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"Down here in the Florida Panhandle bluegills and others of the bream (sunfish) famil…"

J. B. Hillard replied Jul 15, 2014 to What is keeper size?

32 Jul 15, 2014
Reply by J. B. Hillard

"The post on Pensacola Fishing Forum generated a good discussion. Some of it is scien…"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 23, 2013 to Handling catches vertically

75 Sep 23, 2013
Reply by Leo Nguyen

"That's an interesting  topic discussion on how to handle fish.  Your take seems to b…"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 22, 2013 to Handling catches vertically

75 Sep 23, 2013
Reply by Leo Nguyen

"Compared to the old design this one is a 100% improvement. Much easier to read.  Tha…"

J. B. Hillard replied Feb 13, 2013 to New Format.

42 Feb 20, 2013
Reply by wag

"All of the responses to your thread have merit. Just shows how varied an anglers opi…"

J. B. Hillard replied Feb 3, 2012 to I just bought some 5lb braid, questions

13 Feb 20, 2012
Reply by Todd Combs

"Go to www.texasfishingforum, then to the Freshwater Fishing, then to Bluegill/Sunfis…"

J. B. Hillard replied Jan 3, 2012 to texas winter bluegill

4 Jan 3, 2012
Reply by J. B. Hillard

"Great report on the Chattahoochee. What general area were you fishing?  That's a lon…"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 19, 2011 to Worm dunkin

2 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by J. B. Hillard

"I agree with David. This is about the setup I use.  Some years ago my line was tied…"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 19, 2011 to stringing a telescopic pole

9 Oct 2, 2011
Reply by David, aka, "McScruff"

"LOL, now that would make a great shark fishing float"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 10, 2011 to CORN COB FLOATS

20 Sep 19, 2011
Reply by Keith Ritter

"If these are full grown read to fish redworms the price is exceptional.  If they are…"

J. B. Hillard replied Sep 9, 2011 to BULK RED WRIGGLERS

12 Feb 27, 2012
Reply by Leo Nguyen

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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammered

"The rod I'm holding has a pounder rig tied to it. It caught the pseeds and most of the…"
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Jiggin Rap Bass

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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammered

"this was the most aggressive small jig biter"
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Gregs shiner caught 14.5" Crappie

"About 10" 37-40 turns of the Auger, Jeff."
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Tungsten Jig Mealworm got hammeredn

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Gregs shiner caught 14.5" Crappie

"Nice one Greg! How thick was the ice where you guys fished John?"
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Caught on the shiner/ice rigger setup

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Caught on the ice Rigger with Shiner

"Glad you guys got out John…..aggressive perch….."
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A Picture That Validates the River Guage…….2/5/2026

The normal water level would be the wet spot on the trunk…it clearly shows around five feet of…
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

"Classic summertime bluegill photo….we all want to get out real bad…..I’ve…"
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Still Trying to Process This Reading ..2/4/2026

We often drop one to two feet during thunderstorms and cold fronts but down almost five feet is…
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