Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T13:05:28Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrixhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2192415207?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?groupUrl=pattern-rigging-presentation-for-bluegill&user=2nyzcpt6n7958&groupId=2036984%3AGroup%3A563277&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLong-Cast/.016oz Jig/Waxie Methodtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-09-23:2036984:Topic:7377862017-09-23T12:33:26.722Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; color: #17365d;">…WORK IN PROGRESS! POST COMING SHORTLY</span></i></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; color: #17365d;">…WORK IN PROGRESS! POST COMING SHORTLY</span></i></span></strong></p> Fishing "Between The Docks" a forgotten Summer Pattern for Panfishtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-08-15:2036984:Topic:7340952017-08-15T19:19:35.800Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I'd like to provide some detail on a method of fishing I used quite a bit this summer period. I didn't invent it or make this method up. I just feel…</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I'd like to provide some detail on a method of fishing I used quite a bit this summer period. I didn't invent it or make this method up. I just feel nowadays it's largely ignored and may need some RE introduction into a fisherman's quiver of methods as it did mine.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Growing up on a lake in the seventies during the summer periods I fished a lot of long natural shorelines thinking that it provides a productivity edge with the bluegill. Sure the lily pads weed lines fallen timber and bull rushes all seemed at the time to attract more fish then the developed shorelines. Fish love cover. Undeveloped natural shorelines provide a lot of surface area for a food chain to develop no argument here. But when a fish is given no other choice docks, posts, boats and swim platforms provide an alternative cover.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> Statistically I believe the more natural least fish pressured lakes do have better quality of size and population of blue gill then the heavily pressured lakes. This summer found me fishing the heavily populated and developed lakes. I concentrated efforts on heavily fished pressured lakes surrounded by cottages year round homes and docks. One lake in particular... 100% of the perimeter was fully developed.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">When natural shorelines, lily pads, fallen timber, cattails etc are not available I concentrated my efforts along dock edges under swim platforms and along parked boats. Not every between the docks strategy works well along any shoreline. Some shorelines are significantly superior in productivity than others. This is where I used the greatly detailed lake maps I created on my elite 7 HDI for planning my strategies.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">What I look for on contour mapping GPS charts are larger flat areas with wide contours associated with secondary deeper weed edges and water. The deeper steep drops off shorelines shown by tighter concentrated contour lines were largely ignored. In my opinion Lepomis are not attracted to drop-offs as much as they are to weedy flats. Lepomis productivity on inside turns and bays were better than outside points and bars.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">My plan of attack for using this method "in between the docks" was mainly from a jon-boat utilizing a transom mount trolling motor or anchor to maintain position while casting. You could easily fish this method from a dock or wading also.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #0f243e; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">I used ultra light spinning rods and reels with thin super lines casting tiny baits such as the Lil minnow and gulp pink waxies mounted on 1/80th ounce or 1/64th oz plain unpainted jig heads.</span></b></p> Long-Casting Spinning Rigs/HellBent Panfish-Trout/Shimano Sienna1000RD/GLISS 8# Linetag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-08-03:2036984:Topic:7305992017-08-03T13:34:57.443Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console'; background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 13pt;">20180305-While rod shopping (summer period 2017)</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">at my favorite local fishing supplier I came across a display of rods... I was not familiar with by name… “Hellbent”… peculiar name I thought. I picked…</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console'; background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 13pt;">20180305-While rod shopping (summer period 2017)</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">at my favorite local fishing supplier I came across a display of rods... I was not familiar with by name… “Hellbent”… peculiar name I thought. I picked up a 6-0’er and started doing the normal shaking and twitching of the rod in space… I instantly fell in love with its extreme fast action… I quickly went to the reel aisle and affixed one of my favorite series to the handle… a Shimano 1000 series Siena RD… a match made in heaven I thought. I needed to test these rods out on the water!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Within a period of 2 weeks I owned 4 model lengths of the rods and immediately began showing positive performance results out in the field. The 6-0’er slowly began to be the favorite of the bunch. 5 out of the next 6 Master anglers sized B.Gills were caught on these series.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">The rods proved very sensitive and added some distance to the very tiny presentations I was utilizing. I was settling in on a fishing performance curve at the time with the tiniest presentations were getting the most and largest fish. These rods thru tiny baits at better distances.