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These 80 Bluegills were caught on Old Hickory Lake in front of Flipper's Bait Shop. I caught these in 2 hours on a flyrod...I was using a chartruse #8 popper with a Ligon Bream Killer trailing about 18 inches. The popper floats and serves as a strike indicater and the bream killer sinks...they have a choice of a floater or a sinker...I catch most of them on the sinker.

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Comment by Allen Morgan on March 23, 2013 at 2:49pm

Nice stringer!!!

I love a floater/sinker combo when fly fishing for bluegills.  I've been using about a size 12 Deer Hair Caddis trout fly with a size 12 Scud in Olive or Orange about 9" below the DHC.  It's been really effective lately.

Comment by mike martinez on March 23, 2013 at 1:21pm

AWESOME PIC...

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on March 23, 2013 at 1:13pm

MAN A NICE LOOKING STRINGER THERE AL !!!!!!!!! 

Comment by carl hendrix on March 23, 2013 at 12:11pm

wasnt this pix of you on a calander mr al ?? 

Comment by carl hendrix on March 23, 2013 at 12:04pm

hahhaahaha thats my buddy!  way to go mr. al  when are you going to show your hats on here!!!

Comment by John Sheehan on March 23, 2013 at 11:02am

Popeye lifts em up !Great arm strength! Great fishing too!

Comment by dick tabbert on March 23, 2013 at 10:39am

Wow I'm impressed Alton. I'll be ready shortly with my tube.

Comment by Greg McWilliams on March 23, 2013 at 9:42am

GREAT JOB, ALTON!!!!! But I think I just developed CARPEL TUNNEL from the thought of that!!!!!

Comment by Jen Nayfly on March 23, 2013 at 9:41am

That's a featured photo if I ever saw one!!!! AWESOME catch!

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