Bluegill Fly Rodders

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Comment by Greg McWilliams on July 28, 2013 at 9:26am

Ken, Save the BABY GILL, YOU NEED a BABY BLUEGILL FLY!!!!!!!!

http://bigbluegill.com/photo/picture-126?context=user

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 28, 2013 at 7:35am

nice tip mark... thanks!

Comment by Mark Sleeper on July 28, 2013 at 6:53am

Ps on the WD 40 you can start A gas or diesel engine, instead of starting fluid which is bad for the engine it wipes off the oil on the cylinder esp 2 strokes .I don't use starting fluid anymore, spray it in the carb or  remove the plugs and spray it in then replace the plugs.Sleepy

Comment by Slip Sinker on July 27, 2013 at 11:26pm

since i have started fly fishing a few weeks ago ive noticed a few trends on lake five. the bluegills collect in schools in the calm mornings with their backs breaking the water surface. i would approach these schools and would catch quite a few of these fish that would end up in the 3 to 6 inch range. this activity will start a feeding frenzy. During the day of catching these gills many times large bass will attempt or even grab one of these small gills and take off. on a 3wt this is a great rush but the fight is short lived. one bass of 6lbs made it to the undesized net but released the gill and flipped out of the net.
so..... these bass are stalking these schools of gills and picking off the hooked ones. since fishing lake five i have used great restraint and left the bass alone and just concentrated on flyfishing for gills. now im thinking float a couple bobbers out there with small gills as bait.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 27, 2013 at 7:44pm

The more I think about it, I can see a catfish biting on aluminum foil. I dont think they would be DRAWN to the foil by scent, but they might take a bite out of it if they ran across it on a trotline.They have VERY sensitive electro-receptors, on the same order as sharks. The latter ARE known to bite aluminum items, like motors and stuff.

WD-40 as miracle catfish bait? I gotta remain a skeptic.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 27, 2013 at 7:22pm

That's a wonder, for sure, Mike.

Im speechless (not easy to do... LOL)

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 27, 2013 at 7:12pm

youre right Dick!

Comment by dick tabbert on July 27, 2013 at 7:01pm

David you are a creature of habit a I most most other people.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 27, 2013 at 6:08pm

Yeah, Dick, a lot of people do. But the stuff washes off almost immediately and there is no evidence to support it's attractant qualities. I've even read one test where they tried it under controlled conditions and the fish wouldn't go near the stuff.

People do all kinds of things, for all kinds of reasons. Ive caught a lot of fish on Beetle Spins the last few years, so my confidence in them is high. I could likely catch as many fish with some other method - but I stick to the Beetle Spin.

Comment by dick tabbert on July 27, 2013 at 5:52pm

I know when some of the fisherman fish the walleye run on the Maumee River they swear by WD 40

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