Small Predator…..Bowfin……9/21/2024
"nice fish. we have a lot of grinnel here in the backwater and they get pretty big. fun…"
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cold water.
My schedule was light this morning, and I had almost an hour of free time. I haven't fished in weeks, so I took off and hit the water. Tough conditions....water temp was 47 degrees, overcast and cool, with a slight breeze and misty rain.
I only managed four gills. Sorry to say, but I'm behind in my winter fishing prep. Specifically, I need to order spikes...waxworms just won't cut it in this colder water.
This was my biggest fish, probably around 9.5". he took one of Dick Tabbert's jigs, which I intend to use for testing purposes in the spring/summer. Tipped with waxworms. I asked Dick to make me something that was basically, just color....no legs, tail, hair, or flash. Just something to brighten up the protein. And Dick really came through, with a variety of jigs, in many colors. I used red/black combo today, as that's one of my favorites for cold water gills.
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Comment by Bill Purmort on November 22, 2013 at 6:58pm
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Still a pretty neat morning! you beat mine by a long shot! 4 hour meeting on budgets and staffing....
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Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on November 22, 2013 at 6:49pm
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Nice Gill.......big ole' throat on him.....
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Comment by dick tabbert on November 22, 2013 at 1:53pm
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Thanks John and you'll have to thank Tony it was his brainstorm. John I'm just the jig maker here to learn and participate in any way I can and when you think I know it all guess what I'm still learning and it's a learning I can never get enough of and love it.
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Comment by John Sheehan on November 22, 2013 at 11:17am
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Like those colors together !Good jig Dick!
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Comment by Tony Livingston on November 22, 2013 at 10:39am
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Here's a blurry shot of the jig, with a nickel for comparison.
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Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on November 22, 2013 at 10:37am
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Thanks so much for the info Tony and couldn't see if it had a tail or not. Got me thinking again now , OH OH ......
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No tail Tooty, just a red jighead with a body around 5/8" long, half red and the other half black.
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HEY TONY , did Dicks bait have a tail on it . This has been perplexing me for years and know of lots of tailess patterns for trout , but generally gill and panfish flies have one .Ants are one exception of course and a few others , but not many. JUST CURIOUS is all............
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Beautiful chunky gill Tony I'll be sucking your brain to see what I have to do to get me some bigger gills in my pond CONGRATS....
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Nice handful of Gill there Tony .I like your homemade float too! I got 45 degrees two days ago ,perch but no Gills.
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