May 2014 Blog Posts (10)

I caught this on a solid-body tube jig. It was a female, and its abdomen was kind of deflated so I guess it already laid a bunch of eggs.

Sorry, not a great selfie shot, but you can see it's longer than my hand.

I also caught a couple of these green fish on the same bait.…

    IT IS THE VETERAN                                                                          IT IS THE VETERAN; NOT THE REPORTER; WHO GAVE US THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS                                                                  IT IS THE VETERAN; NOT THE PREACHER; WHO GAVE US THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION                                                                      IT IS THE VETERAN; NOT THE POET; WHO GAVE US THE FREEDOM OF…

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.

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 www.bigbluegill.com members, Nate and Justin Herman are going to have their very own reality show!!!

On DIY network, which is channel 111 on…

Just got back from my visit to northwestern Pennsylvania and fished with a group of crappie and bass fishing experts at the 2014 Pennsylvania Crappie Camp, organized and set up by PA outdoor writer Darl Black. Great time, great people and great fishing in this part of the state. Here's the short version...

We had 5 boats in the water from Monday thru Thursday, with writers and crappie tourney pros and local experts fishing Pymatuning, Shenango, Conneaut and then Ohio's Mosquito Lake.…

 Now that I've been out a few times in my 'Tube I noticed a few things:

1: The wind in Kansas NEVER quits blowing...... EVER! So I'm learning where to launch to use the wind to my advantage.

2: Slow is definitely better. You fish an area much more thoroughly than in a regular boat.

3: It's sooooo peaceful! The world we live in is so noisy and hurried today, my 'Tube is the best stress reliever ever invented. Once I'm out on the water I can actually feel the built up…

Found some active beds.  Caught a total of 17 citations with 4 being 13" or better.

Found some active beds.  Caught a total of 17 citations with 4 being 13" or better.

Schools of Bluegill and White Perch were fighting over my bait....literally. Was catching them so fast didn't even have time to take pictures of all. Caught a Bullhead at same location - thought it was Black Bullhead, then realized that the chin barbels were white, so I believe it was a Yellow Bullhead.

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Recently lost my fishing partner to illness and need a partner for a june trip to Lake Vermillion in Min. The dates are may 31 thru june 14.

My boat my camp

Robert Heald

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