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IGFA Line Class for Bluegill

Can some explain what is a line class is in relation to bluegill fishing. I was told that different records are possible based on the lb we…

Started by Joe Angelucci in Basic Discussion

2 Dec 1, 2013
Reply by Joe Angelucci

winter soup's

hey ya'll I haven't been on here for awhile but im trying to come back to BBG as much as I can because its my kinda place. ive been curious…

Started by jason grimm in Basic Discussion

3 Nov 30, 2013
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

red fins on catfish

I caught this catfish this morning in South West Florida in a freshwater canal.  This is the first time I have ever seen red fins on a catf…

Started by Chick Richards in Uncategorized

21 Nov 30, 2013
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

Happy Thanksgiving -

to all on the forum. Maybe get out a little this weekend to fish. Too cold here in bayou land for me.   Also, I wanted to thank all of you…

Started by steve in so la in Basic Discussion

0 Nov 27, 2013

Favorite jigs...?

Lets hear it BBG members...Whats your favorite jigs to use for bluegill?

Started by Jordan Williams in Basic Discussion

51 Nov 24, 2013
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

Indian reservation hidden lake

About 50 years ago (I'm 70) my dad took me to a little known lake he read about on the White Mtn Apache reservation that had big bluegills.…

Started by steve in so la in Uncategorized

1 Nov 24, 2013
Reply by steve in so la

WINTER BLUEGILL

So here in the south where I live there are not a lot of people that attempt to locate schools of bluegills and shellcrackers in the middle…

Started by Shawn Allison in Basic Discussion

30 Nov 19, 2013
Reply by Shawn Allison

There goes the Mortgage

Got the new Feather Craft catalog today. There, on the back page is a "super" deal on Rio fly line... $89.95, before shipping. Now I don't…

Started by David, aka, "McScruff" in Basic Discussion

37 Nov 16, 2013
Reply by DAVID L EITUTIS

Flooding VS Fishing Pressure

So I normally fish some pretty heavily pressured waters here, but recently we had some MAJOR flooding, and I was wondering would this flood…

Started by chris kowaleski in Basic Discussion

2 Nov 15, 2013
Reply by Allen Morgan

Worms..worms..I'm hungry for worms..

Looks like my order for the Alabama jumpers (gracilis species) got knocked off the list due to high demands, and not enough supply. So desp…

Started by Leo Nguyen in Basic Discussion

28 Nov 8, 2013
Reply by Leo Nguyen

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Cold Hand Displaying a Normal Sized Adult Grass Shrimp

"Every fish in the Albemarle Estuary loves these little protein nuggets but panfish can be patterned…"
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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year

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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year

"My first fish was a Pumpkinseed in Packanack Lake, Wayne NJ. I recall catching Bluegills, Pseeds,…"
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Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina

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Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina

"I believe they are here in NJ too Jeff, but I've never seen one. Cool little Fish ."
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A Few Bluegill Mixed in With Spotted Sunfish in Louisiana…

These fish are most often called “stump knockers” in Louisiana regardless of the species……they…
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Newly Established North Carolina Record Spotted Sunfish Caught By Elijah Crabtree 7.7 oz

"This is the record for spotted sunfish in North Carolina but I’ve only seen the tiny blue…"
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May Get To Target Some Red Spotted Sunfish This Week Down in Louisiana....

"Here’s another that I caught on the small panfish gulp minnow…."
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Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina

"Don’t know if you saw these John…..these are the only spotted sunfish I’ve seen…"
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Some Of My Most Recent Spotted Sunfish

"See how aggressive they are…standard panfish gulp minnow and this small one basically just…"
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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year

"I scaled a few but I chose to filet 98% of these fish…..you could catch 100 or more off one…"
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I will Also Seek to Catch an Even Rarer Species of Spotted Sunfish...the Orange....

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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year

"It is John….this is the main sunfish that I grew up with on the bayous of southeastern…"
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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year

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Had the Taste for Some Gills…..

" thanks Jeff ill let you know how much i like this method when i try it out."
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Had the Taste for Some Gills…..

"Not at all……once cooked the first thing we do when eating is to remove both fins…"
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