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">In the short trial period I ended up taking the 7-0’er back to the supplier. The length added leveraged weight to its task and I was not satisfied with the “fly rod” softer action due to its length.</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Towards the end of the post summer season I started going extreme on the line diameter and spooled on 3# Nanofil on the 6-0’er… this stuff is so thin its tough tying a knot!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">With cold water season 2018 just around the corner I’ll start with this combo twitching the tiny ice fishing sized presentations in their faces. I have a feeling its going to be another incredible year with these combos!</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console';">I’ll keep everyone posted!</span></strong></span></p> My (2) main long-Cast jig rods I will be putting into service this open water season of 2017tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-03-25:2036984:Topic:7153822017-03-25T22:08:39.317Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
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<p>...work in progress</p>
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<p>...work in progress</p> Long-Casting/Tiny Jigs 5-6’ UL Set-Uptag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-11-22:2036984:Topic:7050852016-11-22T17:52:46.963Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853770?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853770?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I have been experimenting with hardware combinations in order to cast these very light and small bait combinations further but still maintain strength and integrity of the…</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853770?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853770?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I have been experimenting with hardware combinations in order to cast these very light and small bait combinations further but still maintain strength and integrity of the set-up. There is always that chance of hooking into a lunker pred while pursuing the panfish.</span></i></b></p>
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<li><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Rod:</span></u></i> <i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">on this Long-Casting set-up I utilize one of my favorite spinning rods. The Shakespeare Wild Series 5-6 UL Action 1/32 – 1/8 oz rod is sensitive and will cast the little jigs further than any other set-up in my arsenal.</span></i></li>
<li><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Line:</span></u></i> <i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I have settled on <a href="http://bigbluegill.com/group/line-wars/forum/topics/gliss">Gliss</a> 8# - 12# at .004 - .006 Dia. Rated at about 2# Mono diameter. Incredible strength to diameter ratio.It is slick and cast just a bit further than Nanofil equivalent.</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">What more can you ask for in a line? The ability to cast the tiny presentation without giving up the strength to winch in the big ones.</span></i></li>
<li><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Reel:</span></u></i> <i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I like the Shimano Sienna Series of spinning reels. The 1000 rd (rear drag) model offers a wider gap line spool that gives up a little more footage on the cast in my opinion.</span></i></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">C</span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">urrently over-all this set-up is one of my top favorites for Long-Casting the tiny jigs.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p> Working the Lil Minnow Rigtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-09-11:2036984:Topic:6969162016-09-11T13:39:26.267Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Need:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">for the past few years, one of my favorite techniques is Long Casting the UL swim jigs… usually…</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Need:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">for the past few years, one of my favorite techniques is Long Casting the UL swim jigs… usually along/parallel to shorelines and inner/outer weed lines as well as open water. I've been very satisfied with the tags on this technique… going small on UL equipment with thin super lines has increased my catches as well as added to the Master Angler tally. This raises the question What if I went Smaller yet?</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Set-up:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The SwimBait:</span></u></i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I searched on the EBAY site for a similar style Power Minnow bait but smaller and found a source. In fact there are several sources out there. It is a popular plastic body swimbait style.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Jig:</span></u></i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I use the plain round 1/64oz. jigs… I buy them on EBAY. I super glue the swimbait to the jig head.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Rod:</span></u></i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">I’m finding the 5’-6” rods or shorter rods are working best for me presently. Ul action with a fast tip. Shakespeare Wild series or the Daiwa Spinmatics are a couple of my favorite brand and models.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">The Line:</span></u></i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">currently my favorite brand of line is GLISS for this method of fishing… it outcasts every other brand for me… and it is strong at 8# test with a 2# mono-diameter spec. I also use Nanofil and coated ice braids with near similar results.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Remember a bait this small and light plays havoc with the wind and distance cast. Use the wind to your advantage when out in the boat casting to your target area.