You mean an Ugly Stik.

Wow!...Sweet Pat!....And I thank you again!....John

Hey Patric,

NEAT site for those who love the sound of a 9.5 in Gill suching in a popper. I always knew there was something special about guys that chase Bluegills. I am a bit quick with my 2# than with this computer!

Thanks for the comment,

unHOOKum Terry

You have learned well grasshopper. Nothing soothes the soul more than the BLISTERING solo of the metal guitar. May it continue to peel your scalp.

Hey, I took a listen down Slave Raider lane, and remember the tune Make Some Noise. I tried not to get too glam in that time of my youth. Motley Crue was the only hair band I claimed. Iron Maiden and Judas Priest dominated my records and tapes. I guess they still kinda do. I'm impressed by your liking of Quiet Riot. I washed a bunch of dishes to Metal Health and Ronny James Dio as a kid. Your comments are always appreciated my MN brother!

Hey BullWorm, Thanks for your kind comment about my RedBreast Sunfish! I always let any Panfish (Gill, Crackers, RedBreast, etc) go that are 9 inches or above as of course, they are the Broodstock of the pond and keep the "Super Genes" in that particular body of water!! I still take photos and will let the Taxidermist do a Fiberglass replica of any true monster that I'm lucky enough to land!!! Tight Lines and keep those awesome photos comin!!!

Hello Bullworm,

That's such a cool nickname I probably don't want to know what it means. There is something I would like ask about though. You recently replied to a blog with a pic of a 10"er cut out. I think I recall an earlier mention that you work at a graphic design business.

If you have read any of my posts you have probably figured out I don't have a clue about a lot and have a strange way of revealing that. Well I have got a really strange picture in my head for a T-shirt design I would love to have. It involes a real bad bluegill. I mean bad. Freshwater terrorist is what he is. Getting the elaborate picture in my head onto a computer screen, much less a T-shirt, involves a lot more than I can imagine. I guess... I did imagine this bad gill!. Anyway, would you help me get it out of my head with a dose of reality, or a map to a real picture for a T-shirt that only cost a few hundred or so?

Boogieman

rats, I wish I didnt have something going on this saturday. you and John will have a grerat time. are you going in the tubes?
Thanks for the invite, what area are you fishing? How would the first saturday in september work?

Thanks bullworm (what is a bullworm anyways?) I hope we can get out this year though! find out what weekends you want to go, and we will see! do you ice- fish too?

well, we will have to go ice fishing too, but first things first, lets go tubing when you get a weekend free let me know!

got any pics of the cranks you made...... theres nothing more rewarding than catching fish on somethin you made yourself. Even if its a yella ear plug with a hook! Yep it works.

thanks, but yours is way better than mine!

Hey Patrick,

Have you had a chance to use your unHOOKum tool yet? I am ready for another Bluegill trip my self.

unHOOKum
Terry

I coulde likely go the second weekend in september.
october is great for gills too, but you are way up north so you are probably hunting by then.
good luck this weekend! take lots of pics! I am busy most of saturday, but i might get out for a couple of hours in the evening....

not so strange, I am not a hunter either,I just asumed you were because you said "one last outing" . dont you fish in october and november? how about the weekend of sept 12-13th? or oct 3-4th, those are the two weekend i have open for sure

ok, I understand. how about the 12-13th then?

nice pictures

Hi Patrick ~

Yeah, I only post here when I'm "bluegilling." I tried some of that a couple days ago on Deer Lake but couldn't find anything?? It was one of our first HOT days and upon arriving at the access, my radiator boiled over. Full story is on my fishing blog.

Later.........GC

looks like I now have the weekend of the 19th free too if that would work better?

http://lifeandtimesinthegreatoutdoors.blogspot.com/

Or else, go on Lake State Fishing, where I go by the user name "Tuff Enuff" (after my Tuffy boat, and click on the link at the bottom of my posts. Re: Deer - I normally get them along a certain weedline during this time of year but have bombed there on my last two outings??

thank you patrick

sounds good sept 19, bluegills beware!
looking forward to hearing the reports of how you and John did! I hope it wasnt as windy up there!!

Beautiful Images Pat!.....Some very nice gills in that body of water.....The crappies and northern were just added extra action!......It was a good day!...Thanks again!

