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Comment by John Sheehan on May 1, 2012 at 1:05pm

David -Good job improving on my thoughts!  We could use an Editor like you at In-Weeds Magazine http://bigbluegill.com/profiles/blogs/inweeds-magazine 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 28, 2012 at 8:50am

This is very cool, John. If you don't mind, may I summarize it a more graphic form?

Annual Lure/Bait Progression

1. Ice over (where applicable) through March/April: 

a. Jigs tipped with live bait, progressing to spoons by End of April

2. Mid Spring- Fall:

a. Spinners,

b. Crankbaits

c. Plastic worms

d. Topwater plugs

3. Late Fall/early Winter 

a. Spoons, back to almost all Jigs by early Winter.

This jibes with the seasonal temperature changes, too.

Comment by John Sheehan on April 28, 2012 at 8:08am

I love Jigs too and catch more Crappie and Gills using them then any other lure .I usually progress through the year something like this: Hard water through March into April almost all Jigs tipped with live bait progressing to spoons  .Spinners ,Crankbaits , plastic worms and Topwater plugs in the warmer months and as late Fall/early Winter  appears ,I'm  back through spoons to almost all Jigs again .So far in 2012 I've only caught fish on Jigs ,Spoons,Spinnerbaits and small Jig/Spins .I havent thrown in-line Spinners or Cranks , Rubber worms or Twister tails yet.Thats coming though .

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 28, 2012 at 6:16am

I stressed the poor fish and I believe that's the reason it looks so different from the way it looked when first caught.

I'd agree with that. Being yanked from the water and unable to breathe has got to add a little stress. LOL

I like that you caught them on jigs. I love jigs. I dunno why, I just do.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 26, 2012 at 7:23pm

Big punkinseed - 1/64th jig. Oh yeah!

Comment by dink dailey on April 26, 2012 at 4:58pm

very nice fish

Comment by Jim on April 26, 2012 at 1:57pm

That's a pretty fish.

Comment by John Sheehan on April 26, 2012 at 12:21pm

Ya all heard that! Jim Gronaw said "that's a major league seed"! Gotta tie more of those Black Rabbit Fur 64th oz jigs .

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 26, 2012 at 12:17pm

That there is a major league 'seed, m'friend!

Comment by John Sheehan on April 26, 2012 at 11:57am

no i fished today without consulting . i fished because it was overcast . i dont think i would have bothered if it was sunny during the period i got out.

 

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