Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
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Drop shot
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How many people on here love to fish bluegills and other panfish with a drop shot rig?
Started this discussion. Last reply by mike needles Mar 21, 2015.
shad
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does anybody have a good shad rig? a good description would be good but a pic is always better. the shad are really thick in a pond i fish and the only way my buddies and i were able to land them was…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by SeaRay Mar 3, 2011.
hot dogs or corn?
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has anyone heard of people using pieces of hot dogs or corn as bait? i've heard of it but never tried it.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Chrzanowski Mar 8, 2011.
crickets
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up here in DE our main live bait for gills is night crawlers. i experimented with crickets earlier in the year and caught a few fish but know i could have done better. any advice would be appreciated…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Beauchamp Jun 19, 2010.
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Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"My first fish was a Pumpkinseed in Packanack Lake, Wayne NJ. I recall catching Bluegills, Pseeds,…"
Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina
"Despite their small size they are aggressive……..I’ve used raw chicken in crab…"
Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina
"I believe they are here in NJ too Jeff, but I've never seen one. Cool little Fish ."
A Few Bluegill Mixed in With Spotted Sunfish in Louisiana…
These fish are most often called “stump knockers” in Louisiana regardless of the species……they…
Newly Established North Carolina Record Spotted Sunfish Caught By Elijah Crabtree 7.7 oz
"This is the record for spotted sunfish in North Carolina but I’ve only seen the tiny blue…"
May Get To Target Some Red Spotted Sunfish This Week Down in Louisiana....
"Here’s another that I caught on the small panfish gulp minnow…."
Native to Some Of The Oldest Natural Lakes in North Carolina
"Don’t know if you saw these John…..these are the only spotted sunfish I’ve seen…"
Some Of My Most Recent Spotted Sunfish
"See how aggressive they are…standard panfish gulp minnow and this small one basically just…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"I scaled a few but I chose to filet 98% of these fish…..you could catch 100 or more off one…"
I will Also Seek to Catch an Even Rarer Species of Spotted Sunfish...the Orange....
"Yes….not as plentiful as red spotted sunfish but huge colonies are found across the bayous…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"It is John….this is the main sunfish that I grew up with on the bayous of southeastern…"
Red Spotted Sunfish......Also caught great numbers in Louisiana bayous earlier this year
"One cool Fish, Jeff! I have a good book called 'America's favorite Fishing' by F.…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" thanks Jeff ill let you know how much i like this method when i try it out."
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
"Not at all……once cooked the first thing we do when eating is to remove both fins…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" When eating is the top dorsal fin a problem at all... i mention because i saw a youtube video…"
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Mike...nice pics of you and the kids! You know, Records pond and Trap pond have a pretty good population of red ear sunfish...some biggies, too!
It is probably not too late to get bass and panfish there...maybe a sleeper for 10 inch plus redears.
Good luck!
Glad to have you here.