I fished a couple hours today at one of my weaker bluegill ponds - kept a bunch of females, let this one go:
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I fished a couple hours today at one of my weaker bluegill ponds - kept a bunch of females, let this one go:
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Nice one - looks healthy
Is that a fiberglass rod lying on the ground?
It is indeed a fiberglass rod - an 8' spinning rod made on a 5-weight Lamiglas fly rod blank, to be specific, with a true Tennessee handle (the reel is affixed with electrical tape).
NICE! bet they feel great fighting them in on that rod setup.
Yes, a limber rod greatly adds to the enjoyment of the fight. Although, conversely, the extra length also provides a good bit of additional leverage, which comes in handy on big ones like this. He tried to hang me up in about three different fallen trees, and probably would have succeeded against a short rod.
Nice gill - would love a bucket of those!!!!
Nice one. Would love to have a big mess of those.
Nice fish
Nice job
That is a handsome brute you got. I haven't tried glass yet but use my Micro Lite rods in the same manner to keep the fish fighting near the surface.
Glass rods are great for bream fishing.....I have a 6 ft. MicroLite glass rod from BPS....I really like it
I agree with TPM on the 8ft rod for gillin. I have a Wally Marshall ultralite signature and can use it to cast small jigs or fish with a bobber. That leverage does help when you need to turn them quickly. Might get a custom made rod in the future.
Very nice gill, I would like to catch a few of them myself
Rmoon, I have a guide service that I run on several ponds that I intensively manage for trophy bluegill, so just let me know anytime you'd like to head this way for some fishing.
My side kick and I went out today and picked out a dozen gills. They were full of milk. I kept gettin "short bites" Then I figured they were on the beds and "chasin them out". Had a blast, they were in about two to three fow. Slam up in the cypress knees or back in little niches.