A fun day.

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08-05-2016, 05:10 PM
Alphahawk

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A fun day.

Went back for another day of catching Gills. Only had around 60 fish from first stop but got into about a dozen shellcrackers today.....9-10 inches. Had 23 Gills at the 8-9 inch mark. Caught a lot of juvenile shellcrackers around 6 inchs. Not big at all by shellcracker standards but a 6 inch shellcracker is still a good fight using 2# test line. Second stop was at my old fishing hole of many years...VFW Lake. Caught 10 northern strain Gills there...all of them male cookie cutters...7-8 inches. Didn't stay there long...it had been a long day and it was hot....time to go home. Used two colors of Trout Magnet today....Purple Redemption and Bison. Same setup as yesterday...Tict Ice Cube 6' 9" UL Mebaru rod....SOS 2# test line. Those shellcrackers would hit and take off....each time I got them close to me in that clear water they would see me and take off again....drag screaming....each one making 3-4 runs. Can't wait to hit it again....life is good!

Regards
08-05-2016, 05:30 PM
BluegillHunter

What a real fun day... nothing I like better.

A couple of questions please...

Do you think the 2# line makes a big difference compared to a 4# line?

What size jig weight is your preferred size? (I pour jig heads from 1/80 oz up to 1/4 oz).

You need to come down here to AL and help me catch a bunch of these HUGE Coppernose bluegills.

Happy fishing...
08-05-2016, 06:25 PM
Crestliner08

Simply amazing! Congrats!
08-05-2016, 06:27 PM
Alphahawk

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Originally Posted by BluegillHunter

What a real fun day... nothing I like better.

A couple of questions please...

Do you think the 2# line makes a big difference compared to a 4# line?

What size jig weight is your preferred size? (I pour jig heads from 1/80 oz up to 1/4 oz).

You need to come down here to AL and help me catch a bunch of these HUGE Coppernose bluegills.

Happy fishing...

I think it makes a huge difference. I have been fishing 2# test for about 8 years now......rarely use anything else....but will step up to 4# test for white bass. I prefer to use a 1/64 ounce jig head with a single size "B" split shot above the jig. But if water is 10 feet or deeper I have to break out other sizes.....1/24.....1/16....3/32. We only have a couple of lakes here in TN with the copper nose in them. How they got in those lakes is a mystery. It remains to be seen how they will do here.

Regards
08-07-2016, 09:43 PM
slabbacks

WTG!! Those are some toads!
08-08-2016, 08:02 AM
thabugman

Congrats on the good eating

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08-09-2016, 07:12 AM
chaunc

Nice catch
08-09-2016, 08:34 AM
Alphahawk

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Thanks for the comments guys. I went back for the 3rd time......you know the old saying "Going to the well one time too many"....LOL. It was not a great day for quality fish. I caught a bunch of smaller Gills but had one that was 8 inches.....a nice length...but it had a large girth....fought hard. Made the trip worthwhile.

Regards
08-28-2016, 07:30 AM
T-roy 120

Good'ns!

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08-28-2016, 08:30 AM
trypman1

Gotta, Love it.
08-28-2016, 08:48 AM
thabugman

Beautiful pic

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08-28-2016, 07:50 PM
flintcreek

Alphahawk, were these all caught on Laurel Hill Lake also...If it is in the post I missed it. This definitely makes me want to get up there, over 40 years ago I had one of the best fishing trips I remember from my youth catching huge bream on Laurel Hill.
08-29-2016, 02:37 PM
Alphahawk

Yes at Laurel Hill....except for the smallest one. It came from VFW Lake which I always stop by after leaving Laurel Hill. Will post more about Laurel Hill when I pick up my computer from repair shop......too hard to post on the phone.

Regards

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08-30-2016, 07:57 AM
Ketchn

Beautiful fish