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Nope folks.....it’s not spring. But I boated around 175 bluegill.....shell cracker.....bluegill-shellcracker cross today. Also had a few crappie and some spotted bass. There had to be a thousand bluegill in the grates at the dead lock today. It was an awesome 5 hours of catching. All fish caught on Major Craft 2018 Fine Tail 6’ 3” super ultra light rod....strung up with 2.1# test polyester line. I used a Daiwa Gekkabijin 2 gram jig head #10 hook dressed with what else....a Bison colored Trout Magnet. Most of the bluegill were 8-8.5 inches long with many of the cross breeds going 9-9.5 inches. The fish have certainly had on the feed bag. Life is good!

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What an incredible day! Wish we had an opportunity like that in SE PA.
BOB

You are trying your best to “Sore Lip them All”. Nice catch, do you like the shorter rod now that you have some seat time on it?

You were all over them. Sounds like a heck of a day

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You are trying your best to “Sore Lip them All�. Nice catch, do you like the shorter rod now that you have some seat time on it?

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I really like it. It will most likely be my go to rod for Gills. It is very light in the hand and much more sensitive than I thought it would be. Plus it makes it easier to net fish. They make a 5’ 10” model and I am looking real hard at it.

Regards


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Here is just one grate. Ninety percent of what you see is bluegill-shellcracker.

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Drrrrrrrrrrummm <- my fingers drumming, waiting for the video.

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man they were stacked up like cord wood . very nice bro
KABOOM is the word

Thanks for sharing, you have that SI tuned in...I need to figure mine out.

What a day to remember!! You are blessed, Randy!!

Awesome day Randy! Just out of curiosity, why was that lock closed down? I can’t think of any closed down locks in Arkansas that I could check to see if it holds fish like that.


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Amazing, fantastic!

Thanks for the comments.

Regards


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Awesome day Randy! Just out of curiosity, why was that lock closed down? I can’t think of any closed down locks in Arkansas that I could check to see if it holds fish like that.


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When they built the new lock at Nickajack they decommissioned the old locks and removed the doors on the tail water side. At Pickwick they built a new lock but kept the old one as an auxiliary one. But the space between new and old locks there hold a ton of bluegill also.

Regards


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Just watched the video of your great day and was trying to focus on the bending curve of the 6.3 Majorcraft. It looks as if it has a decent to even stiff backbone and bends only in the upper third. How would you describe the tip and bending curve?

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Just watched the video of your great day and was trying to focus on the bending curve of the 6.3 Majorcraft. It looks as if it has a decent to even stiff backbone and bends only in the upper third. How would you describe the tip and bending curve?

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You nailed it. That stiff back bone is why it is not the best rod to use ester with to target 14-18 inch Spots. It is great for bluegill.....crappie......and I have been using some JDM 3 gram trout blades for trout and it really shines. It definitely is worth the money. Using ester with the 6’ 7” Banshee I don’t lose many spotted bass at all. It is softer than this rod plus the 4 more inches gives me a lot more rod to cushion the line. Fighting stocker trout.....and bluegill on this rod is a hoot.

Regards


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You are a busy guy. It's Troy from bream brain. I haven't been on over here in a long time. I didn't realize you were alphahawk, you're a busy guy.

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You are a busy guy. It's Troy from bream brain. I haven't been on over here in a long time. I didn't realize you were alphahawk, you're a busy guy.

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I try to get out every chance I get but the cold weather slows me down. My son and I were going to fish a real honey hole Thursday but they turned the sluice on yesterday so we’ll be going back to Nickajack.

Regards


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I want to go with you.