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Ok guys last year I was down to Kentucky lake and did really good on redear, I know last
year was a lot warmer than normal. So on a normal year when do they turn on good I am
not wanting anybodys spot. just looking for when they typically start biting good thanks for the info
All of May is good...
Thanks olducker I hope I can come down again this year when they are biting good. Last year we hit it prefect and caught limits for all three days of fishing. so I would like to do good again this year.
How do you catch em we have caught em but never a limit. we usually fish with corks and a bug under it
I normley catch them when fishing fog B/G. But would also like to target them only.can some of you redear anglers help out .advice is always welcome. Happy trails to all.
Watch these :
Catching Redear on Barkley - YouTube
Redear and Bluegill on Lake Barkley - YouTube
Bluegill & Red Ear Fishing on Lake Barkley - YouTube
While these trips were taken on Barkley Lake ... the same info should work on KY Lake.
When I fish for them, locally ... I tip a black jighead with a piece of nightcrawler, and either fish it under a float or vertical jig it ... keeping the jig less than 1ft off the bottom.
... cp :kewl
We just use hook with worm under cork, we just got lucky last year I think and would like to hit it like that again.
They want it on the bottom!
can you guys see them deeper bed on your sideimageingQuote:
Originally Posted by Wiskers
Sometimes. I can tell ya this about the Redear. I you're casting to the bank and catch'n Bluegill, you're probably setting on the Redear. They'll be out a little farther than the Bluegill.Quote:
Originally Posted by duck
I use a dropshot rig. Weight 1/8oz pencil weight and a #8 cricket hook with a redworm about 8" above the weight. You will wear them out.
Bassky
Have they started biting yet? I was thinking about coming down Monday for a couple of days, but didn't want to make the trip if they hadn't started yet. Thanks Bryan
Can't wait we're coming down on 5/12 for a week I love catching them redear!! We fish Barkley I throw crawlers on the bottom last year got a lot around the wood/stake beds!! Also there a bait shop down there that sells them jigs on them YouTube videos the I tip with a peace of worm that works good to!
Listen to Indyfisherman, he's got some killer photos to prove his worth. I'm going down 5/5, a week earlier than you and kind of wish I had waited another week until the 12th like you. I'm just hoping for some decent action that sees us catch lots of redear which is what I mainly target. This will be the first time down for my family, we're staying at Barkley's Buzzard Rock Marina which is on the Northern end. I'll give a full report when I come home on the 12th. I've always used long shank #4 hooks, with redworms as the bait of choice because I've never had great success with nightcrawlers like many people claim. I've never used any type of jig either, we'll see.
I too will be heading down there on the 4th. I've received some great reports from last couple weeks of ears and gills ar Big Sandy so hopefully things will turn on at Johnathon Creek. Good luxk to my fellow hoosiers
I like a grizzly jig with a orange head ,get these after the gill have torn the feathers off.
Great tip! I had a buddy tell me that a few years ago they had to wait until a couple of guys moved their boat because they were catching bluegill on the bank. When they left, they threw where they had been sitting an caught a bunch of big redear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wiskers