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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 DAVID L EITUTIS on June 18, 2014 at 8:20am

WHAT A GUY CARL and this pic has been in my favorites since I first saw it ......

Comment by james bluto gillette on March 5, 2014 at 7:14pm

I like those different kinds of hats I have a few myself. he looks like a practical joker.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on March 5, 2014 at 7:12pm

Great pic!

The Hat Man!!

Comment by carl hendrix on March 5, 2014 at 5:06pm

bluto-- that's my buddy-- Alton Floyd;;  always smiling!!  just in case he runs into somebody  that doesn't have a smile; he will loan him one of his smiles!!  and on my page;; you can see him;; hard at work;;; wearing some;; uh; well ;; ah;; different kind of hats  is the best way to say it!..  and this pix was on a county calander in out town last year !!

Comment by james bluto gillette on March 5, 2014 at 4:10pm

those r some nice looking gills

Comment by Greg McWilliams on April 16, 2013 at 10:27am

Any LAKE that has an  FLIPPER's BAIT SHOP has to be a GOOD HOLE OF WATER!!!!!

Comment by dick tabbert on April 16, 2013 at 10:02am

Alton I can see with all your fish it had to be a splendid day one of them days you wished would never end. Fly rod in hand stringer of fish in the other and a smile from ear to ear sorta tells it all. Hope you have many more of them kinda days.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on April 16, 2013 at 9:34am

Hey AL I put this one in my favorites pics cause it's a memorable shot to be sure. A fella having fun and what's better than that!!!!!!!! 

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 23, 2013 at 3:22pm

Nice Shot!

Comment by Mark Stine on March 23, 2013 at 3:04pm

Great stringer, looks like the popper dropper rig really slayed em!

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