Thread: Monster Brim

Nice Cracker Speckanator,,,

Originally Posted by jimeisaac

First thing I would do is sign up for an account on Bluegill - Big Bluegill - Do you love big bluegill?

Ive been a lurker on that site for about a year now,,,

The next thing I would do is read the article at this link:
http://www.jimeisaac.com/2lbbluegill.PDF
(please excuse the sloppy scanning job)

It would down load but not open for some reason

On the water, I would go to:

Lake Skinner - Lake Skinner | RiversideCountyParks.org

Lake Parris - Lake Perris SRA

Good Luck!

Thanks for the info...
Im also getting this book,I belive I learned about it from your site
Its from the fly fishing comunity but is supopsed to be one of the best books writen on brim fishing ever put out...
PJ
Oh and I will give you guys a review after I read it and let you know what i think of it,,, Should be here next week..

It is a pdf file so you need Adobe Reader which you can download for free at:
Adobe - Reader 9

From what I understand, the Savanah River in Georgia/South Carolina has HUGE shellcrackers. Two pounders are common, and three pounders are not uncommon. I've been thinking about taking the trip to this river but I need to do some research before I commit a bunch of money to it.

One things for sure, I'll be going to Kentucky Lake next spring because it has some legit 1.5-2lb redears in it. It's becoming quite the shellcracker lake...also has big bluegill. It's known for it's crappie/bass fishing but the ears have made a strong presence.

Great article Jim
Thats what im talking about..
Did not know that about the Savanna river,
I was stationed down there "Tybee" with the Coast Guard for a few years but only salt water fished ...
Thanks...
PJ

Originally Posted by puddle jumper

Did not know that about the Savanna river,
I was stationed down there "Tybee" with the Coast Guard for a few years but only salt water fished ...
Thanks...
PJ

I left the East Coast the last time in 1971. I spent 69-71 at the Receiver Site for Naval Communication Station Norfolk at Northwest VA. (out in the middle of the Great Dismal Swamp. Half the base in Va and half in North Carolina.) That is where I learned to wade through the swamp fishing for Bass with fly rods and poppers and float the Northwest River spyder rig fishing for Crappie.

Originally Posted by puddle jumper

Im also getting this book,I belive I learned about it from your site
Its from the fly fishing comunity but is supopsed to be one of the best books writen on brim fishing ever put out...
PJ
Oh and I will give you guys a review after I read it and let you know what i think of it,,, Should be here next week..

I have that book but have never understood the fuss about it. IMO, the average bluegill article in In-Fisherman has better info. The Wilson book is just a basic "fly fishing for bluegills" book. Maybe you'll like it better than I did, though.

It's always impressive to me seeing those hugh messes of crackers and gills some folks catch. I dont target the brim so dont get to see what some of you guys do. I know a few that fishes below the dam in the Savannah River in Augusta, Ga. so I need to talk with them some more about it obviously.:rolleyes:

When I lived in Central FL I targeted big copperhead bluegill and had good success. Dark blue bodies and a splash of copper across the forehead. I let the river supply the forward motion and the TM to stay off the bank. I used small Beetle Spins, sometimes with a curly tail body, and cast into all the eddies and slack water as I went by. The spinner helped the bait stay off the bottom on a slow retrieve. I also noticed that the catch rate was much better if you had a half a turn on the reel before the bait hit the water so that it instantly went to work. If it fell on slack and then began the interest was much less. The hits were fierce and a 4'6" UL rod had a tough time with a few of em, and the occasional bass was icing on the cake. My favorite drift took about 2 hrs and I always had between 6 and 18 that I couldn't get my hand around. If I could they got to go free. Baked fillets were always popular at my house. I had to get em on my plate quick or the girls had em gone. Good luck putting it all together, tons of fun.