Hey Jim, Thanks for the kind words!!!! Tight Lines!!!

when you'r on turn up your chat volume. this is what you do, go to the top of the page, click chat on the right (its on the menue bar) then when you get there put up the volume which is next to the smilie face, and the computer volume because the beep is very soft. this is because if someone trys to talk to you the chat volume is on mute you wont know they are there. if you want to talk to someon just copy and paste this message.

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You said you "had" a 12.5 ? Wow ! That's a free replica if you would of kept it my friend!! Right now I'm starting with an 11-inch or better Bluegill for a free replica. I will do one or two fish in one size at half inch increments until the last biggest fish can't be beat.
there will be exceptions. Deliver the fish to me, I will make a mold of the fish and from the mold you get a replica. Free! How great is that!

how can you catch bass? and what kinds of fish i pic # 56, 53, 38, and 1. what is that blue net used for (pic 8)?

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that Shellcracker came out of the Savannah River. In a place called Deep Step. It is locally famous for it's great panfishing.

I always use crickets on my jigs.

Jim, thanks for the advise! I will start rallying the troops! You are absolutely right, I need more numbers.

Well Jim, I have no idea what he's been telling ya'll but here it comes from the horses mouth. When our youngest daughter was about six, the local bass club had an annual youth fishing tournament. She won the two years she entered. The first year, we were both there with her to bait and unhook. She competed against about a hundred kids with all species allowed. She had over 5 lbs of gills at weigh in. All of them about three fingers wide. The next year, he had to work. It was just my daughter and me. Over 6 lbs, first place again. More than a twenty percent gain without the dead weight in the way. Does that answer your question?

I think the bass club kept the tournament quiet the next year. I don't think they tried to ban girls or anything, just forgot to let them know.

Jim, I like the comment on the gil and red ear , although they were actually caught the end of Sept., I still haven't givin up fly fishing for them. But comment like that from a world renowned Sports Writer such as your self, is a honor to recieve.Been reading up on you and am going to take a look at your Gronaw River Killers and adapt them in fly form. The Rocker is a sports writer. Skinard On Dude.

Hi Jim I have a question. As you probably noticed I am working on my favorite flies album. I was looking at the cricket I put up today and it had a 5 star rating, so that got me to looking at some of my other pics. The flies that recieve a rating are flies I wouldn't have expected a rating for. What is the criteria for a rating?
Back to fishing they have stocked 3100 lbs of trout in my favorite blue gill lake, making gill fishing tough. But in the evening with the bug hatches here, If you see something rising could be gill, trout and or crappie. Makes for fun fishing with size 12 soft hackle. Take Care and keep a tight line on those monster up north.

Jim-The Crappie fishing in NE NJersey yeterday was OUTRAGEOUS!They were all only 9-11 inches but countless numbers caught by three of us.Plain bucktails and marabou jigs .We didnt even tip with twister tails let alone bait and it was an onslaught like the three of us never saw in our lives before!

Jim,I live and do all my fishing in Northwest PA.

Let me know how it goes Jim.I might try Sheppards lake tomorrow to see whats being offered.Would like to catch Crappie ,Bluegill ,Bass and Pickerel and hopefully trout.

Oh glad you like my music too!

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i would try haven lake in houston, or trap pond state park down in laurel

Jim, When you fish your jigs , do you use corks, slip corks or tight line. Walk me thru this not sure I can feel these on a spinning rod. Haven't started using it yet. This might be a good teaching experiance for everone on BBG. 73 here today and forcasting snow on Tuesday.

Jim Thanks for that. Spinning rod might come out as the water cools on down. Had to break out battery operated socks yesterday, even tho it was in the 70's. Love Indian Summer

Hey Jim- You're gettin great gills.Can you suggest what scale I should buy to weigh my panfish with!?

Greetings Jim, I have got some 1/124 oz. jigs and some new flashabou, in black and chartrues, Sparkbugs are going to have a new look. The chartrues is floresent. It looks like I will have time to tie, I am at a balmy 9 degrees this morning all ponds are completely covered with ice and a lot of ice on the bigger empoundments. But it looks like I am warm compared to northern bluegill brothers. Their season is just starting I am waiting for thaw.
Greg
Oh yes when you target the yellow perch what depth, and cover do you target.

