Some successful pics...

[caseydrew]

These were all caught on a "BRIM REAPER" http://www.blueribbonlures.com/ my buddy's dad makes them and they are unbelievable when the bluegill and redear are spawning. I'm mainly a bass fisherman, but I love nothing more than loading the boat w/ redear/shellcrackers!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ndBluegill.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Ylakecatch.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ellcracker.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ellcracker.jpg

A tip for using them is to put a little superglue on the bodies and they will last twice as long and the fish don't mind at all.

[wrwest]

WOW !!! That is a nice bunch of fish ya got there, looks like fun. Good going...

[FishnLine]

You definetly loaded the boat! I'd hate to clean all those.

[porboy298]

That guy makes good items. I bought a bunch 5 years ago and am just now
going to have to buy some more. Thanks for posting his link.

[dixieangler]

Very nice, caseydrew. If you got a fly rod, you can duplicate that BRIM REAPER with a Gill Getter fly. If you want the Gill Getter to go deeper and act like a jig, just add a beadhead. See links below.

Mark Delaney
Gill Getter

Mark Delaney site
Gill Getter

[caseydrew]

Don't have a fly rod, but I used to use a bait that looked very similar to yours when I was a kid. I would put a small split shot about 8 inches up the line and drag it slowly through bluegill beds. Worked pretty well....

[mrwillis]

Where were you fishing? Was that this year?

[caseydrew]

Where were you fishing? Was that this year?

The pics are from KY lake from several years ago. I catch a lot more now that I've learned where to fish in late April through mid May. When the bluegill are spawning you can probably catch 125 - 150 p/ person in about 1/2 a day if you know where to fish w/ jigs. As for the redear.....late April and early May a good morning would be somewhere around 30 - 40 good ones p/ person (limit changed last year to 20 p/ day on KY lake).

If your looking for a place to strictly fish for bluegill I don't know of anywhere better than Reelfoot for numbers and size though. KY lake gills don't come close to comparing and you don't have to be familiar w/ the lake to catch a bunch.

[hillbilly_gunner]

WOW!!!! I never knew you could catch that many in KY lake i fish there quit a bit but never found gills like that. Way to go

[gabowman]

Now that looks like fun but I wouildnt even attempt cleaning all those fish without one of these.