What is A Successful Fishing Outing? - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T11:29:59Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/what-is-a-successful-fishing-outing?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A240057&feed=yes&xn_auth=no3 weeks until I am going to h…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-14:2036984:Comment:2413992012-02-14T02:39:48.587ZJohnny wilkinshttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/chicagofishing
<p>3 weeks until I am going to hit the water - I am going to be out in the cold open water earlier than ever and bringing you bluegill-fishing action. I am stoked.</p>
<p>Success for me? Getting prepped and fishing lighter than ever this year. I have a lot of gear from the World Championships that will only be good in 35 - 40 degree water. After that, the fish will be to strong to use it. Also I can't wait to do a couple of really neat bluegill events this year.</p>
<p>I am wondering if I…</p>
<p>3 weeks until I am going to hit the water - I am going to be out in the cold open water earlier than ever and bringing you bluegill-fishing action. I am stoked.</p>
<p>Success for me? Getting prepped and fishing lighter than ever this year. I have a lot of gear from the World Championships that will only be good in 35 - 40 degree water. After that, the fish will be to strong to use it. Also I can't wait to do a couple of really neat bluegill events this year.</p>
<p>I am wondering if I should make my club a bluegill club? We fish multi species but really the big weights are made up of bluegills over the course of our season...</p> BRAD PAISLEY SONG CALLED I CA…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2409772012-02-13T21:51:20.457Zjason grimmhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/jasonalangrimm878
<p>BRAD PAISLEY SONG CALLED I CATCH ALL THE FISH, DRINK ALL THE BEER. Seriously though, it would have to do with being at the lake when the fishing is superb. To do so, you need to be knowing what them fishes are doin at all times, just like hunting/stalking, etc!</p>
<p>BRAD PAISLEY SONG CALLED I CATCH ALL THE FISH, DRINK ALL THE BEER. Seriously though, it would have to do with being at the lake when the fishing is superb. To do so, you need to be knowing what them fishes are doin at all times, just like hunting/stalking, etc!</p> David I'm here to tell you it…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2412152012-02-13T20:01:15.979Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>David I'm here to tell you it's all fun. I like you enjoy that tug on the line and a bigger tug is a bonus indeed. Good fishing my friend and enjoy the biggest of tugs.</p>
<p>David I'm here to tell you it's all fun. I like you enjoy that tug on the line and a bigger tug is a bonus indeed. Good fishing my friend and enjoy the biggest of tugs.</p> @ Dick... You've arrived, my…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2409622012-02-13T16:45:55.806ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
@ Dick... You've arrived, my friend! The msn who seeks pan fish, first, is a Pragmatist at heart. He sees the benefit before the challenge. For bass men, it is quite the opposite...
@ Dick... You've arrived, my friend! The msn who seeks pan fish, first, is a Pragmatist at heart. He sees the benefit before the challenge. For bass men, it is quite the opposite... @ Leo... This jibes with my t…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2412082012-02-13T16:38:31.786ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
@ Leo... This jibes with my thinking. The fish themselves define success, really.
@ Leo... This jibes with my thinking. The fish themselves define success, really. I use to fish bass all the ti…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2409612012-02-13T16:27:33.288Zdick tabberthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>I use to fish bass all the time even in a local club here in Toledo Ohio but I found since I've been fishing for crappies and gills I catch more bass than ever. I've come to the conclusion maybe I should have started my pan fishing sooner. I really don't even keep many gills or any fish just mostly love the fight and usually return the fish to fight another day. On the average I'll probably keep a half dozen meals a year. Its a blast to catch a nice bass on ultra light what a nice bonus as…</p>
<p>I use to fish bass all the time even in a local club here in Toledo Ohio but I found since I've been fishing for crappies and gills I catch more bass than ever. I've come to the conclusion maybe I should have started my pan fishing sooner. I really don't even keep many gills or any fish just mostly love the fight and usually return the fish to fight another day. On the average I'll probably keep a half dozen meals a year. Its a blast to catch a nice bass on ultra light what a nice bonus as I'm sure we all know but the real bonus is hooking a northern pike on that ultra light that's the ultimate high. </p> Bass gets large on their own.…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2412022012-02-13T16:08:00.884ZLeo Nguyenhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/LeoNguyen
<p>Bass gets large on their own. Feed them, let them roam, you get a big pig to catch over an over again without the worry about gut hooking, and not afraid to use heavy gears to hunt for them. Gills are small, delicious, sweet little guys. Ultra light gears can get a bit of used to. They can't be manhandled like the bass, especially the striped bass in our neck of the water. Bass + ultra light gear = HOLY MOTHER OF FIGHTERS! I got to test out my 1-6lbs new Berkley ultra light rod (my lucky…</p>
