Bruce Condello's Posts - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T14:53:53ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondellohttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2192394155?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=29hfjvf6r8bdh&xn_auth=noNotes from a Nebraska bluegill derelict.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2016-05-22:2036984:BlogPost:6755192016-05-22T21:30:00.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220397259?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220397259?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> Something came in the mail a couple days ago...</p>
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<p>At first I thought maybe it was from my M.D. He's been pushing me to eat better, and as you can see there were some pretty good items here. But then I realized it was from my BBG buddies. </p>
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<p>First of all there were saltine crackers. Always good for someone like me who likes to talk too much. A…</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220397259?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220397259?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a>Something came in the mail a couple days ago...</p>
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<p>At first I thought maybe it was from my M.D. He's been pushing me to eat better, and as you can see there were some pretty good items here. But then I realized it was from my BBG buddies. </p>
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<p>First of all there were saltine crackers. Always good for someone like me who likes to talk too much. A mouthful of these and nobody can understand a lick of what you're saying. If you're sneaking up on bedding bluegills, this will keep you from making too much noise.</p>
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<p>Then there were some sardines in oil. As far as I can tell, this was sent to me in sympathy for all the small fish I catch. These sardines were bigger than most of the bluegill I catch, so it gave me some perspective...</p>
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<p>Then there were the fake teeth. Evidently, since I'm a dentist I can use these as a learning tool in my office. Luckily in Nebraska, most people actually have their own teeth, but for the ones that don't, I can show them what a functional dentition looks like.</p>
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<p>Most importantly, we had the PIGS FEET. The fact that the word "pigs" is plural, confused me. I couldn't tell if it meant the feet belonged to pigs at one point, or if it was just an indication that it took multiple pigs to make the necessary sacrifice to create such a bottle. I've never tried PIGS FEET, or <span style="text-decoration: underline;">PIG'S</span> FEET, so I think I may just use this as a display item in my man room. I'm guessing that if I leave them in the bottle, like cockroaches and Hostess HoHo's, they will outlast the human race during a nuclear holocaust.</p>
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<p>A guy named CARL signed the note, but I suspect there were other nefarious contributors to this box of goodies, (which, incidentally included floss), and I think you all know who he is. But I want to thank all of the contributors, for this present, and to the forum in general for being so nice to me. I consider you all to be great friends. </p>
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<p>A GREAT BIG THANKS TO ALL!!!</p>
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<p>Bruce</p>Christmas Bluegill Wishestag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-12-24:2036984:BlogPost:6453112015-12-24T20:51:06.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>I would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all of the members of BigBluegill.com.</p>
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<p>I know I've been lacking in posts and pictures lately, but the demands of my family and my business render me an observer most of the time. I read every post and enjoy every picture. Every big bluegill caught feels like I landed it myself.</p>
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<p>I hope that all of you have an amazing Christmas, and a great new year. 2016 will surely be full of great catches, great…</p>
<p>I would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all of the members of BigBluegill.com.</p>
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<p>I know I've been lacking in posts and pictures lately, but the demands of my family and my business render me an observer most of the time. I read every post and enjoy every picture. Every big bluegill caught feels like I landed it myself.</p>
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<p>I hope that all of you have an amazing Christmas, and a great new year. 2016 will surely be full of great catches, great stories and great friendships made. I value all of the contributors to the site, in particular my incredible moderators who keep this place friendly and productive.</p>
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<p>See you all next year!</p>
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<p><br/>Bruce</p>A few random thoughts about bluegilltag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-04-08:2036984:BlogPost:5995072015-04-08T04:33:08.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>I'd like to just reiterate a couple of my thoughts about bluegill.</p>
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<p>Many of us started with bluegill. When we caught bluegill as kids, we were proud and excited. They were willing participants in the angling game, and were scrappy fighters for their size. Bluegill were also beautiful by any standards, and were curiously varied and original.</p>
