Saturday *report*

I'm a little late on posting my report but dad and I fished from the bank Saturday. I caught 17 (limit is 15) with 2 of them being throw backs. All fish were caught in 4 to 6 ft of water with a kiptail jig or itty bitty bobby garlands under a float. Dad ended up catching 4 along with probably 30 plus smaller bluegills. They were probably a 50/50 mix of males and females. It looks like the males are getting a little color to them. It was a fun day to be on the water and hopefully we can catch them again tomorrow. I only got a quick pic of my stringer before we filleted them. I forgot to add the fish were 10 1/2 to 13 inches long so no big pigs caught but still fun.
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nice very nice

very nice

Yes sir good catch

those are really nice fish by my standards! can you elaborate on your kiptail jigs, what weight and color, I tie my own and fish them a lot.

Those I caught on 1/32 oz with #8 hook... But I use 1/48 oz and 1/64 oz too (all #8 sickle hook). I tie them with very little hair to give them a low profile... Most used colors are white, gray, chart, and olive. It's just a really simple thread neck. I have a lot of chenille and hackle and have tied some really good looking jigs but the really simple thread necks catch a lot more fish IMO.

Yes sir, that is nice. Another entry for the Bobby Garland prize pack.

thanks vacrappieman for the info, we tip our kiptails with crappie nibbles, do you tip yours?

Yes I love crappie nibbles... I tip all my jigs with them (might not need to but I do). Another thing I do is make one nibble into 3 or 4 small round balls and sit them in front of a fan for a few minutes to dry out. I think this keeps it looking more natural since the nibbles are so big compared to the little jig. I do keep some bigger for when I cast the larger Bobby garlands.

I agree with you crappie man. Plain jig with thread wrapping does a great job. Also I prefer no eyes on the jig. Some guys will not buy them with out eyes. I find the solid color on the small 1/32 and 1/64 need all the color and no hokas pokas. How do you spell hokas pokas?

Vacrappieman, thanks so much for answering my questions! it's not very often I get a chance to talk to someone else who uses a lot of these jigs. I was turned on to these jigs by an old timer who had been using them for over 40 years and he showed me some of his old jigs that were all worn out and he wouldn't hardly let me hold them to look at them because he said he couldn't find them anymore, I have supplied him with these little jigs ever since, actually I just give them to him for the favor he did for me of turning me on to them. he calls them pinky jigs.