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Lake Michigan Blugill
This is the only bluegill that I have ever caught from the cold, waters of Northern Lake Michigan. Early on a late July morning (during the one week the water was warm and calm), I casted a grasshoper hanging about four feet beneath a float. I kept the bail open (so I wouldn't disturb the position of the bait) as I walked back to where I had my gear. When I closed the bail and looked at the water, I didn't see my float anywhere. Instinctively, I reeled in the slack and set the hook. The fish I had on felt strong enough to be one of the abundant smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) found in Lake Michigan. When I got it in, I just sat there and stared at it for what must have been twenty seconds. I quickly rode home to wake up my brother who later took this picture of me holding my catch.
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Comment by mike martinez on November 3, 2014 at 7:44am
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Cool........
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Comment by carl hendrix on November 2, 2014 at 9:13pm
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great little story!! blue gills; by far can fight all the way in! tuff little fighters!! tasty to!!
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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on November 2, 2014 at 8:06pm
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They say if they all were over 5#, we would never get a glimpse of them
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Comment by Leo Nguyen on November 2, 2014 at 8:01pm
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Great story to go with the catch. They can be quite a fighter. The bigger they are, the harder they will battle with you.
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Good little tale.
Thanks for sharing.
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Comment by dick tabbert on November 2, 2014 at 2:51pm
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Goes to show +1 for live bait.
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Comment by Keith Ritter on November 2, 2014 at 1:21pm
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Nice catch, great story too.
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