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<p>Many of us drifted away from bluegill as we aged. We became jaded, and influenced by those around us. We were told that…</p>
<p>I'd like to just reiterate a couple of my thoughts about bluegill.</p>
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<p>Many of us started with bluegill. When we caught bluegill as kids, we were proud and excited. They were willing participants in the angling game, and were scrappy fighters for their size. Bluegill were also beautiful by any standards, and were curiously varied and original.</p>
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<p>Many of us drifted away from bluegill as we aged. We became jaded, and influenced by those around us. We were told that other fish, maybe because they were bigger or rarer, were more important. Maybe if we fished for bluegill we felt like we were less of an angler.</p>
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<p>All of us found at some point in our life that bluegill were really the most important sport fish in America. Bluegill form the backbone and foundation of the aquatic food web. Bluegill tie together generations of anglers in a sport that is embedded in our souls. And bluegill are a guilt free source of delicious and bountiful God-given delectable tastebud-loving protein that we can all enjoy. With the scientific knowledge that we have, we can selectively harvest bluegill for the table, and still leave the individual fish with the most potential for trophy angling, and everybody wins!!</p>
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<p>Thank God for bluegill.</p>
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<p>...and thank you to all of my enthusiastic buddies on this site. Most of the time I just sit back and enjoy the ride...</p>Please consider joining BigBluegill founder Bruce Condello at the Pond Boss Conference!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2015-01-25:2036984:BlogPost:5799242015-01-25T20:52:09.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://thediaryofalakenerd.blogspot.com/2015/01/upcoming-pond-boss-conference-and-expo.html"><font color="#CC3300">Upcoming Pond Boss Conference and Expo</font></a></p>
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I would like to personally invite you to the National Pond Boss Conference and…</div>
<p><a href="http://thediaryofalakenerd.blogspot.com/2015/01/upcoming-pond-boss-conference-and-expo.html"><font color="#CC3300">Upcoming Pond Boss Conference and Expo</font></a></p>
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I would like to personally invite you to the National Pond Boss Conference and Expo. Every pond, lake, and land owner along with every young buck hoping to learn a thing or two about cutting edge management of fish and wildlife wont want to miss this event February 19-21 2015 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront on Lake Ray Hubbard. <br/><br/> Seriously, this is a superstar collection of the nations top private fishery and wildlife biologists sharing their secrets to success. Not only just sharing their information, but you will also have time to talk to most of them all personally throughout the weekend about your exact situations and experiences. <br/><br/> The information and networking you will gain from this event is life changing and priceless. I stumbled across <a href="http://www.pondboss.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#CC3300">Pond Boss Magazine</font></a> about 12 years ago. The things I have learned and the people I have met through the magazine and conferences have shaped my core management techniques.<br/><br/> The magazine is packed with information for property owners who want to push the envelope in attracting wildlife and growing abnormally large fish; and the conference brings it all to life! <br/><img width="308" height="400" id="cboxPhoto" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;" src="http://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/magazines/20150105101016_6_141_janfeb2015cover.jpg" name="cboxPhoto"/><br/><br/> You can Register online at <a href="http://www.pondboss.com/events.asp?id=7" target="_blank"><font color="#CC3300">Pond Boss Registration</font></a> or just click the link for more information. Also you can always register over the phone at 800-687-6075<br/><br/> Here is a line up of speakers for the event. <br/>
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</div>Huge favor for Bruce Condello!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-05-22:2036984:BlogPost:5186382014-05-22T01:30:00.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>My friends, I don't make a habit of asking for favors, but I would like to make a humble request of each and every one of you.</p>
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<p>On Monday evening, Memorial Day, at 10 pm central time, there is going to be a very special show on television. Two of my best friends ever, and <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a> members, Nate and Justin Herman are going to have their very own reality show!!!</p>
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<p>On DIY network, which is channel 111 on…</p>
<p>My friends, I don't make a habit of asking for favors, but I would like to make a humble request of each and every one of you.</p>
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<p>On Monday evening, Memorial Day, at 10 pm central time, there is going to be a very special show on television. Two of my best friends ever, and <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a> members, Nate and Justin Herman are going to have their very own reality show!!!</p>
