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"Private lake .... Richmond Mill and Private farm ponds! Public lakes ..... Pelican…"

John Cachel replied May 21, 2010 to What is the best Bluegill lake in the U.S.??????????????????

24 Apr 27, 2012
Reply by Allen Morgan

"World record bluegill on worms! Maryland record also on nightcrawler! If one bait I…"

John Cachel replied May 12, 2010 to best bait for huge bluegills

10 May 13, 2010
Reply by Don Lockwood

"My sister lives in New Burnswick in New Jersey ..... last Thursday and Friday total…"

John Cachel replied Feb 27, 2010 to Big Bluegill Member Establishes State Record!

16 Apr 5, 2010
Reply by Josh Holley

"I use 4 lbs test line for general bluegill fishing! I like 4 and 6 lbs test line for…"

John Cachel replied Feb 23, 2010 to BEST 2 LB TEST MONOFILAMENT LINE

13 Feb 24, 2010
Reply by Lord of the Fly , Rods

"Not easy to fine 2 lbs test line and I use Trilene XL 300 yards of 2 lbs test line.…"

John Cachel replied Feb 19, 2010 to BEST 2 LB TEST MONOFILAMENT LINE

13 Feb 24, 2010
Reply by Lord of the Fly , Rods

"Cold weather this week! I can't wait to go ice fishing next weekend! I have Dave Gen…"

John Cachel replied Dec 9, 2009 to "Hard" Water Season

25 Dec 23, 2009
Reply by steve coady

"Leeches is expensive but when you put leech on a hook and put it in water! Look good…"

John Cachel replied Nov 26, 2009 to What bait works best for catching bluegill?

23 Nov 26, 2009
Reply by John Cachel

"Not clear! Look like a Pumpskinseed to me but it is a nice size sunfish!"

John Cachel replied Nov 26, 2009 to identity crisis

5 Nov 26, 2009
Reply by Bruce Condello

"Many years ago (late 1970's) when I was teenager and spent lot of time with my uncle…"

John Cachel replied Nov 24, 2009 to What's your the 1 that got away "BLUEGILL" Story.

8 Nov 27, 2009
Reply by bluegillboogieman

"Pumpkinseed color!"

John Cachel replied Nov 19, 2009 to Pick a color.

39 Jun 25, 2010
Reply by Matthew J. Breuer

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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

"This greatest gift of fishing are the memories…..we’ve obviously done a lot of other…"
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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

"Despite their small size they are aggressive……..I’ve used raw chicken in crab…"
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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....

"Yes….not as plentiful as red spotted sunfish but huge colonies are found across the bayous…"
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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

"One cool Fish, Jeff! I have a good book called 'America's favorite Fishing' by F.…"
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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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