Shes doing better now. Thanks for the support guys.

Thanks for the comment I should be getting some shortly!!!!

Was out once last week for gills,did ok no monsters but theres still time for that. I have recently switched gears our local harbor in Kenosha is now currently inundated with Brown Trout,Rainbows and soon to be kings and some large northerns so I will be making frequent trips there to catch some hogs.I'll finally be putting up pics of fish other than perch it was just a great run on them this year so I took full advantage of it.

Dont have inland lakes where you can catch those 12inchers and up consistently.However I did see a 40 inch northern perch fishing earlier this yuear and hope to hook up with him in the next couple of months.

If i was currently making more money i would be taking the boat out much more but Lake Michigan ios like 2 minutes from me so fishing is no problem,just a matter of going.Good luck with your classes.

Caught 25 to 30 that evening these were all about 9". Then just played ,2 were 13" the rest were 9 to 13" any thing bigger than 10" goes back for brood stock. Kept just enough to make me full and sleepy.

fish n game comm. says its a "green sun fish i dont no either 1st time i ever seen 1 caught while in the creek catching bait..

Hey BW, what's up? I just talked to a friend of mine last night who is from around you way and he just made me squirm with all the Minnesota fishing stories he had. Makes me want to take a long road trip. He also said I could sell my house and likely buy two up in your state! Sheeesh! Hundreds of lakes? Wow!

Wow, BW...what a nice comment! I sure do appreciate your hospitality and encouragement to check out the great northern abundance of fishing! I may never check it out, but then I just might. I have a chance to retire with a few early options by Jan 1 st, but I haven't got it all figured out yet. I may do seasonal park ranger work here in MD as I have done it full time for 20 years. Winters are rough on me with a number of medical issues, but I am still tickin' and am in better shape than most 58 year olds. Talk to ya, brother!

Practice, Practice, Practice.
There are a ton of websites out there that can help you. Youtube is one of the good ones. Just serch for flytying and you"ll see more thatn you know what to do with.

what seems to be your best lour for catching sunfish?

Sounds good Patrick, I would like to get up there for some ice cold bluegill action, let me know when you get on them!
I am going to try aitken lake again, got some nice ones a couple of weeks ago...

Alright Bullworm! Went to Metallica show last night....wow. Went perch fishing this morning and got a few good fish. Just dropping a line. Take care.

Lance

Seek and Destroy Bullworm!@

Good to hear from you! You got ice yet?

what are the names of the lakes do you fish at?

Congratulations on the algebra thing. So what you gonna be when you grow up?

Patrick, That sounds great you be doing something you like and I suspect good at. Good luck, and by the way I don't think I will ever grow up.

Hey Bull Worm...what does a person do when the daytime high is -15 ? I'm freakin out and our lowest temps have been 15 above! Daytime highs still around freezing.

Patrick -Go get them Gills today and good luck.I got some near bottom between noon and 4 yesterday and then up in the column for the last hour between 4-5.Was fishing 12-15 ' of water.Shallow lake .The other day I was getting them in 20' near bottom on another lake.

keep up those heavy metal video's. also thanks for the comment about the gill i catch. i guess i get a few good looking fish a year

Cool! glad you are back! lets talk fishin! when are the 'gills going to get to biting? looking at doing some tubing in the aitkin area early this summer looking for that 12 inch hog sunfish haha

Hhhhhhh yes indeed, we need to get tubing, you have only begun to discover your power over the big gills my young apprentice! hhhhhhhh

sweet! let me know when it is ready to go and i will come up for some bluegill catchin! thanks for the invite! :)

Hi Patrick-If your interested in purchasing my music you can search me on ITUNES and buy downloads or order CD's directly from my music website: http://www.johnsheehan.net/CDs.html

Very much appreciate you enjoying my music and hopefully telling friends about my musical efforts.

That banana pudding fight was over forty years ago and I never had a clue why she started it (but she knows). We laugh about it whenever we think about it (caution; don't think about it too deep). We were angry, but it is a good memory. You'll both make mistakes with each other. The trick is to hang together long enough to laugh about them.

So...you are taking your wife ice fishing for the first time, ehh? I did that about 32 years ago with my new bride...didn't work out too well. She got cold, but hung in there.

Hope you guys nail 'em!