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-style: italic; color: #1f497d;"><strong>work in Progress! to be continued...</strong></p> Micro Ultra-lite/Vert Jigging /Laydowns/Super lines/Lil-Minnowtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-08-27:2036984:Topic:6950422016-08-27T17:06:20.197Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">Hey folks I just wanted to document a technique I want to share for you all. i know vertically fishing laydowns or weed clumps is not a new technique ... i didn t invent it but i have put together a winning combination of equipment to get 'er done effectively.…</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">Hey folks I just wanted to document a technique I want to share for you all. i know vertically fishing laydowns or weed clumps is not a new technique ... i didn t invent it but i have put together a winning combination of equipment to get 'er done effectively.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">Recently I did a search for a jig tail like a Berkley Power Minnow (which only comes in 2” as shortest model) to experiment with. On the water if I noticed the bite was extremely lite or small I would trim the Power Minnow 3/8 to a half an inch off the minnow to get to that size that I felt I needed.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">So I found this great source on EBAY for this tiny minnow tail without a name… ( I call LIL Minnow) that you can buy in bulk 100/$5.99! Out of the zip lock bag It proved durable on the jig head catching performance tagging up to 20-30 fish per tail . Its proving just as durable as the 2” Berkley Power Minnow.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">After tagging many fish long-casting recently with this bait I tried vertically jigging it over the side of the kayak especially along lay downs and under matted slop weeds. It’s better yet when you can find them both together… matted weeds over the laydowns. It just so happens the reservoirs around the home base are full of laydowns. I’m a lucky man!! I’ve also had success dropping the jig over the side vertically jigging the weed openings or holes in weed beds or the actual deep or shallow weed edges. Deadly, deadly and deadly!</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The Rod--</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"> 4-0’ to 5-6’ short UL rods that are fast in action… faster action is more sensitive in nature for detecting the bite.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">There is also a distinct ratio relationship between the lite-ness of the bite and the size of the fishes. The lighter the bite typically means larger the fish. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"><a href="http://bigbluegill.com/group/pattern-rigging-presentation-for-bluegill/forum/topics/vertical-jigging-comfort-grip"><span style="color: blue;">I like to hold the rod ice-fishing style…</span></a> when jigging for lengthy periods of time the action takes a toll on the old wrist. Very comfortable and easy to get used to.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The Line—</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">to me line selection is very important because of the simple fact no one type of line is perfect for every situation in fishing… it’s that simple. Mono or any non-super extruded line stretches… since you will be fishing close to weed clumps and chances are a good fish will wrap around the weeds or pads causing lost fish. It’s that simple and straight forward. Fish the line that best suits an application. Braid slices thru weeds… known fact and is also more durable in knot strength and abrasion resistance. I like the 4# Braid or 6# Nano.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The Bait—</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">now the bait is always open for debates or discussions. I am highlighting this little minnow for all its qualities and it is the best suited for catch all-species of fish. There isn’t a fish in my lake that will turn down a tiny minnow in their faces but the crappie will literally snub their noses at a worm. So it is a least common denominator bait. Gulp Minnows came in a close second but they don’t provide the action this little tail has on a 1/80 – 1/64 oz jig.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The durability of this bait is amazing… ive tagged many fish with out changing the tails like some soft plastics that just last a fish or so. Glue the baits on the jigs and you have all-day fishability with one body.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The Vessel—</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">ive had my best luck fishing out of the kayak fishing over the structures but have produced positive results out of the jon boat. Of course kayak is optimum.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">The Basic Principle and technique—</span></u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;"> </span></i></b><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">heavy matting of weeds would accumulate late summer here on my lakes and would cover my weed edges and laydowns… I would approach the spots stealth fully with the paddle and work a clearing or hole in the mat to fish from. Drop the jig down and twitch.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">Now it doesn’t have to be with water surfaces matted or slopped up… ive slipped this thing down thru underwater log jams and rock and concrete piles. The equipment is tuned to provide the action.</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; color: black;">This has recently been very productive for me… If you have an opportunity give it a try.</span></i></p>
