Thread: More fun at VFW Lake.

Nice catches and a consistent average size fish bite is better than a slow big fish bite.....Stay At'um

give me action and bites , native bluegill that size are scrappers .
dont know about all the rod chatter but it looks like you ketched a mess of them to me

Looks like a good time was had for sure! Did you get a chance to try out your new paddle tails?

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I’ve been fishing VFW Lake on a regular basis since 2004. I kept it up until 2015. I then moved and the drive turned into 1.5 hours one way where in 2004 it was a 39 mile drive. So being nostalgic and armed with a new XUL area trout rod I hit the road. On arrival the area I wanted to fish was occupied....so I waited them out. The lake is now heavily pressured in the spring and the fish quality has suffered. Years back 8-9 inch fish were the norm. Now the norm is closer to 7 inches and in heat of summer they can be hard to come buy. There is a transition area I was casting to.....water goes from 2 feet to 4 feet. Bluegill have always years past been on that spot. Today was like old times. In the 2 hours I fished that spot caught 40 Gills....6-7 inch fish. Certainly not the best bluegill but with the XUL it was a blast. Used a Sow Bug colored Trout Magnet on a Daiwa Gekkabijin 1 gram jig head...line was 2.3# test ester mono.....reel was Daiwa Presso Limited 1025. The next few days will be back at Nickajack chasing crappie and KY bass. Life is good!

Regards

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another testament to how much fun these XUL rods can be: Majorcraft Trapara 56xul.



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