www.BigBullhead.com Discussions - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T14:09:46Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/group/bigbullhead/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noVarious Rigstag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-09-13:2036984:Topic:7366502017-09-13T01:49:41.534ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>The following pics are the various rigs I use to catch Catfish.</p>
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<p>My basic bottom rig. It doesn't get much easier than this. I would usuallly fish thing when I was wade-fishing the Arkansas River in Tulsa. I used to fish a spot that had a strong "band" of current moving through a chute, with an eddy on each side. I would cast the rig out, into the…</p>
<p>The following pics are the various rigs I use to catch Catfish.</p>
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<p>My basic bottom rig. It doesn't get much easier than this. I would usuallly fish thing when I was wade-fishing the Arkansas River in Tulsa. I used to fish a spot that had a strong "band" of current moving through a chute, with an eddy on each side. I would cast the rig out, into the current, and close the bail. Holding the rod, I'd let the rig swing in the current until it reached the edge of the eddy, and the weight caused the rig to drop to the bottom. The line is tight because of the current. I'd just stand there and hold it. Cats were holding in the eddy, waiting for food to come by. I usually didn't have to wait more than 2 minutes (literally!) before I got a bite. Channel Cats were a peck-peck-peck-grab. Blues just came up, grabbed it, and turned sideways to the current. That was always an instant hookup with a circle hook. Sometimes I would miss a Channel, sometimes not. Only caught one small Flathead doing this, and that was a solid grab-and-turn.</p>
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<p>Take that basic bottom rig, and put a slip-float on the mainline above the swivel. Great for hanging cut bait/worms under the float, working it through an eddy or a likely holding area. </p>
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<p>This is a basic slip rig. This works great if you have a pole with a softer action, or a reel with a clicker. The fish can't feel the tension on the line until it's too late, and the circle hook gives you an instant hookup.</p>
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<p>There on two problems with this basic rig:</p>
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<p>1) Those round egg sinkers will roll in the current, especially if you're not fishing downstream. A No-Roll sinker works best for that. Sorry, I don't have any of those. But, there's shaped like a teardrop (but much bigger), and flat. They have a hole through the long axis of the sinker, so it's still a slip-sinker, but it will not roll.</p>
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<p>2) If the sinker gets wedged inbetween some rocks, you're probably going to end up breaking your mainline and loosing EVERYTHING, weight, leader, hook, and maybe even fish. Therefore, I always prefered the following rig:</p>
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<p>The Paternoster Rig. This rig is English, if I remember right. The weight is on a dropper, attached to a swivel. However, that swivel is not *tied* to the mainline, but has the mainline threaded through one eye of the swivel. A second swivel *is* tied to the mainline, with the leader and hook tied to that swivel. This is technically a sliding rig, so I like to use it with a slower-action rod, or a reel with a clicker. Again, instant hookup. If you're in a snaggy area, you can tie the rig with a weaker lbs test line for the dropper going to the sinker. If it gets hung up, you'll loose the sinker, but still have both swivels, the leader, hook, and maybe fish. This rig can be a bit of a mess to cast, but does really well. NOT PICTURED: Add a slip-float to the mainline above the swivels. Use a longer dropper for the weight, and a really short leader for the hook. If you use a really BIG float, something so big a live sunfish cannot pull under, you can pin that bait in one area. I used this in the river, in about 5 FOW, with the dropper for the weight about 3' long, leader for the hook about 6 *inches* long, and the slip-float set so that the sinker was making contact with the bottom. The float wouldn't get carried off in the current, and the bait couldn't pull the float under while trying to swim to the bottom. So, the bait just struggles and struggles, sending out vibrations all over. DEADLY tactic for Flatheads.</p>
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<p>The Three-Way Rig. Again, this is a good rig to use in snaggy areas. If the sinkers get hung, the shot will just strip off the leader, and you get the rig back. If the hook is hung, you might loose the hook, but you'll still get the weight back. I typically used 20 lbs test for the dropper for the shot. If I was using the same lbs test for the leader and hook, I didn't have to worry about the weight breaking off first, as the shot would pull off. This is a bit of a mess to throw, but it worth it. I also like to use this rig when I'm dragging cut bait on bottom from my kayak.</p>
