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If you've caught a redear sunfish, or if you want people to THINK you've caught a redear sunfish, this is the group for you.

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Comment by shooter on March 3, 2009 at 6:20pm
lord of the fly,rods/the water temp is running at 58 in the shallows that are protected from the wind. we had a cold front move in
this past weekend and the temps at night went from the 50s to the 30s.but it will warm up Wednesday the 4th with highs in the 70s and 80 through the weekend,the lows are to be in the 60s.
so it is on ,i will be in the lake all weekend,chasing chinks.
Comment by Joe B on March 3, 2009 at 5:47am
Southern Indiana it all starts rocking on the full moon of May. I have caught them in april but may is the magic month.
Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on March 2, 2009 at 7:00pm
Shooter ,what's the water temp. down at Chico?
Comment by shooter on March 2, 2009 at 6:49pm
ok the moon in full on march ,Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 03:37:36 am .
they will be starting to bed ,this weekend should be good,work them beds all day the big fish will be moving in and out. the the odds are females will not be laying this early here,but the big males will be cruising the beds.i catch more big male chinks this time of year in March and April then any other
time.
i can not speak for more northern latitudes,but here in south central Louisiana ,this holds true for me.
the gators are out
Comment by Cobey on February 28, 2009 at 10:01am
It all started when I took a buddy from church "bass fishing" and he brought a fly rod and live crickets. As I was trolling the banks with a rubber worm he was catching a pile of different types of panfish! I was hooked! I don't think I have fished for bass since.
Comment by IceWarriorGill on February 25, 2009 at 7:41pm
I'm honored to join the Shellcrackers Forum as they (and Big Gills) are my favorite fish to catch followed by trophy Pumpkinseeds and Slab Crappies. Looks like you all have some great information on here!!!!
Comment by shooter on February 22, 2009 at 1:05pm
john i catch chinks(shellcrackers) on fly rods and flies all the time,when they are not spawning ,they seem to like deep water with cover,or cover close to deep water. i fish them low and slow,but you are right during the spawn they will feed like gills and take spiders and most nymphs,i have caught a few on top but just a few.
you are more likely to find chinks in shallow water on or around the full moon ,although the big fish seem to come and go near and in the beds at this time of the month.
Comment by shooter on February 22, 2009 at 12:56pm
Lord of the Fly,Rods :oh i must respectfully disagree they are always biting where i fish.



gators have big teeth
Comment by Copperhead John on February 22, 2009 at 10:08am
I have actually caught many shellcrackers on a flyrod on the St. Johns river in Florida in shallow water on a floating foam rubber spyder during nesting time although I was told that shellcrackers don't hit on top.
Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on February 21, 2009 at 7:52pm
I have two big rules about fishing ,First dont go out there when they are not biting, Second is you have got to know more than the fish,they're pretty smart they hang out in schools
 

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