MY BEST BLUEGILL SECRET - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T10:29:25Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/my-best-bluegill-secret?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A271727&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIn southern Michigan you have…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-07-19:2036984:Comment:6233012015-07-19T03:12:07.699Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>In southern Michigan you have 2 great chains one being the Coldwater chain my favorite and the Randell chain full of gills and crappies my 2nd best chain.</p>
<p>In southern Michigan you have 2 great chains one being the Coldwater chain my favorite and the Randell chain full of gills and crappies my 2nd best chain.</p> Where would be one of the bes…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-07-19:2036984:Comment:6232272015-07-19T02:51:26.090ZSanford Hoylehttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SanfordHoyle
<p>Where would be one of the best places to fish for gill in Michigan right now?</p>
<p>Where would be one of the best places to fish for gill in Michigan right now?</p> Excellent tips.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2717272012-05-23T14:20:12.541ZRude Alinskahttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RudeAlinska
<p>Excellent tips.</p>
<p>Excellent tips.</p> Vic I think you may have scar…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2718932012-05-23T14:19:03.568Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>Vic I think you may have scared somebody but don't give up.</p>
<p>Vic I think you may have scared somebody but don't give up.</p> You know Jeffrey hit it on th…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2716652012-05-23T14:11:49.791Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>You know Jeffrey hit it on the head spend time on that body of water. The first thing I do when I go to a new body of water is find me a map of the lake. Now the first things I look for is depths, flats, vegetation and drop offs and feeder creeks. This is what I do at home before I even attempt to fish the lake. Now you have cut the fish locating by 75% at least. My rule of thumb and it works for me is to find a flat adjutant to deep water that holds a weed bed in that 6 to 12 foot depth…</p>
<p>You know Jeffrey hit it on the head spend time on that body of water. The first thing I do when I go to a new body of water is find me a map of the lake. Now the first things I look for is depths, flats, vegetation and drop offs and feeder creeks. This is what I do at home before I even attempt to fish the lake. Now you have cut the fish locating by 75% at least. My rule of thumb and it works for me is to find a flat adjutant to deep water that holds a weed bed in that 6 to 12 foot depth range. Now you have a possible bedding area and if they are not on there beds you have the outside weed bed to concentrate on. Word of caution don't run your boat on the flats cause if the fish are bedding they then at that time will be almost impossible to catch. The map helps to refine your areas along with time on the water any notes you keep and I always keep a log. Again the log is a very important tool with information you may be able to carry onto other bodies of water. Once you put it all together and that's where time on the water come in to play if you not getting big fish it may be time to move on to other waters. Not every lake has big fish in it but it might have lots of fish in it if you want small fish and I'm assuming you want quality fish so if you put your time in and the quality isn't there it may be time to move on. Frank you just keep the faith and keep prodding and with experience comes knowledge and soon I'll be asking you the questions.</p> Good tips laddies. Fish On!
tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2718922012-05-23T12:36:14.930ZRude Alinskahttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RudeAlinska
<p>Good tips laddies. Fish On!</p>
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<p>Good tips laddies. Fish On!</p>
<p></p> It's rewarding when you figur…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2715742012-05-23T01:22:14.459ZJeffrey D. Abneyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JeffreyDavidAbney
<p>It's rewarding when you figure out a location Vince....I have things that work on one river and not the next....Just have to put in the time and make good mental notes and you'll have testimony like the sand pits.....Cool Stuff</p>
<p>It's rewarding when you figure out a location Vince....I have things that work on one river and not the next....Just have to put in the time and make good mental notes and you'll have testimony like the sand pits.....Cool Stuff</p> I use to fish some old sand p…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-23:2036984:Comment:2715662012-05-23T01:07:10.465ZVince Fuscohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/VinceFusco
<p>I use to fish some old sand pits in Iowa. They were super clear and deep, with very little shorline cover. Boats and float tubes were not allowed, and the fish were super spooky. A 1/64 oz. bare jig tipped with a red wiggler on 4 lb test mono did the trick on the big gills that called these pits home.We would cast out and let the jig settle on the bottom then slowly start reeling it in till one grabbed it, and the fight was on. Most people fishing conventional floats and worms had little…</p>
<p>I use to fish some old sand pits in Iowa. They were super clear and deep, with very little shorline cover. Boats and float tubes were not allowed, and the fish were super spooky. A 1/64 oz. bare jig tipped with a red wiggler on 4 lb test mono did the trick on the big gills that called these pits home.We would cast out and let the jig settle on the bottom then slowly start reeling it in till one grabbed it, and the fight was on. Most people fishing conventional floats and worms had little luck on these fish. </p> I tried the naked hook and ni…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-15:2036984:Comment:2690922012-05-15T16:16:15.276ZJohn C Watsonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnCWatson
<p>I tried the naked hook and night crawler today and did good with it. It was fun just fishing with a simple rig. The bream really hit the worms hard. I started using a reel with 2lb test but it proved to light for my taste so I switched to a reel with 4lb. Still had plenty of bites and no more break offs. </p>
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<p>Thanks for the suggestion Frank</p>
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<p>I tried the naked hook and night crawler today and did good with it. It was fun just fishing with a simple rig. The bream really hit the worms hard. I started using a reel with 2lb test but it proved to light for my taste so I switched to a reel with 4lb. Still had plenty of bites and no more break offs. </p>
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<p>Thanks for the suggestion Frank</p>
<p></p> "Thanks, for the advice. I am…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-07:2036984:Comment:2661482012-05-07T14:59:55.194ZFrank Ribblehttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/FrankRibble
<p>"Thanks, for the advice. I am trying to fish deeper. Also thinking about trying new spots. I am talking to a couple of guys who have boats. 1 has a cabin on Rice lake in Canada & hasn't been fishing in the U.S. in years. They must be doing something right. My friend at 1 time had 3 freezers of fillets, mostly 7" to 9" bluegills. Odd he never caught any over 10". It hasn't seemed to hurt the population. I am probably the only 1 on this website, who wouldn't take him up on his offer to go…</p>
<p>"Thanks, for the advice. I am trying to fish deeper. Also thinking about trying new spots. I am talking to a couple of guys who have boats. 1 has a cabin on Rice lake in Canada & hasn't been fishing in the U.S. in years. They must be doing something right. My friend at 1 time had 3 freezers of fillets, mostly 7" to 9" bluegills. Odd he never caught any over 10". It hasn't seemed to hurt the population. I am probably the only 1 on this website, who wouldn't take him up on his offer to go fishing there, but I haven't taken my wife on vacation in a long time. I know catch & release isn't for everyone, but if you want to catch a trophy bluegill it wouldn't hurt to throw a couple of the biggest ones back or eat some predator fish. I caught a 14" bullhead & a 9" rockbass. Wonder if I threw them back last year and how big it will be next year when I catch it. Hope I catch some of the 7"+ bluegills & rockbass I threw back last year.</p>