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<p>On DIY network, which is channel 111 on DishNetwork, their new reality series "Lake Life" will debut. Naturally the show is about the things we love. Fishing, family, water, hard work, love for your neighbor and love for God.</p>
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<p>This show is guaranteed to tickle anybody who is a member of this site.</p>
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<p>Please, please, please. Watch the show, and just as importantly, tell your friends to watch the show.</p>
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<p>Once again, the name of the show is Lake Life.</p>
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<p>The channel is 111 on Dish Network, or whatever DIY is on your cable carrier.</p>
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<p>A very sincere "Thank You"!!!</p>
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<p>Bruce Condello</p>
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<p>For more information check our <a href="http://giantgooseranch.com/lakelife.html">http://giantgooseranch.com/lakelife.html</a></p>
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<p> </p>Bruce Condello's article in North American Fishermantag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-05-02:2036984:BlogPost:5123302014-05-02T14:14:15.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://fishing.scout.com/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197#/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197">http://fishing.scout.com/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197#/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197</a></p>
<p><a href="http://fishing.scout.com/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197#/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197">http://fishing.scout.com/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197#/story/1399034-taking-trophy-angling-to-the-bank?s=197</a></p>Look at this absolutely awesome commentary on bluegill fishing with jigs!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-04-19:2036984:BlogPost:4968252014-04-19T20:43:55.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/04/08/panfish-hair-jigs/?utm_source=ENL-IFS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletters">http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/04/08/panfish-hair-jigs/?utm_source=ENL-IFS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletters</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/04/08/panfish-hair-jigs/?utm_source=ENL-IFS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletters">http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/04/08/panfish-hair-jigs/?utm_source=ENL-IFS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletters</a></p>The Short Life of Kyle VerMaas, and why I'll be forever better for knowing him.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-03-22:2036984:BlogPost:4883352014-03-22T23:00:00.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
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<p><span class="font-size-3" style="color: #888888;"><strong>Kyle VerMaas with a monster hybrid sunfish, and a pretty girl on each arm</strong></span>.</p>
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<p>I was on the 25-minute ride home from Branched Oak Lake, and I was miserable beyond words. My battle with a big walleye had ended badly. An inexplicable unbuttoning that left me tearful and maybe even a…</p>
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<p>I was on the 25-minute ride home from Branched Oak Lake, and I was miserable beyond words. My battle with a big walleye had ended badly. An inexplicable unbuttoning that left me tearful and maybe even a little bitter. To make matters worse, I saw the fish just long enough to know it would have been the best fish of my life. I even recall thinking that maybe I'd just never fish again. Hang up the rod and reel for good.<br/><br/>Now keep in mind...this kind of thing is hard to admit...but I remember asking God for assistance during the fight. "Please God, oh please, oh please, oh please. Don't let him come off. Please help me not lose this fish"! But now on the ride home, not only was I forced to deal with the loss of the fish, I was forced to analyze why perhaps God just didn't like me. How many sins could this 13-year-old have committed that God would just flat out deny him the chance to land and hold such an awesome walleye?<br/><br/>Fast forward thirty-six years.<br/><br/>19-year-old Kyle VerMaas fishes in my back yard. He loves to fish and hunt, but to Kyle fishing and hunting is part of a much larger social process. He's with friends, and stories are being told. The laughter is really loud. Loud enough to reach 100 yards up a steep embankment to my patio. I'm grinning a little bit because I know the ornery Mr. VerMaas is trustworthy. I trust him with my daughter, and I trust him with my property. Why? Because in the past, when I've asked my daughter about him, I can sense that SHE trusts him. If you're not a Daddy, you may not fully understand this. But if he's good by her, then he's good by me. The still fall air flattens the sound waves to the ground, and I can tell there are fish being caught. I'm completely and utterly at peace. Like no other time in my life.<br/><br/>Now, allow me please to return to 1977.