Bruce Condello's Blog (109)

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!

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.

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

Check this out, fans of www.bigbluegill.com!!!!

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20120217/GOOUTDOORS/302170011/One-biggest-fishing-websites-had-humble-beginnings

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…

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.…

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

http://alanwarrenoutdoors.com/tv/2011-05.html

Let me know what y'all think about this episode!

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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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…