JulyTroutGreg2131
"Took a no name spoon made in Korea, about the size of a 1/4 oz. Dardevle Spinnie."
Do you love big bluegill?
Drifting Herring
Greg and I net 12 fish on a dozen Herring . 10 Crappie -13-15" a 11,1/2" Yellow Perch and a 19,1/2" Pickerel . Rebel wee R's , Spoons with worms, Bomber Crank baits didn't work at all . Slow drift over 20' bottom near shore got all the fish Rock meets weeds .Allowing the wind to blow us over submerged structure at about 20 feet near a bluff like bank was the ticket .With the motor off ,the drift was the proper speed and that's when they bit . We would motor back and troll but not catch anything .Even trolling was too quick to pick up fish . We lob casted and let some line out and fingered the line with bails open .When a tap occurred we released the line and bait back with some slack ,flipped the bail reeled up and when the rod tip was loaded by the fish take swept the hook set lightly . Great hookup percentage ,missed a few fish but I believe they came right back and we hooked them the 2nd try . Some of the fish took the bait deep ( The perch had its bladder come up through the throat ) .As to how deep the Crappie were holding I'd say about 6-10 feet early on and later deeper than that . Small shot 6#, and 4# test mono about a 3 " Herring Live or dead both caught. A # 4 Aberdeen light wire hook to keep the Herring lively and so as not to rip Paper mouth too big an escape hole . Very imperative to keep pressure on a hooked fish after a gentle sweep set and keep them coming slow and steady to the net .
Views: 109
Albums: October/November/December 2015
Comment
-
Comment by Jim Gronaw on October 25, 2015 at 7:53pm
-
Slabs!
-
Comment by John Sheehan on October 24, 2015 at 8:35am
-
Thanks Carl ! Thick Crappie! Tasted good and I have some in the freezer .Tried out my fish filet table for the 1st time .The misses gave me it for Christmas last year.
-
Comment by carl hendrix on October 23, 2015 at 6:13pm
-
our buddy John with some really nice slab crappie and perch ! excellent !!
-
-
When I say" fish took deep" I mean depth not deep in the mouth . The hook sets were shallow in the mouth and allowed for good releases . Our timing was figured out immediately .My 1st fish came on the 1st drift and set the pattern.
-
-
Slip -Allowing the wind to blow us over submerged structure at about 20 feet near a bluff like bank was the ticket .With the motor off ,the drift was the proper speed and that's when they bit . We would motor back and troll but not catch anything .Even trolling was too quick to pick up fish . We lob casted and let some line out and fingered the line with bails open .When a tap occurred we released the line and bait back with some slack ,flipped the bail reeled up and when the rod tip was loaded by the fish take swept the hook set lightly . Great hookup percentage ,missed a few fish but I believe they came right back and we hooked them the 2nd try . Some of the fish took the bait deep ( The perch had its bladder come it up through the throat ) .As to how deep the Crappie were holding I'd say about 6-10 feet early on and later deeper than that . Small shot 6#, and 4# test mono about a 3 " Herring Live or dead both caught. A # 6 Aberdeen light wire hook to keep the Herring lively and so as not to rip Paper mouth too big an escape hole . Very imperative to keep pressure on a hooked fish after a gentle sweep set and keep them coming slow and steady to the net .
-
Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on October 23, 2015 at 8:33am
-
Nice stringer and good eats on the way!
-
Comment by dick tabbert on October 23, 2015 at 7:48am
-
Nice mess of fish for sure.
-
Comment by Slip Sinker on October 23, 2015 at 7:00am
-
Nice Outing John and Greg!... some real Hawgs in there!!
could you describe drifting herring...
Latest Activity
"I can't remember the name of that one. It's been so many years since I fished them."
"Hey Bruce! Thanks for the great post. I love this Lure Nostalgia. I see several Rebels, a Rapala,…"
"I haven't fished these lures in over 35 year so they have to be antiques. I can't…"
Bluegill in Trouble on a Local River……6/30/2024
"Yes Bruce….I was pondering going to their weigh in but the heat index was like 105 so I…"
Bluegill in Trouble on a Local River……6/30/2024
On a river ten miles west of me….these guys caught a five fish limit of 31 pounds and a big fish of…
sweet pseed and very aggressive
"All things fishing are interesting to me…..I follow the North Carolina Wildlife Resources…"
sweet pseed and very aggressive
"Interesting, are there also Red Breasted Sunfish in that creek? Another small (at least the ones I…"
Only Bleeding Tail on a Gill Today….6/29/2024
"I’m very fortunate that North Carolina stocks them throughout the state and our population…"
Only Bleeding Tail on a Gill Today….6/29/2024
"Hey Bruce thanks for the question……the RedEar Sunfish..a.k.a. Shellcracker, lake…"
Only Bleeding Tail on a Gill Today….6/29/2024
"Hey Jeffrey, is what you call a shell cracker as sunfish up North?"
sweet pseed and very aggressive
"Likewise here John, all sunfish species combined are outnumbered by Coppernose on the…"
Bulkhead with Barnacles…..6/29/2024
"I like to use spin casting reels so 12 pound test is about all you can do on the freshwater rated…"
sweet pseed and very aggressive
"The Bluegills are far more numerous in this water but these Pseeds are tough contenders!"
sweet pseed and very aggressive
"They can be surprisingly aggressive on larger baits…..catches me off guard every so…"
Only Bleeding Tail on a Gill Today….6/29/2024
Went by myself ….everyone canceled last night…..so no family memories but anytime I can catch 89…
© 2024 Created by Bluegill.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Bluegill - Big Bluegill to add comments!
Join Bluegill - Big Bluegill