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<p>You will notice that I have some small styrofoam floats on the leader a few inches away from the hook. Catfish are not shy about leaders or floats, so this doesn't scare them off. What it does is keep the bait up off bottom. Big Blue cats have a gut. Think *beer gut*. They have a very hard time picking up bait off the bottom, but if that bait is suspended in the water column (from a float hanging down, or lifted up from the bottom like this), they have an easier time grabbing the bait.</p> Various accessory geartag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-09-13:2036984:Topic:7369162017-09-13T01:21:59.368ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>I carry a *wide* range of stuff to chase Catfish with. Here's a few pics to give you an idea.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855620?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855620?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> Catfish "bells". I prefer this type, over the copper bells that clip onto the end of your pole. I tend to loose the copper bells setting the hook or during the fight. These bells, however, are clamped on with, pressure applied by that piece of plastic closest to…</p>
<p>I carry a *wide* range of stuff to chase Catfish with. Here's a few pics to give you an idea.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855620?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855620?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="750"/></a>Catfish "bells". I prefer this type, over the copper bells that clip onto the end of your pole. I tend to loose the copper bells setting the hook or during the fight. These bells, however, are clamped on with, pressure applied by that piece of plastic closest to the two springs. It screws down to tighten the clamp.</p>
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<p>The quirky thing is that I don't really use these for catfishing. I use these on rods that I troll with while in my kayak. The vibrations of the lure will set one or both of the bells into a soft, tingtingting as the lure works. I can tell by ear if I'm going too slow, too fast, etc. </p>
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<p>This is my plano box for catfish tackle. All sorts of things. Various sizes of swivels, even three-way swivels. Various sizes of split shot and a couple bank sinkers (I usually keep bank sinkers on hoops of wire, and take several pounds of weights with me to snaggy areas). Various plastic beads for bobber stops and slip-rigs. Some crawler harnesses modified for catfish (bigger hooks, blades, and line), which I've never actually used. Various bobber stops (I fish a lot of slip-floats). Some lithium-battery LED lights with rubber sleeves for night fishing. A cheap thing of panty hose in case I break down and use chicken liver for bait. The hooks and jig is just stuff that I've picked up over the years, things that people set down in the dark and never picked back up.</p>
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<p>Various floats from my backpack. I have some more inside my closet that I'll try and post up soon. Notice the penny; it'll give you an idea of the SIZE of floats I'm using. Yes, the two on the right are damaged. Still usable, but damaged. I haven't had a need for a float like that since I moved up to Michigan. I typically used those on my surf rod. Same with the two on the left. The balsa float on the far left will actually hold up 2 oz of weight, if I remember right. I have some that will hold up 3 oz or more. The float in the center is a 1 1/4" (I think, maybe 1 1/2") styrofoam pear float. That size, in a few different color schemes, is a workhorse for me. It works good with most of the catfish rods I have.</p>
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<p>Now, I was targetting decent-sized catfish, 5 - 10 lbs, or even bigger. Some of you all that target Bullheads will probably want to little pear float, and maybe even in a smaller size, say a 3/4".</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.premier-fishing-tips.com/bullhead-catfish-fishing-tips.html">The Best Bullhead Catfish Fishing Tips You'll Ever Find: Part 2 (premier-fishing-tips.com)</a> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>BAIT RECIPES:…</strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.premier-fishing-tips.com/bullhead-catfish-fishing-tips.html">The Best Bullhead Catfish Fishing Tips You'll Ever Find: Part 2 (premier-fishing-tips.com)</a> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>BAIT RECIPES:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2rHNfifO2pMC&printsec=frontcover&lr=&rview=1&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false"> https://books.google.com/books?id=2rHNfifO2pMC&printsec=frontcover&lr=&rview=1&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false</a></p>
<p><strong>YO YO CATFISHING:</strong></p>
<p>Video on Yo Yo fishing for Flathead Catfish with Carp for bait .Good Links and short description of 4 Species and their World Record weights. <a href="http://www.aa-fishing.com/catfish-fishing.html">http://www.aa-fishing.com/catfish-fishing.html</a></p>
<p><strong>MUDDY RIVER CATFISHING VIDEOS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=muddy+river+catfishing+chicken+liver+chum+bait">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=muddy+river+catfishing+chicken+liver+chum+bait</a></strong></p> Hookstag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-09-07:2036984:Topic:7364852017-09-07T12:05:25.536ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Here are the hooks I typically use for Catfish. I carry a range of sizes, and different types of hooks, but these are the hooks I seem to always fall back on.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855660?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855660?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> Gamakatsu Octopus Circle size 4. Bought these at a Dick's Sporting Goods. As you can see, these are fairly small. This hook will comfortably hold a small Shad hooked through the eye sockets (my…</p>