<br/><br/>An analysis of that day's events make it relatively easy to understand the pain I felt so deeply. I was a young kid who dreamed of fishing almost constantly. The Condello blood line spanned back decades--maybe even centuries, from the Jersey Shore and across the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. People who lived near the water, and often had to derive their sustinence from it's depths. I've seen pictures of my Grandfather posing with giant tuna. I have something in my archetype that tells me fishing goes back generations. People who fish do so beacause they were born to. I'm one of those people until I die, whenever that may be. But my unsophisticated and mostly undeveloped brain had no choice but to break things down into base components. Go fishing. Hook fish. Beg God. Lose fish. This fish would have been a great opportunity to grow some little button antlers. A really good firepit story to give me a little cred with the rest of the tribe. But I was robbed--and it hurt badly.<br/><br/>Since that day in 1977 I've said tens of thousands of prayers. Sometimes they've been answered, and other times they haven't. I've praised God for answering some, and I've doubted his existence when others went unheard. Again, it's hard to type the words "doubted God's existence". I've even wondered if God would punish me for admitting my doubt. To be honest I don't know. Maybe I've been punished and don't know it. Many things have happened in my life both good and bad. Punishments some? I may never know.<br/><br/>I've never seen a wormhole, but I've been told they exist, so this writing exercise requires a cosmic ride back to 2014. I'm blubbering like an idiot in my pickup outside of church. My friend, and my daughter's VERY good friend Kyle VerMaas has passed away. He's lying just inside those doors as hundreds of crying adults, and dozens of bewildered classmates gather for a painful goodbye. 20-year-old Kyle VerMaas has succumbed to an unexplained and unidentified virus. Kyle has been taken away from us by a GODDAM virus! Really?<br/><br/>So I'm sitting there in my pickup, and I see their pain, and I'm not sure I'll be able to go inside because I hurt so much. And I see those kids and they're hurting even more. And I know Kyle's Mom and Dad and Grandparents, and Uncles and Aunts and Cousins and Brother are hurting a whole extra level more. And I know they prayed to God for Kyle to live a long and healthy life--and the prayer didn't get answered.<br/><br/>And I say to myself, "God? Do you really exist? 'Cause I really don't get this".<br/><br/>Then a really amazing thing happened.<br/><br/>I experienced what I've often thought of as a mental "cascade". A mental cascade is when your mind drifts and segueways from one event and idea and person to another in a sometimes not so random way. Surely everyone reading this has experienced this. You're thinking about going to buy groceries, so you think about the store, then the store makes you think about the neigborhood, which makes you think about a neighbor, which makes you think about that funny hat your old neighbor used to wear. And you say to yourself, "Why the hell am I thinking about my neighbor's hat"?<br/><br/>My cascade went a little like this.<br/><br/>I'm terrified and angry about Kyle's passing.<br/>I remember feeling this same way, and I remember crying about my Uncle Vinnie's passing.<br/>I remember that day with Uncle Vinnie and my Dad and my cousin Mark in the boat that day that I lost that walleye.<br/><br/>But here's where it got weird.<br/><br/>The day that I lost that walleye wasn't painful anymore. It was actually perhaps the most perfect moment of my life. I remember that it was a day that was at least 80 degrees in early April. The water was calm. I was on my Dad's old boat. I had a bologna sandwich with mustard. My Uncle was right there where I could hug him and see him. I was fishing. The water in Branched Oak was clearer and deeper in the 1970's. This day wasn't painful anymore. It was the best day of my life. And then I finally figured it out...<br/><br/>My brain really isn't any more sophisticated or mature than it was back then. I still want to look at things how they ended. I want to mourn the tragic ending, instead of celebrating the beautiful unfolding and flowering of the event in it's entirety. It wasn't the fishing trip and the lost walleye I was thinking of any more. It was Kyle's life.<br/><br/>And then I felt that same serenity I felt the night I heard Kyle and my daughter and their friends giggling and laughing and catching giant sunfish on my dock. Perfect peace.<br/><br/>I guess God really does exist. Thank you, Kyle VerMaas. </p>My computer is fixed!!!!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2014-02-20:2036984:BlogPost:4797692014-02-20T22:31:18.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>I can actually participate again in BBG. I've been going through withdrawal.</p>
<p>I can actually participate again in BBG. I've been going through withdrawal.</p>HAZEL JENKINS!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-09-07:2036984:BlogPost:4286632013-09-07T02:54:29.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Please attempt to rejoin! I accidentally deleted your new account. Sorry! :(</p>
<p>Please attempt to rejoin! I accidentally deleted your new account. Sorry! :(</p>Best bluegill taxidermy.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-23:2036984:BlogPost:3873622013-05-23T02:20:08.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>As president of <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a>, I'd like to post some photos of high quality taxidermy involving bluegill, redear sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, and other related lepomids. I will accept submission of taxidermy efforts from taxidermists and anglers who own high quality bluegill or other sunfish mounts. Please have patience with me. If you send me a photo on this page, it could take me a week or two to post the photo. Because of the high value…</p>
