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"Sorry about you being stationed at Fort Irwin.  I heard there are some great spots o…"

Rob Bowen replied Jun 12, 2018 to Any locations?

1 Jun 12, 2018
Reply by Rob Bowen

"Good luck on the recovery.  Some advice from someone that has had that same surgery,…"

Rob Bowen replied Apr 3, 2018 to FISHING SEASON POSTPONED !

11 Apr 3, 2018
Reply by carl hendrix

"I generally used a 9 ft 5 weight fly rod for the Llano river. light enough that brea…"

Rob Bowen replied Jan 3, 2017 to Moving to war,er water

22 Jan 5, 2017
Reply by Rick King

"I used to love the hill country of TX. Is has clear rivers that are easily waded and…"

Rob Bowen replied Jan 2, 2017 to Moving to war,er water

22 Jan 5, 2017
Reply by Rick King

"Do you think you could just tie in two separate disks? Or does that not work very we…"

Rob Bowen replied Jun 15, 2016 to Part 2: Making Spider Bodies

9 Jun 21, 2016
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

"That is a great idea. I'm going to try that when I get home."

Rob Bowen replied Jun 15, 2016 to Part 2: Making Spider Bodies

9 Jun 21, 2016
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

"You can put a weighted nymph on, and use the count down method. Cast out and count d…"

Rob Bowen replied Jun 12, 2016 to When They Quit Feeding on Top

13 Jun 15, 2016
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

"These guys make all kinds of foam cutters. They are a little pricy, but they are gre…"

Rob Bowen replied Jun 4, 2016 to Part 2: Making Spider Bodies

9 Jun 21, 2016
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

"I use old flip open VCR boxes I got from the video rental place many moons ago. Glue…"

Rob Bowen replied Apr 19, 2016 to Looking for a large fly box

9 Apr 23, 2016
Reply by Mark Sleeper

"Depending on the fly, it works great. I've notice an increase in strikes if I dip my…"

Rob Bowen replied Mar 25, 2016 to Adding attractant scent to fishing flies?

6 Mar 30, 2016
Reply by Lee Soares

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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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Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
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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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Jeffrey D. Abney commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
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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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John Sheehan commented on Jeffrey D. Abney's photo
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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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Had the Taste for Some Gills…..

" When eating is the top dorsal fin a problem at all... i mention because i saw a youtube video…"
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