Hello and looking for input on upcoming trip - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T09:45:41Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/hello-and-looking-for-input-on-upcoming-trip?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou might want to check out K…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-13:2036984:Comment:5776032015-01-13T15:58:14.079ZJim Gronawhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JimGronaw
<p>You might want to check out Kelly Nobles page on this site...he is an expert on trophy Savannah River shellcrackers. I think he utilizes live bait presentations most of the season.</p>
<p>You might want to check out Kelly Nobles page on this site...he is an expert on trophy Savannah River shellcrackers. I think he utilizes live bait presentations most of the season.</p> Spoil Area is things like mar…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5769832015-01-10T07:47:25.810ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>Spoil Area is things like marsh that look like land but really aren't. Navionics marks that on the maps so people won't try to beach there and spoil their trip...</p>
<p>Yes, gators. We have them up here in NC also but not as plentiful and usually not as large. This river is in extreme southeastern SC only ~125 miles from FL. Palm trees, Spanish moss, gators and hopefully big fish. I have read about people catching lots of large panfish there. Also big bass, stripers and blue catfish.</p>
<p>Spoil Area is things like marsh that look like land but really aren't. Navionics marks that on the maps so people won't try to beach there and spoil their trip...</p>
<p>Yes, gators. We have them up here in NC also but not as plentiful and usually not as large. This river is in extreme southeastern SC only ~125 miles from FL. Palm trees, Spanish moss, gators and hopefully big fish. I have read about people catching lots of large panfish there. Also big bass, stripers and blue catfish.</p> Don't worry, Slip Sinker. Ga…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5767192015-01-10T03:13:13.349ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Don't worry, Slip Sinker. Gator tastes like Frog :)</p>
<p>Don't worry, Slip Sinker. Gator tastes like Frog :)</p> whats the spoil area?
tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5768152015-01-10T01:38:28.505ZSlip Sinkerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p>whats the spoil area?</p>
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<p>whats the spoil area?</p>
<p></p> GATORS!!! WHUT!!!! the most d…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5769132015-01-10T01:34:04.723ZSlip Sinkerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p>GATORS!!! WHUT!!!! the most dangerous things in our waters up here is leeches!</p>
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<p>GATORS!!! WHUT!!!! the most dangerous things in our waters up here is leeches!</p>
<p></p> Never have. My son goes to SC…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5767142015-01-10T01:05:50.139ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>Never have. My son goes to SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) and I will deliver a care package and go to dinner with him, friends and a nephew. SCAD is only a half hour from the exit in SC that this is very near. So my buddies and will get a motel room on ground level so we can slip the yaks in there when we go to Savannah Saturday night. Plan is to fish from maybe 10-4 both days. Our research leads us here (specs and reds down in the wash is another possibility but we don't have as…</p>
<p>Never have. My son goes to SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) and I will deliver a care package and go to dinner with him, friends and a nephew. SCAD is only a half hour from the exit in SC that this is very near. So my buddies and will get a motel room on ground level so we can slip the yaks in there when we go to Savannah Saturday night. Plan is to fish from maybe 10-4 both days. Our research leads us here (specs and reds down in the wash is another possibility but we don't have as much confidence about doing that and the timing would be harder).</p>
<p>In that section, the left side is the river channel. On the right, Fox Lake dead ends just above where I clipped it off. I have driven down and looked at the river on my most recent SCAD trip; looks very promising. There are several "lakes" like that in the area. I am a little leery of fishing the Spoil Area too much; if we are lucky enough to have warm weather (last Feb, most days were high 60s or 70s there) the gators may be active.</p> i really like that expansive…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-10:2036984:Comment:5766752015-01-10T00:50:48.951ZSlip Sinkerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167456100?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167456100?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a>i really like that expansive flat and inside bend at (a) and then flat at (b).... have you guys ever fished this before?</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167456100?profile=original"><img width="721" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2167456100?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"/></a>i really like that expansive flat and inside bend at (a) and then flat at (b).... have you guys ever fished this before?</p> It has a well defined channel…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-09:2036984:Comment:5764652015-01-09T14:46:46.398ZAndy is OptiMystichttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/OptiMystic
<p>It has a well defined channel that is ripping downstream but also has a lot of backwaters.</p>
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<p>We will likely put in at the "surfaced ramp" on the lower right and paddle up into Fox Lake (a backwater mostly; some tiny creeks dump into it). May paddle up or down to other similar sections, but that is pretty much the…</p>
<p>It has a well defined channel that is ripping downstream but also has a lot of backwaters.</p>
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<p>We will likely put in at the "surfaced ramp" on the lower right and paddle up into Fox Lake (a backwater mostly; some tiny creeks dump into it). May paddle up or down to other similar sections, but that is pretty much the layout. </p> Dick is correct. Color prefe…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-09:2036984:Comment:5766932015-01-09T14:30:44.031ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Dick is correct. Color preference is going to be a personal thing, unless you have a lot of experience in your local waters with testing of various colors.</p>
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<p>Dick is also correct about the need to downsize; gills are taking smaller baits in cold water. However, you mentioned the current strength. Have you thought about Tungsten jigs? They're pricey, and a lot of people aren't sold on them, but they would give you extra weight at a smaller size. Smaller size also means less…</p>
<p>Dick is correct. Color preference is going to be a personal thing, unless you have a lot of experience in your local waters with testing of various colors.</p>
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<p>Dick is also correct about the need to downsize; gills are taking smaller baits in cold water. However, you mentioned the current strength. Have you thought about Tungsten jigs? They're pricey, and a lot of people aren't sold on them, but they would give you extra weight at a smaller size. Smaller size also means less water resistance, so hopefully the current won't drag the baits downstream as quickly.</p> Andy I think everybody has th…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-09:2036984:Comment:5766502015-01-09T14:09:43.834Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>Andy I think everybody has there own color preference. I think a lot will do on water clarity as to what colors will work for you. I have 2 main go to colors that being white and chartreuse in that order. Them are what has worked for me over the years. When I use to fish Lake Norman many years ago an older fella got me started on marabou jigs. In the colder water need to remember to downsize.</p>
<p>Andy I think everybody has there own color preference. I think a lot will do on water clarity as to what colors will work for you. I have 2 main go to colors that being white and chartreuse in that order. Them are what has worked for me over the years. When I use to fish Lake Norman many years ago an older fella got me started on marabou jigs. In the colder water need to remember to downsize.</p>