<p>As president of <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a>, I'd like to post some photos of high quality taxidermy involving bluegill, redear sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, and other related lepomids. I will accept submission of taxidermy efforts from taxidermists and anglers who own high quality bluegill or other sunfish mounts. Please have patience with me. If you send me a photo on this page, it could take me a week or two to post the photo. Because of the high value of <a href="http://www.bigbluegill">www.bigbluegill</a> on search engines, I plan on leaving this page as a featured entitiy to benefit our submitting taxidermists. At the end of this year, I will allow members to vote via personal message to me, and I will compile the votes to establish a "preferred list" of taxidermists to permanently feature on this site.</p>Man room addition!!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-02-24:2036984:BlogPost:3559512013-02-24T04:17:22.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220398962?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220398962?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220401006?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220401006?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a></p>
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<p>Tell me how you're finding us! I noticed lots of new traffic this morning. Usually that means we've been mentioned in a magazine article or something like that!</p>
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<p>WELCOME!!</p>
<p>Tell me how you're finding us! I noticed lots of new traffic this morning. Usually that means we've been mentioned in a magazine article or something like that!</p>
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<p>WELCOME!!</p>My Richmond Mill numbers.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-02-13:2036984:BlogPost:3523022013-02-13T05:03:44.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><strong>Obviously I didn't do any DNA testing, but here's the numbers from my Richmond Mill data.</strong><br/><br/><strong>303 bluegill from 1.5-1.99 pounds 250 CNBG and 53 Northern strain</strong><br/><strong>37 bluegill from 2.0-2.99 pounds 19 CNBG and 18 Northern strain</strong><br/><strong>3 bluegill from 3.00 + pounds 2 CNBG and one that was probably northern.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Obviously I didn't do any DNA testing, but here's the numbers from my Richmond Mill data.</strong><br/><br/><strong>303 bluegill from 1.5-1.99 pounds 250 CNBG and 53 Northern strain</strong><br/><strong>37 bluegill from 2.0-2.99 pounds 19 CNBG and 18 Northern strain</strong><br/><strong>3 bluegill from 3.00 + pounds 2 CNBG and one that was probably northern.</strong></p>Shout out for Bruce's Dental Office!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-02-12:2036984:BlogPost:3516852013-02-12T00:45:37.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>My dental office has been nominated as best dental office in Lincoln, NE. We're Oceans Dental, and we're under "Dental Office". Please vote early and often! :)</p>
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<p><a href="http://journalstar.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=82730">http://journalstar.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=82730</a></p>
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<p>If you vote for me, send me a PM, or put it on this page and I'll randomly pick out somebody to send a fun prize! Thanks!!!</p>
<p>My dental office has been nominated as best dental office in Lincoln, NE. We're Oceans Dental, and we're under "Dental Office". Please vote early and often! :)</p>
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<p><a href="http://journalstar.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=82730">http://journalstar.upickem.net/engine/Registration.aspx?contestid=82730</a></p>
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<p>If you vote for me, send me a PM, or put it on this page and I'll randomly pick out somebody to send a fun prize! Thanks!!!</p>Free lures from me!! LOOKING FOR FISH CHRIS WOLFGRAM!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-01-24:2036984:BlogPost:3454822013-01-24T02:30:18.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>A 20 pack of wilper magic lures from Bruce Condello if you can be the first to help me get ahold of Fish Chris Wolfgram. He is a member on BBG.com, and I have to talk to him before Friday night in regards to a story I'm writing. I think he's from California!</p>
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<p>Help me out, BBG'ers!!!</p>
<p>A 20 pack of wilper magic lures from Bruce Condello if you can be the first to help me get ahold of Fish Chris Wolfgram. He is a member on BBG.com, and I have to talk to him before Friday night in regards to a story I'm writing. I think he's from California!</p>
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<p>Help me out, BBG'ers!!!</p>www.meanmouthbass.comtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-01-19:2036984:BlogPost:3440552013-01-19T21:51:07.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Well, folks...I got a little bored this weekend and created a new website.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.meanmouthbass.com">www.meanmouthbass.com</a></p>
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<p>Non-interactive, but meant to show off a few types of hybrid gamefish, and also promote some friends businesses.</p>
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<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Well, folks...I got a little bored this weekend and created a new website.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.meanmouthbass.com">www.meanmouthbass.com</a></p>
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<p>Non-interactive, but meant to show off a few types of hybrid gamefish, and also promote some friends businesses.</p>
