Lord of the Fly , Rods

Jonesboro, AR

United States

Profile Information:

What date is Independence Day?: July 4
What type of animal is a bluegill?: no
What state are you from? This can help us get together for fishing trips!: arkansas

Comment Wall:

Bruce Condello

Welcome to Big Bluegill Lord of the Fly, Rods! Glad to have you here. Funny profile name! :-)

Enjoy the photos, videos and discussions.

Bruce

Feb 17, 2009
Kiana Fitzpatrick

Welcome to the site!!

Feb 17, 2009
Allen

Welcome to Big Bg!!!
Fish On!!!

Feb 20, 2009
Kiana Fitzpatrick

After reading your blog, I knew you must be in the South...the weather has put a damper on our fishing time, as well as graduations (plural) and work...we FINALLY got to go last week, on a Tuesday, hubby took a personal day from work...shhhh don't tell..LOL..hopefully you will be on the beds sooner rather than later...I'm hoping to get back out this weekend!

May 19, 2009
Patrick "Bullworm" Olson

I'm ready dude! You should come in the winter, way more fun. -50, thats with no wind blowing sometimes and 3ft of ice to dill through for just one gill! That is something worth the drive!

Aug 14, 2009
bluegillboogieman

Your Lordship,
I just re-saw (is that a wurd?) your reply to Bruce Almighty's 20 words or less question. Am I to take it that you rig a flyrod like that? I saw that being done by a funny looking guy once and he swore by it. I tried my own rig later and just beat the water with it.

By the way, that funny looking feller tried to kill me in a lightning storm with his rig so if this question bugs you, nevermind.

Boogieman

Oct 21, 2009
bluegillboogieman

I started using quills this year but mine never stand up till a gill tugs on it. I guess I'm rigging it wrong, through the eye up top and the band holds it near the bottom half. Single "B" sinker. Clue me in on the mistake.

Wait a minute, The Bear wanted you and you didn't come?. You may not be smart enough to clue me in. Your profile photo looks like somebody I've seen before. He was all the time blowin' hisself up and fallin' off cliffs an' all! Is that why you didn't come, you was injured?

Boogieman

Oct 21, 2009
bluegillboogieman

Party Pooper. Parade Rainer. Maybe you just can't stand progress. Don't matter. If they can build it, they will. Is they a record for how many you can get on a stringer, cause that's within MY reach. You can put a lot of butterbeans on one I know.
Boogieman

Nov 4, 2009
Johnny wilkins

Boogie- add some split shot until just the red tip of that quill is above the water. Keep adding shot until you can get that tip as low as it will go.
This will allow you to cast that further and it will be much more sensitive for you. Quills are awesome but a bit heavy. I have an upgrade for you but those quills are pretty awesome!

You are on the right track. I was very excited to see who was fishing the quills - that would be porcupine quills everyone!
John

Feb 14, 2010
10.5" RES Sharon

Thanks, BGBM was discribing how to make one. It sounds really interesting.

Oct 8, 2010
10.5" RES Sharon

Have you heard from Heather, BGBM's daughter? She mentioned to me she would like one of those shirts, and also a plate.

Nov 5, 2010
Derrick

Welcome to the group I hope you enjoy it.

Mar 9, 2011
10.5" RES Sharon

I don't know if you are sending the quill UPS or USPS. If it's by regular mail, you need to send it to P.O. Box 34 Chandler, TX 75758 Thanks again

Sharon

Mar 24, 2011
Stacey Duncan

Love it!

Mar 26, 2011
10.5" RES Sharon

Got my quill today. Thank you, thank you. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow.

Apr 15, 2011
10.5" RES Sharon

I am telling you this for a little sympathy, not because I want another quill. I lost mine in the pond the first day I got it when a catfish broke my line AGAIN. I have been watching all around the pond for it to pop up. (some of the lost thrills have done that) So far, nothing. My question is, do they float forever, or do they finally sink? If I ever recover it, I'm painting the top red.

May 14, 2011
Christine Arnold

Hey LOFR,

I finally took the quill out for a test fish. Ok, so I had a rod n reel and a cane pole. The cane had the quill on it and would you believe that was the only one to get a bite and catch a fish that day? I managed to snag 3 smallish gills and a very little catfish!

I'll be taking another break from the garden soon and get back out with it! Can't wait. Thanks again for that special gift.

Christine

Aug 11, 2011
10.5" RES Sharon

LOFR - I still can't find my porq quill. I think it sank to the bottom of the pond. I have lost every bobber I own except for the broken ones. There are bobbers in shrubs, trees, roots, pond, creek and fish.

Sep 11, 2011
Timothy E. Mason

I use a Redington "Pursuit" eight footer with a Greys reel. I bought the Rod at Sportsman Warehouse and the reel at local fly shop. I let the shop pick the real to get an excellent balance. I find the gills like a floating grasshopper fly or a Cicada during the hatch.

May 20, 2012
dick tabbert

Thanks for the recipe I appreciate it.

Jun 17, 2014
Jim Gronaw

Hey LOFR, I think Keith Ritter came pretty close to hitting this one with a great looking tie he posted a few years/18 months ago...might be in his photo archives. Looked close to me!

Feb 19, 2015