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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!

Added by Bruce Condello on March 24, 2012 at 7:13am — 27 Comments

Something exciting is about to happen!

An important member of the bigbluegill.com family is about to get a little "media love". :-)

 

Actually TWO members are getting something cool in print.  I'll give you a hint about who they are. 

 

One of them is named Jim Gronaw.

Added by Bruce Condello on March 20, 2012 at 6:44pm — 10 Comments

Hey, I'm trying to learn something here...

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

Added by Bruce Condello on March 2, 2012 at 2:35pm — 8 Comments

The origination of www.bigbluegill.com

www.bigbluegill.com 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…

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Added by Bruce Condello on January 29, 2012 at 7:47am — 3 Comments

Giant bluegill using the Modica spooning method.

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.

 

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.…

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Added by Bruce Condello on January 16, 2012 at 11:45am — 61 Comments

2012

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. 

 

Whatever it takes.

Added by Bruce Condello on December 31, 2011 at 7:34pm — 9 Comments

Big Bluegill Christmas

Thank you to everybody who frequents this site. 

Thanks for your passion.

Thanks for your willingness to share information.

Thanks for your efforts to avoid arguments and confrontations.

Thank you for spending time in fellowship on the chat board.

Thanks for keeping it clean.

Thank you for not being judgemental of other members likes and dislikes.

Thanks for your love for the environment and your willingness to care for this wonderful earth…

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Added by Bruce Condello on December 23, 2011 at 1:51pm — 3 Comments

A moment...

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.

Added by Bruce Condello on October 28, 2011 at 6:27pm — 4 Comments

Lake Perris optimal time of year

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?

Added by Bruce Condello on October 12, 2011 at 11:39am — 13 Comments

IN-WEEDS Magazine. World leader in aquatic vegetation news and entertainment.

Perhaps the greatest moment of my professional life.

Somebody called and told me they found on the Internet that "ZoomInfo" has listed in Bruce Condello's employment history that I wrote for In-WEEDS Magazine.

http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Condello_Bruce_1280214998.aspx

My life is now complete...

Added by Bruce Condello on October 3, 2011 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments

Bill Modica, good friend of www.bigbluegill.com hits a grand-slam homerun with In-Fisherman!

http://www.in-fisherman.com/2011/09/08/spoon-time-gills/?fb_ref=.Tm8fq5FJN1c.like&fb_source=other_oneline

 

Please read this link (above)!  Bill Modica, who is a long time contributor and friend of www.bigbluegill.com has taken things to a new level.  His ground breaking work on spooning for big bluegill not…

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Added by Bruce Condello on September 13, 2011 at 10:30am — 17 Comments

Bob Lusk knows trophy bass management, and Bob Lusk is a member of www.bigbluegill.com

Just wanted to remind everybody that Bob Lusk is a member of www.bigbluegill.com and has posted some gems in regards to trophy bass AND bluegill management.

 

Here's a link to one of his discussions.

 

http://bigbluegill.com/profiles/blogs/raising-trophy-bass-trophy?xg_source=activity

Added by Bruce Condello on July 7, 2011 at 4:16pm — No Comments

California Bluegill connection!

I was just checking the "Google Analytics" stat sheet for www.bigbluegill.com and I noticed that we have some serious activity from California.  Can somebody please give me a little bit of information on this phenomenon?  Besides the fact that there are some bluegill there?  :-)

Added by Bruce Condello on June 14, 2011 at 1:21pm — 8 Comments

Lincoln, Nebraska dentist Bruce Condello with 3 lb. Richmond Mill bluegill.

 

Here's the first decent photo out there of Lincoln, Nebraska dentist Bruce Condello with a 3 lb., 1 oz. bluegill caught two weeks ago at Richmond Mill Lake in North Carolina.  The fish took a 1/16 oz. Road Runner, with a black body and green tail.  The fish was released and still swims...ready to be captured again.  A story will be published in Pond Boss…

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Added by Bruce Condello on May 25, 2011 at 3:30pm — 24 Comments

Alan Warren, and Alan Warren Outdoors promoting involvement of kids in the great outdoors.

Please take a moment to explore the website of outdoor television and radio personality Alan Warren.  His campaign to educate America's young people on the outdoors is called "I Support Outdoor Education".

 

Here's his website.

 

http://alanwarrenoutdoors.com/

 

...and here's the link to www.isupportoutdoored.com

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Added by Bruce Condello on April 16, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Tim Overbaugh and his taxidermy might be the best in the U.S.

I've dedicated the entire front page of BigBluegill to our very kind, generous and talented friend, Tim Overbaugh.

 

Big Bluegill is blessed to have a number of very talented taxidermists that frequent the site.  There are also dozens of folks who are extremely talented in creating videos, catching fish, taking photos, etc.

 

But Tim Overbaugh's work is unparalleled. 

 

Tim Overbaugh has made the very generous offer that if members of Big Bluegill…

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Added by Bruce Condello on March 27, 2011 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

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