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<p>What do you think?</p>New ice fishing bucket by CLC makes fishing for bluegill a breeze! The new WILD RIVER series is a hit.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-01-06:2036984:BlogPost:3403722013-01-06T23:30:00.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-5" style="color: #000000;"><strong>Here's a nice 8.5 inch bluegill caught in 2013 by Bruce Condello using the new CLC product. The new Wild River series of</strong> <strong>tackle</strong> <strong>systems made my day more about fishing, and less about hauling.…</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220399875?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220399875?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="600"></img></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-5"><strong>Here's a nice 8.5 inch bluegill caught in 2013 by Bruce Condello using the new CLC product. The new Wild River series of</strong> <strong>tackle</strong> <strong>systems made my day more about fishing, and less about hauling.</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220399875?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="600" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220399875?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="600"/></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;" class="font-size-5"><strong>Here's a pair of solid 9-inch fish caught using the CLC system! The ease of use and portability were great for a cold day on the ice. </strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220400942?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="600" class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220400942?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="600"/></a></p>
<p> </p>World Record redear sunfish link:tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-05-20:2036984:BlogPost:2707042012-05-20T16:07:59.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>I liked this link to the story of the world record shellcracker. It had a nice variety of pictures Congratulations again to the angler!</p>
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<p><a href="http://mnoutdoorsman.com/forums/index.php?topic=24346.0">http://mnoutdoorsman.com/forums/index.php?topic=24346.0</a></p>
<p>I liked this link to the story of the world record shellcracker. It had a nice variety of pictures Congratulations again to the angler!</p>
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<p><a href="http://mnoutdoorsman.com/forums/index.php?topic=24346.0">http://mnoutdoorsman.com/forums/index.php?topic=24346.0</a></p>Roca Quarry guidelinestag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-04-15:2036984:BlogPost:2589012012-04-15T01:59:26.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Here's a link to a well thought out set of association pond guidelines, that help enhance bluegill populations.</p>
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<p><a href="http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=287893#Post287893">http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=287893#Post287893</a></p>
<p>Here's a link to a well thought out set of association pond guidelines, that help enhance bluegill populations.</p>
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<p><a href="http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=287893#Post287893">http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=287893#Post287893</a></p>Help BBG!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-03-24:2036984:BlogPost:2522402012-03-24T14:13:33.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Jen, Greg McWilliams and Lord of the Fly Rods are having problems posting content. I'll offer a $20 gift certificate to cabelas to the person who can help me figure out what's going on!</p>
<p>Jen, Greg McWilliams and Lord of the Fly Rods are having problems posting content. I'll offer a $20 gift certificate to cabelas to the person who can help me figure out what's going on!</p>Something exciting is about to happen!tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-03-21:2036984:BlogPost:2515262012-03-21T01:44:38.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>An important member of the bigbluegill.com family is about to get a little "media love". :-)</p>
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<p>Actually TWO members are getting something cool in print. I'll give you a hint about who they are. </p>
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<p>One of them is named Jim Gronaw.</p>
<p>An important member of the bigbluegill.com family is about to get a little "media love". :-)</p>
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<p>Actually TWO members are getting something cool in print. I'll give you a hint about who they are. </p>
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<p>One of them is named Jim Gronaw.</p>Hey, I'm trying to learn something here...tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-03-02:2036984:BlogPost:2462142012-03-02T21:35:45.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Please go to the left side of the main page and click on the link to "The Computer Magician". It's a buddy of mine, and we're trying to see if we can link the pages. I'm just not sure if I've done it correctly. Let me know if it comes on on "the computer magician" website. Thanks! Bruce</p>
<p>Please go to the left side of the main page and click on the link to "The Computer Magician". It's a buddy of mine, and we're trying to see if we can link the pages. I'm just not sure if I've done it correctly. Let me know if it comes on on "the computer magician" website. Thanks! Bruce</p>Ted Takasaki, famous tournament angler lists www.bigbluegill.com as his favorite fishing website.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-02-19:2036984:BlogPost:2428862012-02-19T04:27:13.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Check this out, fans of <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a>!!!!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120217/GOOUTDOORS/302170011/One-biggest-fishing-websites-had-humble-beginnings">http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120217/GOOUTDOORS/302170011/One-biggest-fishing-websites-had-humble-beginnings</a></p>
