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"Hi Carl, Usually we freshwater fishermen have trouble locating the Fishbites product…"

John McKean replied Nov 18, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Yep, just right rigging to create wobble. Tho I'd suggest inverting the grub on thos…"

John McKean replied Nov 17, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Vinnie, It was that toughness, as well as aroma (tho we humans can barely smell it),…"

John McKean replied Nov 16, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Kelly, I haven't tried em thru the ice (yet) but often vertical jig with a can on th…"

John McKean replied Nov 15, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Hi Kelly, Yeah, even when I first started tipping with cylinders on our jigs,I wasn'…"

John McKean replied Nov 9, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Slip, I usually tie on a 1/28 oz tin jighead carrying a very well sharpened ,"old fa…"

John McKean replied Nov 9, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Slip, Yep, you have to use thin line,tho' 4# "tourny' (not over test) mono  works we…"

John McKean replied Nov 9, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Hi John, Nice to hear from ya,ole pal! I'm terrible at getting or posting photos, bu…"

John McKean replied Nov 9, 2018 to Cylinder Bites

18 Nov 18, 2018
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"Well, I'm a PA fisherman, too (Pittsburgh), facing this same gloomy weather, and als…"

John McKean replied Jun 8, 2017 to The boatless angler, advice?

27 Jun 21, 2017
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"I almost forgot to mention, the absolute ultimate guide to UL spin fishing with smal…"

John McKean replied May 24, 2017 to Casting small 1/64 & 1/32 jigs?

49 Feb 12, 2020
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Ice Fishing 2026

"13th year with the Hummingbird ICE 35 Flasher! Good investment!"
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We Finally Warmed Up This Week……2/13/2026

Finally lost a lot of the skim ice on local rivers…..birds were feeling it today…….we’re getting…
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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

"This got slammed"
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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

"Looks like the bass were hungry…."
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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

"Nice black crappie……looks like several species were taking the shiners….."
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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…
Feb 4
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echo Lake Reservoir Bluegill

Hit the 1/8th oz. Spinner Bait
Feb 4
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Cypress Reflection-8/30/2012

"I posted a picture in this area back in August of 2012……surface temperatures will…"
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