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"I've been a fish taxidermist since 1970 (I'm dating myself here) and have done both…"

Jeff Soto replied Jan 21, 2010 to fish mounts

27 Feb 3, 2010
Reply by Johnny wilkins

"We use them for the big Bluegill and Redear Sunfish here in Southern California all…"

Jeff Soto replied Nov 28, 2009 to crickets

28 Jun 19, 2010
Reply by Tom Beauchamp

"California...Sunny, warm SoCal."

Jeff Soto replied Oct 23, 2009 to Your home state.

122 Jan 18, 2013
Reply by Rob Greer

"I was told by my fishing bud and Lake Perris (So. Calif.) expert LedHed that there a…"

Jeff Soto replied Sep 27, 2009 to Redears spawning in the fall too?

5 Nov 15, 2009
Reply by shooter

"I wrote this back in January... "My favorite lure for Bluegill in a tiny spoon made…"

Jeff Soto replied Sep 4, 2009 to Favorite lures for the big Gills!!!!

8 Sep 14, 2009
Reply by Bill Majewski

"The reason it looks so bare from aerial photos is because the State of California ha…"

Jeff Soto replied Aug 19, 2009 to Lake Perris Info

8 Aug 19, 2009
Reply by Jeff Soto

"A nightcrawler threaded onto a 1/16 oz jig head and slowly jigged back on the bottom…"

Jeff Soto replied Aug 3, 2009 to catching the big ones, only the big ones?

14 Aug 10, 2009
Reply by robsabloke

"As beautiful as the Florida Bluegill are in my local Lake Perris here in Southern Ca…"

Jeff Soto replied Jun 15, 2009 to Still Spawning in NY - Couple Northern BG pics.

11 Jun 18, 2009
Reply by Jim Gronaw

"James...We fished several areas and caught fish at every place we stopped at. I like…"

Jeff Soto replied Jun 15, 2009 to Grandson loses a giant!

10 Jun 23, 2009
Reply by James Cho

"You are so right Mike! Through the years, I have caught many, many fish, several of…"

Jeff Soto replied Jun 13, 2009 to Grandson loses a giant!

10 Jun 23, 2009
Reply by James Cho

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July Bully jig/crawler piece

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"Glad you’ve had success with it………I always use pink to locate…"
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THIS COLOR COMBINATION SEEMS TO WORK THIS YEAR

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Great Habitat on the Albemarle Estuary…….7/20/2025

Always search for clues to why you’re catching fish in the area you’re in when so many areas look…
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Beautiful 9” Class Warmouth……7/19/2025

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"Bleeding pink Silent Stinger and all pink jigs work on multi species in brackish water…..I…"
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Nice Round Specimen…..7/19/2025

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Some Bleeding 🩸 Coppernose Behind Last Week’s Buck Moon…7/19/2025

"The busted fins are also a dead giveaway to colonizing gills….."
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AN LATER SHOT OF THIS FISH BEFORE IT WENT IN THE FREEZER FOR A MOUNT

"it won't be back from the taxidermist till this coming winter some time, I CAN'T WAIT TO…"
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"Pleasantly surprised with a multi species morning totaling 78 fish…..we've had a week of thunderstorms and triple digit heat index. Wet July"
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AN LATER SHOT OF THIS FISH BEFORE IT WENT IN THE FREEZER FOR A MOUNT

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DSCN1061a nice gill on the old fly rod

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