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Hit a couple of lakes this a.m. before it go too hot. The Gills are moving off bed but still managed to catch 40 or so fish. Had some Gill Crackers in the mix.......cross between a bluegill and shell cracker. All fish caught on a Bison colored Trout Magnet and 2.5# test line. Heat ran me off again. A bunch of drag pulling fun. Life is good!
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nice work alphahawk :popcorn
Nice healthy looking fish.
Great report. I never tire of seeing the nice fish you catch. :kewl If those are public waters you better start watching for people following you to the lake . lol
I would agree that the thin line is probably an advantage in the summer ,but not so much around here when they are bedding unless highly pressured. Nice pictures
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Originally Posted by Olegiller1
Laurel Hill is a public TWRA Lake and a great Gill fishery. Copper nose were stocked several years back and have taken off very well.
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Very nice catch. What is the name of that ruler and where can i get one.
not to derail your own post, but what JDM rod do you use? Beautiful fish!
Boy Howdey
Nice .:cheers2
It is called the "Hawg Trough". I got mine from HOOK1 but I know Cabelas sells them also. No doubt about size when you have one of these in the pic...LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
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HOOK 1 Hawg Trough - Measuring Board | HOOK 1
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hawg-...tt=hawg+trough
Thanks......I have 6 of them.....and that's too many....LOL. Tict 6' 9" Ice Cube Rockin' Drift UL.....Yamaga Blanks Blue Current 6' 10" Jig Head Special. A Major Craft Truzer 6' 5" UL in the Hard model. Those are my favorites. I also have a MegaBass ShoreLuck SLL-68ULS. I have never tried out the MegaBass. It is a thing of beauty. I got it on sale at Christmas for 250 bucks....it's normally 450. MegaBass only makes so many when they do a run and the few you can still find...if any....are close to 500 bucks. Now I don't need a flame war about how much I spent on these rods. Am I going to catch anymore fish.....probably not....but I was warned before ever making my first purchase that it could become a habit. I can tell you this....once you fish with one of these rods nothing else will do. The Yamaga Blanks only weighs 2 ounces.Quote:
Originally Posted by drb
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Awesome catch!! Show me what you are calling bison colored trout magnet if you get a chance please!
Thanks for the comments. Here are a couple of shots of it. It is black and gold....only about one inch long with a split tail. I have it rigged with the Trout Magnet Panfish head which is a #8 hook with a long shank 1/64. Here are a couple of shots of fish from Friday to close out my week. I am really pumped for Monday fishing as my buddy is going to put his boat in at Laurel Hill Lake. Wont have to beat the bank....LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by LowePro
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You stay pulling out some nice gills.
That looks great! I would eat it! Im going to have to check into them!