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Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/08/15 10:33 PM
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Action_Jackson
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Katchin krappie...doin surgeries(filleting)...and givin hott grease baths until krunchy and golden brown is what it's all about!!!
"STAY ready for the THUMP"!!!!
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/08/15 11:19 PM
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REDGUN
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First off, I want to thank Waco Kid for getting us on the fish. He is a gill catching machine!
Second, thank you AJ for the invite to go with you on this trip. Weather could have been a little cooler, but a fun trip, none the less.
Can't wait to go try it again!
EDIT: we have got to get a measuring stick for these fish. Pics don't do them justice.
Last edited by REDGUN; 08/08/15 11:21 PM.
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/08/15 11:22 PM
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Smithaven
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Nice catch! Now you see what can be done in a lake with big bluegills from a boat so that you can reach the water. The East Texas lakes cannot be beaten. The Waco Kid is obviously a good guide who knows the lake.
The down side: you will never be satisfied with bank fishing from a Metroplex lake or pond again.
. Seventy five years of chasing the elusive sunfish.
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/09/15 01:27 AM
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Dfitz
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What a haul! Nice report and well done. Was the lake crowded?
Don't worry about the mule, just load the cart
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/09/15 01:42 AM
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Jimbo
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Now that's a nice mess of footballs!
Just one more cast!
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/09/15 01:45 AM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Awesome Fish "AJ"! Great fishing to both you and "Red Gun"! Also props to the "Waco Kid"! He has those Gills dialed in. Side Note: Break out the Modelos.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/09/15 05:07 PM
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highcountry
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Great job, guys! Love that lake...
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/09/15 06:33 PM
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Laker One
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Nice Haul guys. Good job.
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/10/15 01:42 PM
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Action_Jackson
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Thanks for the reply's fellas...this was the best bream trip EVER!!! Didn't know those monsters got up to that size! (Smithaven) you're right about that...a local pond/marina will not satisfy me after catching these hawwwgs! (Fitz)nah lake wasn't too bad...I beleive they had a bass tournament with a few boats. (Jimbo)...yessir, all of em were just like footballs, ready to be threw in some grease !!! (Banker) fish fry coming soon bud, Modelo's are on ice and piks coming soon!
Katchin krappie...doin surgeries(filleting)...and givin hott grease baths until krunchy and golden brown is what it's all about!!!
"STAY ready for the THUMP"!!!!
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/10/15 03:12 PM
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REDGUN
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Big shellcracker...BTW that's a 32oz bottle!!! AJ, I measured that bottle when I got home. For the record, it is 8 1/2" tall.
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/10/15 04:03 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Holy cow those are some big gills! Props fellas. I would love to get into some like that.
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/10/15 04:39 PM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Thanks for the reply's fellas...this was the best bream trip EVER!!! Didn't know those monsters got up to that size! (Smithaven) you're right about that...a local pond/marina will not satisfy me after catching these hawwwgs! (Fitz)nah lake wasn't too bad...I beleive they had a bass tournament with a few boats. (Jimbo)...yessir, all of em were just like footballs, ready to be threw in some grease !!! (Banker) fish fry coming soon bud, Modelo's are on ice and piks coming soon! Yes Sir on the Pictures!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: REDGUN]
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08/10/15 04:55 PM
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Action_Jackson
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Big shellcracker...BTW that's a 32oz bottle!!! AJ, I measured that bottle when I got home. For the record, it is 8 1/2" tall. REDGUN...that's probably a Lake Athens record!!! I'll invest in a ruler and have it next time for sure!
Katchin krappie...doin surgeries(filleting)...and givin hott grease baths until krunchy and golden brown is what it's all about!!!
"STAY ready for the THUMP"!!!!
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
[Re: Action_Jackson]
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08/10/15 05:02 PM
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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Pumpkin Head
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Athens Bluegill record is 10" with a weight of .90 Lbs. The Catch&Release record is 10". "Red Guns" fish looks like it could have possibly beat both the weight record and the catch&release record.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Lake Athens Bullgill trip with WacoKid...
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08/10/15 05:12 PM
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REDGUN
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Athens Bluegill record is 10" with a weight of .90 Lbs. The Catch&Release record is 10". "Red Guns" fish looks like it could have possibly beat both the weight record and the catch&release record. We were catching gills and just throwing them in ONE cooler. All three of us caught some big gills, but I believe Waco Kid caught the largest. I am fairly certain that the fish in the pic (with the bottle) was NOT the biggest in the pile either, it was just one of the "good ones"........ This was the table, where AJ took the pics. He just picked up the bigger ones on top.....
Last edited by REDGUN; 08/10/15 05:31 PM.
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