Posted By: Dan90210 ☮
Athens/Big Bluegill Tips? - 10/19/22 02:44 PM
Hey Fellas.
I am headed to Lake Athens for a "romantic" weekend with the wife at nice little lake front cottage we rented.
What romantic trip does not include a day on the kayak alone spent trying to catch what has been very elusive to me... a 10inch+ bluegill. I want one bad and figure Athens is a good place to finally close this deal.
Any tips or suggestions on what to look for in a good spot? Preferred rigs or baits? Depth maybe? We will be there the last weekend of October.
I am no bluegill expert but my plan is currently to rig a drop shot style rig with a small 1/8th curly tail grub as the "drop" and a bait holder hook about 18inches up with a piece of nightcrawler or Gulp nightcrawler and get to work with that where I am marking some suspect looking fish.
I will be fishing from my kayak.
Any thoughts or tips are totally welcome! I want to get this monkey off my back! Thanks in advance fellas.
PS I made a graph to visually demonstrate my current plan.
I am headed to Lake Athens for a "romantic" weekend with the wife at nice little lake front cottage we rented.
What romantic trip does not include a day on the kayak alone spent trying to catch what has been very elusive to me... a 10inch+ bluegill. I want one bad and figure Athens is a good place to finally close this deal.
Any tips or suggestions on what to look for in a good spot? Preferred rigs or baits? Depth maybe? We will be there the last weekend of October.
I am no bluegill expert but my plan is currently to rig a drop shot style rig with a small 1/8th curly tail grub as the "drop" and a bait holder hook about 18inches up with a piece of nightcrawler or Gulp nightcrawler and get to work with that where I am marking some suspect looking fish.
I will be fishing from my kayak.
Any thoughts or tips are totally welcome! I want to get this monkey off my back! Thanks in advance fellas.
PS I made a graph to visually demonstrate my current plan.