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</p> VERTICAL JIGGING COMFORT GRIPtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-08-24:2036984:Topic:6945492016-08-24T15:15:49.534Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p> <img alt="20160823--VERTICAL JIGGING HINT" height="414" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853518?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="737"></img></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">20160823—here’s a great tip when vertical jigging… use and hold your jigging rod like an ice rod to lightly move and twitch your bait. Taken from ice fishing techniques. Sure is more comfortable in the long run. Works best with the shorter rods… even your ice rods on open water. My favorite for now is my 4-6’ Spimatic for this…</span></i></b></p>
<p> <img width="737" height="414" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059853518?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="20160823--VERTICAL JIGGING HINT"/></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">20160823—here’s a great tip when vertical jigging… use and hold your jigging rod like an ice rod to lightly move and twitch your bait. Taken from ice fishing techniques. Sure is more comfortable in the long run. Works best with the shorter rods… even your ice rods on open water. My favorite for now is my 4-6’ Spimatic for this technique.</span></i></b></p> FISHING THE THERMOCLINE BREAKtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-07-22:2036984:Topic:6896902016-07-22T17:08:06.221Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">Just thought I’d share one of my trophy/Lunker presentations for the hot summer periods. Its fishing the thermocline break with the drop shot.…</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">Just thought I’d share one of my trophy/Lunker presentations for the hot summer periods. Its fishing the thermocline break with the drop shot.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">At most periods or times of the year big fish have access to the whole area of the lake shallow or the deepest region. When the thermocline develops during the hottest part of the year the summer period a barrier develops at the thermocline where the oxygenated layer separates from the coolest layer at the deeper areas of the lake. The thermocline break is the intersection of the lake bottom and the thermocline depth. Fish that line and you have an increased chance of finding fish concentrations and the hawgs that have been moved up from the deeper regions</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;"> </span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">In my local area many lakes develop a thermocline separation at 16-18 ft during the summer period. Remarkably this concentrates (depending on the lake) all fish to the shallower areas for easier angling access. Here is a screen dump of a lake with shallower areas less than 17 foot are in dark blue. A huge decrease in searchable fishable water!. Most fish will relate to the bottom rather than suspending in deeper water above the thermocline at this time.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">So the the work of finding fish was just made easier by that thermocline.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">To find this thermocline with a sounder turn up the sensitivity and a distinct line will show up at that level of separation.</span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f497d;">I use drop shot and vertical ice jigs at this time. Fish close to the bottom and you will find this spectrum of fish.</span></i></b></p>
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<img width="419" height="600" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059854046?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" alt="20160720- CLASSIC AMERICAN TOAD... CPR'ed" class="auto-style1"/></a></span></p> Slip/Float/Fly/Waxie Set-uptag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-06-07:2036984:Topic:6797062016-06-07T20:24:23.876Zcarl hendrixhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/carlhendrix
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Here’s a little set-up I want to share that has been causing some excitement for me with the shallow gill lately. It’s a set-up that is not new and was learned when I was just a young lad from two fishermen I loved very much… my Dad and Uncle Clare. They used to put flies tipped with worms behind everything… my favorite was under the…</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Here’s a little set-up I want to share that has been causing some excitement for me with the shallow gill lately. It’s a set-up that is not new and was learned when I was just a young lad from two fishermen I loved very much… my Dad and Uncle Clare. They used to put flies tipped with worms behind everything… my favorite was under the float.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">I was tossing the slip float into a bunch of fish the other day and I was flatly being rejected with a crawler bit or waxie. With my polarized glasses in the calm water I witnessed it right before my eyes. A few gills would approach and kiss the split shot… that was it!. Then I remembered the fly and bait trick.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">Once installed and dropped into the water the split/shot drops first and quickly while the fly and waxie bit descends like a parachute… drives the gills crazy!. The fly and bait bit is in motion while the split shot is still and motionless is the best feature. Its been so successful ive left it setup on my slip/float rig for the past week.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">with the waxie bit the fly is in more of suspension while the crawler bit sinks the combination more quickly... the suspended fly/gulp waxie was more enticing then the quickly settling crawler bit/fly in the long run but both baits caught fish. another argument for to carry that jar of waxies in your tackle box.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console';">since it is mainly in suspension around the split shot pay careful attention to the bobber for the slightest movement to prevent swallowed hook. Pinch the barbs before hand for easy removal.</span></b></p>
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