Author Topic: bluegill pictures (Read 1775 times)

myronman3 · « **on:** July 19, 2003, 06:06:38 PM »

well i promised them a long time ago and finally learned how to post them.

myronman3 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2003, 06:12:37 PM »

picture # 2

T/C nimrod · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2003, 07:04:49 AM »

You sure do have small hands!! :-D Nice slabs, they are easier to fillet that way. How did you end up eating them? Fried or grilled?

myronman3 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2003, 05:42:57 PM »

hands aint the only small thing i have!!!

fried them up, as i dont get to eat them that way too often. funny that these pics just dont show how nice and big these were. someone told me that bluegills shrink when they die, i am begining to think it is true. i guess because they dont have their fins up they look alot smaller.

T/C nimrod · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2003, 01:34:28 AM »

We have a spring run of slabs here in Pa. on the local lakes. That'a the one time of year the "super ultra lite" tackle comes out. 3/4 to 1 lb test line, 1/100 - 1/64 oz. jig heads, and a 5 ft. rod that goes to a tip the size of #2 lead. Color plays a major role in the size of the bluegills we catch. If orange gets small ones, switch to red, blue, purple, white, yellow, pink, brown, black.......I think I have all the colors in my box covered.

Yeah, I'll take a morning of bringing in a boatload of 3/4 to 11/2 lb. slabs over one 5 lb. bass anyday.

Ooops, almost forgot, the neighbors think I'm nuts when I'm out in the dark during a spring shower picking up earthworms with a plastic fork. Funny how their thoughts change when they partake of the fish those earthworms caught. Eurolarva is always in the boat with me as well when slabs are on the agenda.

Ever tried small leeches? I'll occasionally pick up a nice bluegill while drifting for walleyes with 3-4 1/2" leeches, and always wondered how a 2" leech would work.

bpjon · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2003, 05:23:50 AM »

I've had excellent results using small leeches. A small jig with a small leech is deadly on bluegill, and you'll get the infrequent bass, which will wake you up.