I hadn't gotten out in over a week but since we finally got some rain I went to my low river spot to see if the river was rising from the rain. River is up a foot from last visit and still rising. Started with 1/16 wedge tail fox jig under
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I think I found my bluegill jig pattern and wanted to share how I make them since little bluegill are the main bait fish in many of the lakes that I fish. It's a four color pattern. First base coat is silver crinkle followed by pearl pepper.
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I got out yesterday for some pond fishing. Took two rods, one rigged with a tiny 1/24 duck feather jig and the other with a bigger 1/16 with a #4 hook. Smaller bait was 1.25" long and the other about 2.5" in length. Still snow on
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I just put some Varivas 3# SIGHT EDITION on my Stella and needed a place to try it out so fished a pond where I always do pretty good no matter what time of year. Never had much success in the past with hi vis line but getting older so it's
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My granddaughter joined a fishing club at school and the first scheduled trip was yesterday. She asked me if I would volunteer and take her. I of course said I would. She got an email that morning and the teacher running the club was sick and
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It's been tough for me the last few months catching slabs. The normal spots just haven't been producing. Ice finally melted a couple days ago so I checked out a couple county lakes I hadn't fished in awhile. It rained the night before and lake
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It was slow yesterday, only caught one ten incher in three hours. I tried one spot before I left and hooked into a giant black crappie that got hung in a brush pile and the hook pulled out.