Personal Best Red Ear

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Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 13, 2011 at 4:35pm

A thread -bodied jig is a jig where the body is made up of wound thread through its entire length. Go to jigcraft.com and check out some of LedHeds, and others, work on these great lures.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on April 12, 2011 at 6:28pm

Whats a thread-bodied jig?

Comment by LedHed on April 12, 2011 at 6:01pm

Hey Jim

Finally got back on. Congrats on your RE - nice catch - and your welcome. Looks like that jig works from coast to coast.

We been getting some really nice fish also - season started early (gonna be a good year for pigs)!

Been using a custom 1/32nd football with a #8 or #6 Matzuo sickle tipped with half a crawler and getting some really nice RE. Tyed up a new pattern, CK3, using the football - really cool jig and it catches.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on April 11, 2011 at 2:13pm

Thanks for all the nice comments, guys!

Interesting fish... I caught it in a pond that I had not previously taken any red ears from and that had been drained about 8 years ago, so this fish was clearly a 'stocked' fish when they redid the pond back then. The photo doesn't show the thickness across the back of this girl. Nothing like the Savannah River giants, but a big fish for Maryland waters.

Jeff...yes, the jig had red eyes and I tipped it with a tiny piece of garden worm and wind-drifted it throughout shallow areas of the pond. Matt and I got one other RE, about 9 inches, along with 30 or so gills and a few bass on both LedHeds' and my jigs. Great day!

Comment by John Sheehan on April 11, 2011 at 9:38am

Congrats Jim!Great fish!

Comment by Greg McWilliams on April 11, 2011 at 8:04am

Way to go GRANDPA JIM, Now you can look for his parents!!!!!!!

Comment by James Micheal Landrum on April 11, 2011 at 7:44am

nice CRACKER there Jim!!!!!!!

Comment by Gene Jensen on April 10, 2011 at 10:37pm

Nice..... Real nice.

Comment by Jeff Soto on April 10, 2011 at 7:26pm

Wow beautiful fish Jim!  Congrats!  Did the jig have red eyes?  If so, it's one of my favorites that LedHed ties.  Did you tip the jig with any bait or trailer?  I'm going out with LedHed this Tuesday to Lake Perris because the big Redears are on the bite. Can't wait!

Comment by Bruce Condello on April 10, 2011 at 7:22pm

Excellent fish!  A feature for sure!

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