My first shell cracker

**SeaRay** · 06-25-2020, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Just_Bass

At what depth?

Our guide would anchor off a point with front of boat in 8 FOW and the back as deep as the slope allowed. Made sure boat was anchored solid so it didn't swing on us.
We then broadcast baby nightcrawlers and redworms around the boat in a circle. We had worms in depths from 4' to 20'.
He used a slip cork with no stopper. This did 2 things. It helped detect a moving line that a fish was on and it reduced hangup when reeling in an empty line by lifting the line straight up to bobber rather than dragging bottom all the way.
We were fishing right on bottom.
Look for points with clam shells on them. That's a clue that clams are there along with shellcrackers. (They feed on freshwater clams, hence the nane)
This method has worked for us. The guide would stay no longer than 30 minutes in a spot if no fish were biting.

**Ketchn** · 06-25-2020, 07:15 AM

the one bluegill might have a little red ear in it , looks a tiny bit fishy to me
congrats on the red ear my friend
some spots i hit i have never seen one and other spots just one or 2
lately i have managed to ketch several larger ones .
they are really good fighters for sure and on several occasions i thought it was a black crappie and not a sunfish.
i know they eat well and are difficult to find in any numbers here locally
the one real large one i managed this year i thought about having a replica made of it .
as it was for sure the best on i have seen on the end of my line in 62 years

**Fishfishwish** · 06-25-2020, 11:11 AM

Nice catch. You're hooked now!

**D10** · 06-28-2020, 08:35 AM

Nice first fish! Now that you know how they pull on a line, you will be hunting them down! Ha ha ha!

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