03-09-2006, 01:24 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey, my friend, I think you misunderstood. I meant that I wouldn't sell any, but I will give you a few for FREE. Just send me your mailing address in a Private Message and I'll mail you some samples.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When bluegills are on their nests you can catch them on just about anything. Once they move into deeper waters, you can still catch them pretty well, once you find them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have always enjoyed fishing for bluegills. They fight harder, ounce for ounce, than most other fish. They are also pretty good eating.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bluegills have small mouths so you need to use small baits and lures. I catch a lot of them on small tube jigs on 1/32 oz. heads. 'Gills eat minnows, small crawdads and lots of aquatic insects and little tube jigs or twisters are a close enough match that they get bit pretty good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also use a lot of my own stuff. I have been making and using "bait bug" jigs for many years. These have short tails and are designed to be fished with a piece of worm or cut bait. The jig attracts the fish and the piece of bait seals the deal. (see picture attached)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also make little "jig flies". These are nothing more than small jig heads with fly patterns tied on them. They work well below the ice and just as well for vertical jigging when the bluegills go deeper and are schooling near the bottom. You can also add a piece of nightcrawler, meal worm or other bluegill food. (see picture attached)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have found the darker colors, like black and dark greens, to work best for bluegill consistently. However, they also like the little white jigs or ones with some silver or gold in them. You just have to experiment wherever you find them and let them tell you what they prefer on that day.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Float tubing and bluegilling are natural go togethers. Tubes let you fish a lot of the little ponds bluegills like, and you can work your way into spots the boats and bank fishermen can't get to. Nothing like having your own private bluegill pond.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just be careful when fishing those little buggers from your float tube. They have sharp spines and they are great at using them for defense. It seems like they know exactly what they are doing when they flip loose while you lift them from the water, and they manage to bounce off your tube spines first...leaving pinholes in your air chamber. After you have had to leave the water early and repair a few of those leaks you learn to be more careful about lifting them up over your tube without a net.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When bluegills are on their nests you can catch them on just about anything. Once they move into deeper waters, you can still catch them pretty well, once you find them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have always enjoyed fishing for bluegills. They fight harder, ounce for ounce, than most other fish. They are also pretty good eating.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bluegills have small mouths so you need to use small baits and lures. I catch a lot of them on small tube jigs on 1/32 oz. heads. 'Gills eat minnows, small crawdads and lots of aquatic insects and little tube jigs or twisters are a close enough match that they get bit pretty good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also use a lot of my own stuff. I have been making and using "bait bug" jigs for many years. These have short tails and are designed to be fished with a piece of worm or cut bait. The jig attracts the fish and the piece of bait seals the deal. (see picture attached)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I also make little "jig flies". These are nothing more than small jig heads with fly patterns tied on them. They work well below the ice and just as well for vertical jigging when the bluegills go deeper and are schooling near the bottom. You can also add a piece of nightcrawler, meal worm or other bluegill food. (see picture attached)[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have found the darker colors, like black and dark greens, to work best for bluegill consistently. However, they also like the little white jigs or ones with some silver or gold in them. You just have to experiment wherever you find them and let them tell you what they prefer on that day.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Float tubing and bluegilling are natural go togethers. Tubes let you fish a lot of the little ponds bluegills like, and you can work your way into spots the boats and bank fishermen can't get to. Nothing like having your own private bluegill pond.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just be careful when fishing those little buggers from your float tube. They have sharp spines and they are great at using them for defense. It seems like they know exactly what they are doing when they flip loose while you lift them from the water, and they manage to bounce off your tube spines first...leaving pinholes in your air chamber. After you have had to leave the water early and repair a few of those leaks you learn to be more careful about lifting them up over your tube without a net.[/#0000ff]
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