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 Finally!
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05/11/17 05:48 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
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Smithaven
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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. 
![[Linked Image]](http://www.carolineclemmons.com/bluegill.jpg) . Seventy five years of chasing the elusive sunfish.
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Re: Finally!
[Re: Smithaven]
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05/11/17 06:41 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
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banker-always fishing
Pumpkin Head
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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. 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) 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: Finally!
[Re: Smithaven]
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05/12/17 12:15 PM
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Laker One
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Nice Bluegill. Good job on finding em!  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. 
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Re: Finally!
[Re: Smithaven]
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05/12/17 02:57 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 296
FishTheBite
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Best tasting fish in freshwater. Nice catch.
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Re: Finally!
[Re: Smithaven]
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05/13/17 06:55 AM
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Joined: Oct 2008
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jagg
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Glad to see you catching some big ones, Smithaven!  Nobody has been plugging at it like you have!
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Re: Finally!
[Re: jagg]
#12243864
05/13/17 01:31 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 17,610
Gitter Done
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Glad to see you catching some big ones, Smithaven! Nobody has been plugging at it like you have! Could not have said it any better. Plus one.
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