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Finally! #12241351 05/11/17 05:48 PM
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The bull bluegills in their mating colors are finally on the beds at Joe Pool. While Joe Pool does not have the 10 inch and up fish that Athens or Toledo Bend has, it does have a healthy population of 6-8 inch fish which are great eating.

I caught several Bluegills yesterday which were fat and full of fight. They were caught on mealworms. First I tried a 1/64 oz jig head tipped with two mealworms. The bite was slow. I changed to a plain gold Aberdeen hook tipped with two mealworms and the bite picked up, but it was not as good as I expect from nightcrawlers.


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Re: Finally! [Re: Smithaven] #12241428 05/11/17 06:41 PM
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Nice fish and the perfect eating size! Glad you were able to get out there and catch a few. Good job. thumb


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Re: Finally! [Re: Smithaven] #12242495 05/12/17 12:15 PM
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Nice Bluegill. Good job on finding em! woot



Side Note: Do you think the changing of your hook to a gold color made a difference in the bite? If so how? I would think the gold color reflecting in the water would attract the bigger fish. Just my two cents. 2cents

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Best tasting fish in freshwater. Nice catch.

Re: Finally! [Re: Smithaven] #12243734 05/13/17 06:55 AM
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Glad to see you catching some big ones, Smithaven! cheers

Nobody has been plugging at it like you have!


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Originally Posted By: jagg
Glad to see you catching some big ones, Smithaven! cheers

Nobody has been plugging at it like you have!



Could not have said it any better. Plus one.

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