<p>Here are the hooks I typically use for Catfish. I carry a range of sizes, and different types of hooks, but these are the hooks I seem to always fall back on.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855660?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059855660?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="750"/></a>Gamakatsu Octopus Circle size 4. Bought these at a Dick's Sporting Goods. As you can see, these are fairly small. This hook will comfortably hold a small Shad hooked through the eye sockets (my typical hooking method for live bait in calm water). This hook is probably the best size option for Bullheads, at least in Oklahoma. Up north, Bullheads seem to get to decent sizes, so a bigger hook can be an option.</p>
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<p>I'm pretty sure this is an Eagle Claw L702. I bought a couple 50-packs from a baitshop back in OK that was buying in bulk and repackaging. They had a code number on it, but called it a "Hybrid hook". This is an excellent hook for Hybrid Striped Bass, thus what they were calling it.</p>
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<p>Here's a link to where you can buy a 100-pack of L702 at a great price, probably 1/4 of what I paid for these:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=detail&hookid=1236&view=1">https://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=detail&hookid=1236&view=1</a></p>
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<p>The ones I bought also had a size of "3/0" written on the bag. I do not know if these hooks are, in fact, L702's in size 3/0. I'd have to buy a pack and see, and it's going to be quite a while before I need more. You'll also notice that the hook I have pictured has an upturned eye, while the hooks, as bought, have a straight eye. I used a pair of forceps and bent the eyes myself. I prefer to upturned eye for use on a dropper loop, as it keeps the loop in line with the shank of the hook, and increases hookups. If I use this hook below a float, or on a bottom rig, I typically snell the hook.</p>
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<p>I also picked up a 50-pack of the same hooks from that bait shop, but slightly bigger. These had "5/0" written on the package. I don't use these as much, the 3/0's are perfectly usable for most catfish.</p>
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<p>This is an Eagle Claw L197 in what I believe is 5/0. I bought these at Wally World several years ago, for when I know there are bigger fish swimming around, during the annual Spring high-flow event (I won't call it a flood, because it's managed by the Corps. of Engineers), which also times up with the Catfish spawn in OK. I would also use these when I was fishing larger live baits for Flatheads, such as small Green Sunfish.</p>
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<p>I bought mine at Wal-Mart, but Capt. Hook's also has them, and at probably a better price/hook than Wally World, but it's a 100-pack. I rarely use these, and haven't since I moved to MI (hooks this large are illegal to use in streams for all but two months of the year).</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=detail&hookid=1235&view=1">https://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=detail&hookid=1235&view=1</a></p>
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<p>And this is the biggest hook in my inventory. Eagle Claw L197 in 7/0, I believe. Capt. Hook has them up to size 10/0. You'll notice these still have a straight eye. I tried a couple times to bend the eye to make it upturned, but all I accomplished is to break the hook. I would use a Palomar knot, with 40 lbs test Big Game, as my leader material. I've only used these a few times, but larger live Green Sunnies as bait for Flatheads.</p>
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<p></p> The three best knots for Catfishing.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-09-05:2036984:Topic:7355682017-09-05T01:38:33.369ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>I'm going to show the three main knots I use when targetting Catfish. These all have their uses. I'll also explain where I use these knots.</p>
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<p>The Improved Clinch Knot:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1cB3VHyNfk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1cB3VHyNfk</a></p>
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<p>The Palomar Knot:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOc3Q6-BnZ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOc3Q6-BnZ0</a></p>
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<p>The basic Snell…</p>
<p>I'm going to show the three main knots I use when targetting Catfish. These all have their uses. I'll also explain where I use these knots.</p>
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<p>The Improved Clinch Knot:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1cB3VHyNfk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1cB3VHyNfk</a></p>
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<p>The Palomar Knot:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOc3Q6-BnZ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOc3Q6-BnZ0</a></p>
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<p>The basic Snell Knot:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPI4rcDi1iE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPI4rcDi1iE</a></p>
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<p>I use these in the following situations. The Clinch knot can be used to tie line to any kind of a looped attachment point. Dipsy sinkers, swivels, straight-eye hooks, etc. However, I typically only use this knot to tie line to a swivel. The Palomar knot is a great, strong, easy-to-tie knot that works in the same situations as the Clink knot. Swivels, straight-eyed hooks, Dipsy sinkers, and even bank sinkers (I use this knot all the time for bank sinkers). Snell knots are the *BEST* knot for tying line to hooks that have an up-turned eye. The reason for this is that the direction of pull is inline from the hook shank to the line. This is critical when using circle hooks.</p>
