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Spoon fed gills
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Made my first trip with spoons this weekend.It took me alittle while to find the right combination for the area I was fishing but after that I had a blast.Thanks Bill.I was unsure about how to fish…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Connell Jun 24, 2011.
Custom rods
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Do any of you folks make you're own custom rods for gill fishing?.I started doing this in the 70's and have found great pleasure in using my own hand crafted rods for techine specific fishing. I was…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Frances Singletary Jun 5, 2017.
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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…"
Citation Warmouth North Carolina Style…..
"Yes….the banding color markings is always a highlight on sunfish of any species…."
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
"Thanks Slip……we like to prepare gills two ways , I filet many and my wife really…"
Had the Taste for Some Gills…..
" Looks nicely done... never had it prepared that way before... need to try"
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