<p>Check this out, fans of <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a>!!!!</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120217/GOOUTDOORS/302170011/One-biggest-fishing-websites-had-humble-beginnings">http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120217/GOOUTDOORS/302170011/One-biggest-fishing-websites-had-humble-beginnings</a></p>The origination of www.bigbluegill.comtag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-01-29:2036984:BlogPost:2370832012-01-29T14:47:12.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p><a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a> was founded by Bruce Condello and Aaron Matos during the March Madness tournament of 2008. On March 20, 2008, Bruce was watching an NCAA tournament basketball game from his home, and was talking by text to Aaron, when Aaron suggested a website dedicated to raising and catching bluegill. Aaron did the work of identifying available domain names, and Bruce made the final decision to go with…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a> was founded by Bruce Condello and Aaron Matos during the March Madness tournament of 2008. On March 20, 2008, Bruce was watching an NCAA tournament basketball game from his home, and was talking by text to Aaron, when Aaron suggested a website dedicated to raising and catching bluegill. Aaron did the work of identifying available domain names, and Bruce made the final decision to go with <a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com">www.bigbluegill.com</a>. Aaron chose Ning.com as the web format, and purchased the domain name and started the site. All of this took place over the course of two hours. Aaron told Bruce, "Start adding content", and Bruce uploaded photo files, and wrote a few blogs over the next several days. One of the original and primary intents, which is still true today, was to divert some traffic to <a href="http://www.pondboss.com">www.pondboss.com</a>, which was founded by world renowned pond and lake manager, Bob Lusk. Pond Boss forums was, and still is, one of the most successful forums on the web today. We still strive to not be a pond management site here, and to make sure that folks who want to manage their ponds and lakes go to the real experts at Pond Boss.</p>
<div id="desc_2036984Comment237030" class="description xj_comment_editor xg_user_generated"><a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com%3C/a%3E">www.bigbluegill.com</a></a>">http://www.bigbluegill.com"><a href="http://www.bigbluegill.com%3C/a%3E">www.bigbluegill.com</a></a>;. Aaron chose Ning.com as the web format, and purchased the domain name and started the site. All of this took place over the course of two hours. Aaron told Bruce, "Start adding content", and Bruce uploaded photo files, and wrote a few blogs over the next several days. One of the original and primary intents, which is still true today, was to divert some traffic to <a href="<a href="http://www.pondboss.com"%3E%3Ca%20href=">www.pondboss.com</a></a>">http://www.pondboss.com"><a href="http://www.pondboss.com%3C/a%3E">www.pondboss.com</a></a>;, which was founded by world renowned pond and lake manager, Bob Lusk. Pond Boss forums was, and still is, one of the most successful forums on the web today. We still strive to not be a pond management site here, and to make sure that folks who want to manage their ponds and lakes go to the real experts at Pond Boss.</p> <p>It was to everybody's surprise after a few days that people actually started joining this site. They seemed to be attracted to the light-hearted "go have some fun" attitude of the early members. One thing that has kept this site strong is the very strong set of rules that allow for no bashing of other members, or their beliefs, or their methods. There are no second chances on BBG. If you break a rule, you are not given a warning, you are not given a second chance and you are not given mercy. Bash somebody and you're gone.</p>
<p>As far as google search, this site has been #1 when googling 'big bluegill' since late 2008, but did not make the top ten when googling 'bluegill' until late 2009. Now if you google 'bluegill' on Bing, Google or Yahoo, BBG is firmly entrenched in the top five, and often in the top two, trailing only internet giant Wikipedia.</p><br />
<p>This site is about fun. We don't take ourselves too seriously, and we don't generate advertising revenue. Aaron and Bruce pay for the site with their own money and hard work. If a really good advertiser ever came along who wanted to pay $100/month, and would agree to just a header ad, and if they were bluegill or fishing related, we might consider it, but otherwise the site maintains it's charm by just being a bunch of kind and generous fishermen and fisherwomen who like this sort of thing.</p>" _emptydescriptionerrormessage="Please write something for your reply." _setvalueurl="http://bigbluegill.com/forum/comment/update?id=2036984%3AComment%3A237030"><br />
<p>It was to everybody's surprise after a few days that people actually started joining this site. They seemed to be attracted to the light-hearted "go have some fun" attitude of the early members. One thing that has kept this site strong is the very strong set of rules that allow for no bashing of other members, or their beliefs, or their methods. There are no second chances on BBG. If you break a rule, you are not given a warning, you are not given a second chance and you are not given mercy. Bash somebody and you're gone.</p>
