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I fished Barron Fork today, only caught four Crappie in three hours and all short. Decided to call an audible and see if the Gills were willing. They were hitting everywhere. Most were small, but I culled through and kept a limit. Best bait was a 1/64oz jig head on a tiny spinner with a 1" slider in orange and chartreuse. Visibility of about 12" and 58 degrees at 8AM, warmed to 65 by 4PM.
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Good looking mess of fish DB, well done!
Nice, I love eating them gills.
They're up there with crappie in my book for table fare, congrats on the mess of fish
Good job sticking with it and catching a good mess !
Very nice reward, what weight equipment do you use?
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I'm using a Zebco Omega Pro (ZO2) spincasting reel with 4 pound Stren Magnathin on a 7 foot light action rod. It took several years of trying different combinations before I found the right mix. This allows me to toss a 1/32oz spinner into a stiff wind for good distance accurately.
What kind of rod are you using??After catfish and limbs I’m in the market for one for casting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
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My favorite is an old Wally Marshal (they don't make it any more). Anytime I'm in a sporting goods store I always look at any light or medium light casting rods that they have. They're fairly rare, I have one coming from Bass Pro Shops now that I'm going to try, LOL.
Nice find DB. Those fish are smoked up pretty good. Were the eggs fairly mature
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My favorite rod I’ve ever had was a field and stream inferno light/medium and the don’t make them anymore. I bought a cheap Shakespeare rod to fish for gills and a catfish broke the tip off it. Lol. I’ll find me something. Got a pflueger rod that my president came on. But it’s not sensitive at all.Quote:
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They're dark due to living in shallow water, no sign of bedding. Only a handful were female and they didn't look close. This area is a huge shallow flat. The fish had move to narrow areas along the edges where there was some shade from the trees on the bank. I moved along the edge casting into the shade, mostly in 12 to 18" of water. The fish seemed to be feeding heavily in the afternoon as the water warmed. I also caught numerous stripe, bass and catfish.
Lots of interest in my Gills, first full moon is end of this week. A couple warm days after a cold Thursday morning and they should start looking for bedding areas.
Probably asked before,but what kinds of areas do they bed?
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Returned to Barrow Fork for a couple hours after work today, kept a dozen large gills and returned more than I could count. Fun short trip!