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I really like the white Ugly Stik Catfish rods. You can get the 1 piece 7' MH model in casting or spinning or the 2 piece 8' MH model in casting or spinning. I'd rather have the 7 footer, but the 8...

I use 4-1/2', 5, 5-1/2', 6-1/2', 7' and 9' rods at the most. It's the conditions that dictate which rod is the best.

Welcome to crappie.com to all new members. I noticed Tim and Deb have just joined, too. Glad to see everyone.

I use several combos for bluegill, but here are my main three:

4-1/2' Ugly Stik with a Shakespeare Microlight reel.

5' Eagle Claw Featherlight with an UL Shimano reel. This is a sturdy combo,...

This one came out of a private pond last week. 1 lb 4 oz on cheap set of Zebco scales, was a tad over 10" long. Got several more between 8" and 9."

Three small jigs tied about 12" apart. When the bite is on, it doesn't seem to matter if it's plastic, hair or maribou. Sidewinder spoons, Roostertails and Road Runners are ok too

I noticed one day I was fishing near a short railroad trestle at Bull Run Stm Pkt and every time a coal train went by in a few minutes later several species of fish turned on. White bass, rock bass,...

That's a good looking jig and twistertail, but I would downsize it to a 1/32 oz jig and a 1" or 1-1/2" body. You'll probably get a lot of short strikers on the 2" plastic.

Got mine last Wednesday and even broke down and bought a trout stamp

I've been to Arrowhead several years ago, but nowadays with the price of gasoline, I usually stick closer to home on Watts Bar, like the Emory River, Clinch River, and Caney Creek. Last year I...

Looks like a great day, Richard. Do you ever fish up here on Watts Bar?

Yep, this Blue and Silver Rebel is pretty close to the same lure.

The lure Jorge mentioned is by itself in the right of the photo. Looks like I need to replace the hooks and split rings! It's probably an Excalibur. If not it is a Bass Pro XPS. Just an imitation...

I like a gold Kastmaster in the 1/12 or 1/8 oz size for bluegill. Also the smallest size Sidewinder is great, too. 2 or 4 lb test and at least a 7' rod.

I'm pretty sure that's a blue 2" Excalibur shallow running minnow from Dick's Sporting Goods. I went on a spending spree for fishing tackle an entire day in the spring of 2009, hit Gander Mtn,...

How far up or down the clinch are you talking? l/ve caught sauger on the Clinch but it was down round Kingston.

I got several panfish rigs, one is a cheap 5-1/2' Daiwa UL, has to be at least 25 yrs old and has never has any problems. Guess my favorite is an old Mitchell 308 on a 5' Eagle Claw featherlight...

A couple of tosses with an 8 oz sinker, 50 pound mono, and a 12/0 hook from a 12' surf rod toward these idiots should discourage them.

got some I haven't used yet.

Thanks for the article and photo, that thing is exactly half a pound bigger than our state record.

I can't get the link to work, catch&crisco, how much did the fish weigh & measure?

That's a good video on the snell knot, jigtosser. Those things can be a pain to tie.

Here's another photo of a rig similar to the one I posted earlier. Except this time it's a wet fly rig with a...

Here's a photo of the rig I mentioned earlier.

Hey, I have that book. it's great, has color illustations, tells how to catch your bait for free, hooking instructions, and storing live bait.

One of my tricks is to tie on a 2-3/4" Rebel or Rapala floating minnow on 6 lb test mono with UL or light tackle. Up the line about 16" or so, tie a 4" to 6" leader. Then tie a dry or wet trout fly...

As Dr John & Tenncrappie mentioned, mostly 10" minimum length and 15 fish per day. There was no size or creel limit until the 1980s, if I remember correctly the first creel limit was 30. If I had...

Yes, they may also be caught below Ft. Loudoun Dam also on both sides of the river. Saw a guy abt a month ago with his limit of 15. You can catch a mixed bag of sauger, white & yellow bass,...

From mid Feb until about June 1 crappie may be caught below Melton Hill Dam. You have to put up with those pesky yellow bass sometimes, but they're not bad eating. According to what part of...

I'm not surprised. Tried chunking a basketball size rock off the bridge and it wouldn't bust ice. Tried putting all my weight on ice at water's edge, and it started cracking. should have taken an...

I didn't get to fish at all. Lake was frozen, but ice wasn't thick enough to support me at 210 pounds. :mad: But I did find out there are crappie in there, along with lrgmth bass, bream, rainbow...