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<p>I do have one disclaimer. I could not find a video that shows how I actually tie a snell knot. I've provided a link to an easy-to-tie version, but I have not personally used that knot in my own fishing. If any of you tie flies or jigs, the way I tie a snell is basically the same thing as doing a whip-finish by hand, if that makes any sense. I may have to try to do a video and post that.</p> White Catfishtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2017-05-13:2036984:Topic:7207962017-05-13T21:43:58.874ZJohn Sheehanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>Who here has caught White Catfish and cares to contribute know how , experience, photos etc ? I have never caught them but would like to find waters nearby that have them .I understand a similar sized Channel Cat has a smaller mouth than the White Catfish . <a href="http://www.in-fisherman.com/catfish/white-catfish-locations-and-tactics/">http://www.in-fisherman.com/catfish/white-catfish-locations-and-tactics/</a></p>
<p>Who here has caught White Catfish and cares to contribute know how , experience, photos etc ? I have never caught them but would like to find waters nearby that have them .I understand a similar sized Channel Cat has a smaller mouth than the White Catfish . <a href="http://www.in-fisherman.com/catfish/white-catfish-locations-and-tactics/">http://www.in-fisherman.com/catfish/white-catfish-locations-and-tactics/</a></p> BULLHEADS.COM BRAGGER BOARD (post your hog whiskers)tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-11-14:2036984:Topic:5658122014-11-14T14:59:22.170ZSlip Sinkerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/SlipSinker
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<p></p> My history with bullheadstag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-02-05:2036984:Topic:4761362014-02-05T01:08:21.282ZMichael Stockelmanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/MichaelStockelman
<p><br></br><img class="align-right" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059845053?profile=original" width="395"></img> I have caught two bullheads up to now, as far as I remember. This is as opposed to bluegills etc, of which I have caught probably hundreds.</p>
<p>My first bullhead was as a kid. My uncle had a stream through his farm, and there was a 8-10 ft waterfall, with a hole at the bottom of it. I must have had a bobber on either a cane pole or a Zebco closed-face reel. And I caught a "yellow-bellied catfish" that I now know was a bullhead of some kind. </p>
<p>And this past Fall I…</p>
<p><br/><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2059845053?profile=original" width="395" class="align-right"/>I have caught two bullheads up to now, as far as I remember. This is as opposed to bluegills etc, of which I have caught probably hundreds.</p>
<p>My first bullhead was as a kid. My uncle had a stream through his farm, and there was a 8-10 ft waterfall, with a hole at the bottom of it. I must have had a bobber on either a cane pole or a Zebco closed-face reel. And I caught a "yellow-bellied catfish" that I now know was a bullhead of some kind. </p>
<p>And this past Fall I caught a bullhead on Pohick Bay off the Potomac in VA. I had a grub worm (real, not plastic) from my compost pile, that I was fishing off the bottom. It's not a big bullhead, but that's all I've got so far.</p>
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<p>Looking at YouTube, there are places where bullheads are as easy to catch as bluegill. This guy, for example: </p>
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<p>And I can't find it right now, but I saw a video of a bullhead tournament where a lake was so overrun with bullhead that they had a contest where people weighed in their bullhead catch by the bucket, and dumped them into a huge bin. I hope they did something useful with all that fish in the end.</p>
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<p>Anyway, I'd like to find a spot where they are that heavy. It would be fun!</p> Cleaning and cooking Bullheadstag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-09-12:2036984:Topic:3081832012-09-12T18:06:43.826ZJohn Sheehanhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p> I have a desire to catch Bullheads ,fillet,season and cook on the fire pit on the deck for a first time attempt..Anyone done this before ?</p>
<p> I have a desire to catch Bullheads ,fillet,season and cook on the fire pit on the deck for a first time attempt..Anyone done this before ?</p> My childhood hero.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2010-01-02:2036984:Topic:673752010-01-02T04:31:25.523ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
This would be a good place to list the childhood hero who took time to take you fishing. Especially if it was for bullheads or bluegill.<br />
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My hero is Frank Condello. He always made time to take me fishing. Here's a link to a story I wrote about a bullhead fishing trip he took me on.<br />
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This would be a good place to list the childhood hero who took time to take you fishing. Especially if it was for bullheads or bluegill.<br />
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My hero is Frank Condello. He always made time to take me fishing. Here's a link to a story I wrote about a bullhead fishing trip he took me on.<br />
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<a href="http://bigbluegill.com/forum/topics/your-first-fish?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A33006">http://bigbluegill.com/forum/topics/your-first-fish?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A33006</a><br />
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