Jim, Flies were sent out this afternoon, I only tie for friends and myself. My one request is a report on how they work or don't work. Hope you enjoy.

I would help you with the snow thing, but one thing that has helped me thru things like snow is "GOD put it there for a reason and HE will remove it" ( insert smillie face here)

Thanks for the coment!

Only 19" it was a massive storm. Looked awesome from a distance. Hope you are dug out and back to fishing. Hope you get the flies by Christmas. Are yall froze over up there.

All these ice fishing pic almost makes me want to ice fish. I am not sure I could walk on the ice. Ingrained from childhood you know.

hey thanks for the comment to my post and yes it did take some getting used to, but i pulled it off, for now! lol

Well Jim that sounds like some supper buddies ya got there! I woulda come and picked you up! What good is a fishin trip with out an old pal?

I just thought about it! Better call ya neighbor! Them size gills Ima be on the water as much as possible! hahaha. Maybe next time Jim! lol.

Hope all is good in your neighborhood!
Mayo

Now I bet that woulda been a good ole heck of a fight on some 12 ft sticks. Bamboo ufCourse! Them ole boys just rubbin it in on ya Jim. Hope you get that KapiTulateor fixed on ya Pickemup truck where you can get out there and showem what us www.bigbluegill.com Fellers are made of! Dont forget ya hat!

Did I mention Im in true write-N form tonight! Tell you what I need me a RAYcorder DOmaflictchE so I can just tell me a good ole Ficksion tale fishin story and post it up. That may be a good ole story blog if somebody wanted to post it. Tail tales!

please tell me what that blue net is again. i dont seem to have the explenation of what it is in my comments. (sorry for the inconvienience) pic # 29

Thanks Jim. I take it you have no ice? Your comments are always appreciated.

Haha thanks! Unfortunately its a private lake

Just trying to figure out what the heck this "gift" this is...

that trout was only a pound but they get much bigger. The biggest one I ever cought was a ten pound rainbow.

Well Jim...there is not much you can do. I believe the fish here are conditioned to extreme cold. -15 will be a warm spell up here, come Feburary! It would a good time to tie some hair jigs! I have been practicing my fly tying skills during this -40 at night business! It is possible to catch fish when it is that cold out! The question lies with how well you can handle it...LOL! I would get a same collection of ice jigs and Gulp! waxies and head for the deep weedline edge!

Jim, you have a great photo album. I just spent the last 10 minutes going through it! Very impressive fish you got there

Thanks, but its all just because we have the time to fish and some great lake management at some of these lakes!

Thanks for the wire indicator lesson!Brilliant Jim!

Jim.........Im takin off my big bluegill hat sat night. I get to drag out my new camo hat with the L E Ds built in in it and try and catch me some night crappie. Hope they dont see me!

Jim are you all dug out up there? Did you really retire? Congratulations on that guess you will just have to fish and tie jigs, eh. It is a tough job but some ones got to do it. Ponds thawed out today , finally,should be froze backup tonight and tommorrow. Don't know about you but I am ready for spring.

I've been born and raised here it Texas ( 1951) Seen it snow mybe 10 times my whole life. I can make fun of ya guy now but when it's 101 in the shade down here, then it'll be your turn to rub it in on me. lol One of the items on my bucket list is to come up there and ice fish one time just to say I did. Hope the snow lets up and you can get back at them. As far as retirement my wife is high maintainest I'll be at it another 10 years if I'm lucky. Keep bring them in and posting pictures love to see all the fish from up north that I'll only get to see here on BBG.

Now I'm envy ,retired and nothing to do but fish. Your my hero. My fishing is limited to the weekend. I'f mawmaw ain't got me painting mowing are something like that. Congratulations on the retirement know you earned it.

thank you for the heads up on bad words. can i post that pic up again and rename it? if no thats ok.

I thank im glad I live south of the mason dixon! Its tryin so hard to warm up here. Crappie are gettting eggs and moving to spawning grounds!

Jim - How has DCL produced at ice out in recent past years? I'm thinkin I'd like to kidnap my brother and take him on a fishing trip. Our deceased brothers widow lives in Westminster where you are...small world!

courseys, near milford 0n rt 15

That is a nice fish I haven't caught one in ages since I very young.

Hey jim it is in the 80's hear in southern cal.