)
03-10-2011, 06:54 PM
Alphahawk

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Originally Posted by jbornhop

wow that would be awsome to get a stringer full of 12" gills!

When the lake gets turned on I will post some pics. The only other place in TN that I know of that gives up Gills that size consistently is Reelfoot. All of us are trying to push Spring to get here. I am often surprised at the size of the gills from up North.
03-12-2011, 02:56 PM
TKelJay

I love the Lindy Nippers, and those pics show why. The gills love em'. Nice fish.