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Bruce Condello's Blog – October 2008 Archive (4)
Big Bluegill pride.
I just spent an hour or so reading and re-reading some of the comments and observations made by members of Big Bluegill over the last few days.
VERY impressive.
What started as a fun way to post some pictures of my favorite fish, has turned into a fantastic clearinghouse for bluegill information. That's not even mentioning some pretty good fellowship and friendly banter.
Nice job, people. I thank every one of you.
I think there are thousands of other… Continue
VERY impressive.
What started as a fun way to post some pictures of my favorite fish, has turned into a fantastic clearinghouse for bluegill information. That's not even mentioning some pretty good fellowship and friendly banter.
Nice job, people. I thank every one of you.
I think there are thousands of other… Continue
Added by Bruce Condello on October 22, 2008 at 1:39pm — 12 Comments
Product Corner: Bruce goes back to back big shellcracker and big bluegill!!
I'm not a critic.
So this feature isn't about being some "expert" who can tell you what's great and what isn't.
It's about fun, and it all starts with the first new product I've decided to try out. I took myself out of my comfort zone tonight. Generally this time of year I'm soakin' real crawlers trying to get a bluegill in it's cold water lethargy to pay me a quick visit at the end of my line.
But tonight I was using one of Zig's Jigs. It was a calf tail hair… Continue
So this feature isn't about being some "expert" who can tell you what's great and what isn't.
It's about fun, and it all starts with the first new product I've decided to try out. I took myself out of my comfort zone tonight. Generally this time of year I'm soakin' real crawlers trying to get a bluegill in it's cold water lethargy to pay me a quick visit at the end of my line.
But tonight I was using one of Zig's Jigs. It was a calf tail hair… Continue
Added by Bruce Condello on October 18, 2008 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments
Google Analytics and Big Bluegill
I checked Google Analytics today and it informed me that this site has had visits from the following countries.
United States, Canada, Jordan, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Mexico, India, Malaysia, Australia, Bulgaria, Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Hungary, Romania, Belgium, South Korea, Norway, Brazil, Turkey, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, South Africa, Slovakia, Spain, Austria.
Big Bluegill has been visited by all 50 states, Puerto Rico and… Continue
United States, Canada, Jordan, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Mexico, India, Malaysia, Australia, Bulgaria, Italy, Thailand, Indonesia, France, Hungary, Romania, Belgium, South Korea, Norway, Brazil, Turkey, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, South Africa, Slovakia, Spain, Austria.
Big Bluegill has been visited by all 50 states, Puerto Rico and… Continue
Added by Bruce Condello on October 14, 2008 at 9:11pm — 3 Comments
Big Bluegill definitions and trash talk.
The following words are used to describe a bluegill.
Scientific name: Lepomis macrochirus
'Gill
Bream
Brim
BG
Perch
The following words describe a redear sunfish.
Scientific name: Lepomis microlophus
Shellcracker
'Cracker
Government brim
RES
Chinquapin
Stumpknocker (thanks for the reminder, Theo)
The following words are descriptive for largemouth… Continue
Scientific name: Lepomis macrochirus
'Gill
Bream
Brim
BG
Perch
The following words describe a redear sunfish.
Scientific name: Lepomis microlophus
Shellcracker
'Cracker
Government brim
RES
Chinquapin
Stumpknocker (thanks for the reminder, Theo)
The following words are descriptive for largemouth… Continue
Added by Bruce Condello on October 12, 2008 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments
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