<p>As far as google search, this site has been #1 when googling 'big bluegill' since late 2008, but did not make the top ten when googling 'bluegill' until late 2009. Now if you google 'bluegill' on Bing, Google or Yahoo, BBG is firmly entrenched in the top five, and often in the top two, trailing only internet giant Wikipedia.</p>
<p>This site is about fun. We don't take ourselves too seriously, and we don't generate advertising revenue. We have yet to solve a single one of the world's problems. Aaron and Bruce pay for the site with their own money and hard work. If a really good advertiser ever came along who wanted to pay $100/month, and would agree to just a header ad, and if they were bluegill or fishing related, we might consider it, but otherwise the site maintains it's charm by just being a bunch of kind and generous fishermen and fisherwomen who like this sort of thing.</p>
</div>Giant bluegill using the Modica spooning method.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-01-16:2036984:BlogPost:2337762012-01-16T18:45:59.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Here's a massive bluegill caught on Bill "Musky" Modica's spooning method. This method has been heavily featured lately by In-Fisherman Magazine, both in print and on their nationally acclaimed fishing show.</p>
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<p>This fish was over a foot long, and looked like it was taking steriods. I'd love for Bill to describe this particular spoon and why he likes it so much. Bill recommended I use this setup, and it worked like a charm.…</p>
<p>Here's a massive bluegill caught on Bill "Musky" Modica's spooning method. This method has been heavily featured lately by In-Fisherman Magazine, both in print and on their nationally acclaimed fishing show.</p>
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<p>This fish was over a foot long, and looked like it was taking steriods. I'd love for Bill to describe this particular spoon and why he likes it so much. Bill recommended I use this setup, and it worked like a charm.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220394188?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2220394188?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p>2012tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-01-01:2036984:BlogPost:2302432012-01-01T02:34:19.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>For 2012 I've promised myself that I would see at least five anglers catch their first ten-incher. This means I'm going to have to take a bunch of folks fishing. </p>
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<p>Whatever it takes.</p>
<p>For 2012 I've promised myself that I would see at least five anglers catch their first ten-incher. This means I'm going to have to take a bunch of folks fishing. </p>
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<p>Whatever it takes.</p>Big Bluegill Christmastag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2011-12-23:2036984:BlogPost:2285542011-12-23T20:51:08.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
<p>Thank you to everybody who frequents this site. </p>
<p>Thanks for your passion.</p>
<p>Thanks for your willingness to share information.</p>
<p>Thanks for your efforts to avoid arguments and confrontations.</p>
<p>Thank you for spending time in fellowship on the chat board.</p>
<p>Thanks for keeping it clean.</p>
<p>Thank you for not being judgemental of other members likes and dislikes.</p>
<p>Thanks for your love for the environment and your willingness to care for this wonderful earth…</p>
<p>Thank you to everybody who frequents this site. </p>
<p>Thanks for your passion.</p>
<p>Thanks for your willingness to share information.</p>
<p>Thanks for your efforts to avoid arguments and confrontations.</p>
<p>Thank you for spending time in fellowship on the chat board.</p>
<p>Thanks for keeping it clean.</p>
<p>Thank you for not being judgemental of other members likes and dislikes.</p>
<p>Thanks for your love for the environment and your willingness to care for this wonderful earth and it's beautiful waters.</p>
<p>Thank you for making bigbluegill.com a place that I can visit at the end of the day to share a complicated love for a simple fish.</p>
<p>Thanks for giving so much of your precious time to this community.</p>
<p>Thanks for spreading the word.</p>
<p>In the very end, people will know that Big Bluegill stood for what can be really good about the internet, and the outdoors, and human nature.</p>
<p>Sincerely yours,</p>
<p>Bruce Condello</p>A moment...tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2011-10-29:2036984:BlogPost:2186212011-10-29T01:27:34.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
A moment of silence for our good buddy, bluegillboogieman. We miss you. It's been a year, but it really only seems like a week or two. You loved bluegill, and you loved BBG and all of it's members. Thanks for all you contributed.
A moment of silence for our good buddy, bluegillboogieman. We miss you. It's been a year, but it really only seems like a week or two. You loved bluegill, and you loved BBG and all of it's members. Thanks for all you contributed.Lake Perris optimal time of yeartag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2011-10-12:2036984:BlogPost:2145962011-10-12T18:39:28.000ZBruce Condellohttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceCondello
So if any of you good folks in California were to recommend the best month of the year to fish Lake Perris, what would it be? Are there guides who take people out specifically for bluegill and redears?
So if any of you good folks in California were to recommend the best month of the year to fish Lake Perris, what would it be? Are there guides who take people out specifically for bluegill and redears?