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    Default Bluegill


    Hi,

    Me and Kincade from the board did some fishing today at a buddies pond....The bite started off slow during the morning...We where just casting out and letting the slip bobber sit still...I think I caught two nice size bluegill this way...But, I decided to twitch slash drag the slip bobber a few feet and let it sit for a second...After letting it sit a second I would repeat it again...This techinque the bluegill really seemed to like...Once they did hit it?...The bluegill didn't mess around ..Usually the bluegill would run off with it......Oh by the way we where using just chunks of nightcrawlers...I ended up catching eight nice size bluegill..With the two biggest being 9inches...We didn't weight them...We also caught some green carp but they didn't have too much size to them....This is really the first time I tried twitching the bobber/dragging the bobber and letting it sit...I was really suprised how good the bluegill responded to this techinque....I am going to try and post some picture of our stringer sometime tomorrow...


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    When we're fishing shallow for bluegill, we use a similar technique and you're right - it results in an aggressive strike. We'll do a controlled depth retrieve with a micro craw or frog jig, a fly tipped with a waxie or just a piece of worm or a grub on a small baitholder hook. Works great and it's a lot more fun than sitting and watching a bobber all day. - Roberta
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    Thumbs up Good technique for goggle-eye's

    I use this same technique for goggle-eye's and it seems to drive them crazy. It also works good on crappie when they are tight to a grass line.
    Only thing I do different is that I am usually using jigs.
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    Hi Shadow,


    Goggle eyes are made by Grizzly jigs right?...What colors do you most success with?....Also, do you use a weighted bobber or a slip bobber?...

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    Goggle Eye = type of fish:D
    Quote Originally Posted by jcd
    Hi Shadow,


    Goggle eyes are made by Grizzly jigs right?...What colors do you most success with?....Also, do you use a weighted bobber or a slip bobber?...

    Jeremy
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    We call them rock bass up here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FisherMike
    We call them rock bass up here.
    in looks ... but, two different fish, actually. Rock Bass & Warmouth are very similar in looks, and they both are often referred to as "Goggle Eye".

    Rock Bass:





    Warmouth:






    ...cp

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    The rock bass looks like what we call redeyes in VA.

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    Same fish we call "stump daddies" here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jcd
    Hi Shadow,


    Goggle eyes are made by Grizzly jigs right?...What colors do you most success with?....Also, do you use a weighted bobber or a slip bobber?...

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    Man are you guys way off base. He's asking about the jig called google eye not the fish. Its a jig the mansfields make at grizzly, that has little beads in the eyes on the jighead. They produce a rattle sound when you shake them.:rolleyes:

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