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Had a multi -species day today.
Bagged dozens of bluegill, red spotted sunfishes, and
a trophy Mexican Mayan!!!
The temp was warmer, and the fish were certainly
out in force. Today the bluegills were more wary the
usual and wouldn't hit my jigs. But the Berkley Crappie
nibbles bait was definitely the ticket. I haven't caught
anything with this bait in months, for what ever the reason,
the yellow crappie nibbles was driving them crazy.
Caught some really big ones too, some of these
bluegills look like they are on steroids!! LOL

Check out the size of the head on this pittbull gill!!!
These in my opinion are the best fightin sunfishes.

This is a beautiful (red spotted sunfish.)


A yellow 4 inch Banjo Minnow in mid depth at a drop
off's edge proved too tempting to this hard fighting
trophy Mayan cichlid!! This one was the biggest
I've ever caught. These Mexican exotics fight real
good, they head for the deep structures to break
you off. They remind me of saltwater snappers.

Take care
Hope you enjoyed
migrod.citymax.com
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thats one beefy bluegill lol
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Sweet pics. I wish we had some exotics around here. Oh wait, we do out on the Nevada border but you run the risk of getting raped or robbed. Tilapia are thick out there. I also heard there were a few peacocks in there. How about you overnite a few of them Chichlids to me???[sly]
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There must be some growth hormones
in this here lake LOL. But yes, they look like
they cant pack on any more mass.
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Well, no I can't imagine getting raped
or robbed is worth catching any exotic
species.[shocked] Best to stay as safe as possible
and catch what's at hand. []

I encourage all anglers to make a trip to
Florida and catch as many invasive species
as they can catch. There are many, many, many
here.
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those are some dandy gills. I caught some nice ones yesterday but they came through the ice that last fish is an interesting looking critter
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Thanks bro

Ice fishing is certainly something I'd like
to try some day.
Yeah, the Mayans are cool looking to say
the least. They are pretty aggresive and
love hitting top water plugs too.
Take care
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are the mayan good eating?
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I know of a little place in PA that you can get some monster gills like that! funny thing is that i can only seem to get them in one spot on the entire lake, and they only start to bite about an hour before dark. That hour is action packed though! im talking one right after the other. It don't take to many of those boys to make a nice dinner. Ummm Ummm good eatin!
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They aint bad at all. I filleted it and
dipped the fillets in milk to kill off
the strong "fishy" flavor. Breaded
it and fried it in the pan. Some lemon juice
on top and salt,Slice of
tomato and mayo on a potatoe roll,
HMMMMM deliciouse.[]
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Yes, these guys do stick to a small area
of this lake as well. There is a deep drop
and just before the edge, there are numerous
areas that these gills like to spawn. Right there
is where I cast to catch these big boys. Any other
part of the lake they are normal size.

Take care
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A good 2 to 3 hour milk bath is just about enough for any of the really fishy tasting species. Some require an ovenight bath.

Lemon is always a nice touch at the end. You can always add some ground dill or Tarragon too for some added flavor.[cool]
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