<p>Bass gets large on their own. Feed them, let them roam, you get a big pig to catch over an over again without the worry about gut hooking, and not afraid to use heavy gears to hunt for them. Gills are small, delicious, sweet little guys. Ultra light gears can get a bit of used to. They can't be manhandled like the bass, especially the striped bass in our neck of the water. Bass + ultra light gear = HOLY MOTHER OF FIGHTERS! I got to test out my 1-6lbs new Berkley ultra light rod (my lucky pole now) last weekend. Let's just say it was fun! However, I still aimed for my panfish.</p> I think perhaps it is the bas…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2411412012-02-13T15:07:56.635ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>I think perhaps it is the bass themselves that make the business of bass fishing so lucrative. They are a prolific species and are lend themselves quite well to management. They are widely adaptable and have been introduced, well, almost everywhere. As you noted they are wildly popular in Japan, and even South Africa is showing a strong presence.They are pretty much the Everymans Sport Fish</p>
<p>The bass is not aloof, either, but an almost willing participant. Belligerent to a fault, he…</p>
<p>I think perhaps it is the bass themselves that make the business of bass fishing so lucrative. They are a prolific species and are lend themselves quite well to management. They are widely adaptable and have been introduced, well, almost everywhere. As you noted they are wildly popular in Japan, and even South Africa is showing a strong presence.They are pretty much the Everymans Sport Fish</p>
<p>The bass is not aloof, either, but an almost willing participant. Belligerent to a fault, he bites savagely and fights like the devil himself. Think of a doughty, heavyweight boxer and you get the image.</p>
<p>As for the image of bass fishing and the glamor it exudes, well, that is easy - money. Starting in the 50's, the fisherman in America had discretionary income for leisure. He could now buy equipment that was for more affluent men prior to WWII. Innovation was rampant and all sorts of new stuff - some good, some bad - came available. A golden Age had begun.</p>
<p>Seen in hindsight, the bass craze was almost inevitable. That entire industries have sprung up around a single fish is part of the niche marketing concept so often talked about. Find one thing that people like, find a way to make it widely available and keep putting it in their face - and people will pay to get it. Much the same is happening with crappie today, and even carp are starting to follow suit in this country.</p> I've never understood the fas…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2411992012-02-13T14:51:54.078ZTroy Dormanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TroyDorman
<p>I've never understood the fascination with bass fishing. Bass fisherman and their community have a totally different approach in that they're very high on the catch and release theory. Where bluegill fisherman normally bring home a mess of fish for the table, bass fisherman typically don't keep anything. It's just an odd fishing concept from my perspective.</p>
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<p>I have a friend from my high school days and he's in management at my local BPS in Clarksville In. He's a very talented…</p>
<p>I've never understood the fascination with bass fishing. Bass fisherman and their community have a totally different approach in that they're very high on the catch and release theory. Where bluegill fisherman normally bring home a mess of fish for the table, bass fisherman typically don't keep anything. It's just an odd fishing concept from my perspective.</p>
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<p>I have a friend from my high school days and he's in management at my local BPS in Clarksville In. He's a very talented bass fisherman and BPS puts him on the road to give seminars/classes showing proper technique's etc. Bass fishing is BIG business in America...Japan too. I've never graduated past bluegill/shellcrackers and hope I never do...</p> Johnny, funny you should gues…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-13:2036984:Comment:2410272012-02-13T01:58:21.798ZWalt Foremanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/WaltForeman
<p>Johnny, funny you should guess that Roland was selling something - he was! I had selectively blocked that out of my memory, but he was selling those freeze-dried crickets (nothing dumber in the entire world of fishing - why not just fish with lures? If you're going to take the time to use live bait methods, why not use it while it's actually alive?)</p>
<p>David, I hear you on not wanting bluegilling overrun by boorish anglers. But I do think a middle ground is possible, in which perhaps we…</p>
<p>Johnny, funny you should guess that Roland was selling something - he was! I had selectively blocked that out of my memory, but he was selling those freeze-dried crickets (nothing dumber in the entire world of fishing - why not just fish with lures? If you're going to take the time to use live bait methods, why not use it while it's actually alive?)</p>
<p>David, I hear you on not wanting bluegilling overrun by boorish anglers. But I do think a middle ground is possible, in which perhaps we don't become the number one species - fine by me - but get enough respect so that there's better tackle out there, and more good places to fish, and more serious articles written on our favorite fish, etc. I've gotten to where half the time when I turn on a fishing show and see that once again the species is something other than bluegill, I just turn it off out of annoyance.</p>