Now that's a bluegill

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Bigfish171
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Now that's a bluegill

Post by Bigfish171 »

After reading all of yesterday's accounts of slow fishing, I decided to hit the Braden River this morning for some freshwater action.

It's not the same as the headshaking fight of a big redfish, but there's something thereputic in rolling a little popper under an overhanging oak limb and waiting on the !POP! that you know is bound to come.

I didn't get the big numbers, but the bluegills & shellcrackers I did get were biguns.
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Also got a couple of bass in the 2 - 3 lb range.

Some of the locals stopped to watch, maybe hoping for a handout.
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The water is extremely low, so I wrapped up the day by using my truck to pull a truck, trailer, and jetski up the ramp. The guy had backed off the end of the ramp, then slammed it so hard trying to get out that he blew a trailer tire. (hopefully that'll keep him off the water for a while) :twisted:
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Post by BearsFan »

A river trip seems like a nice change of pace. Nice bluegill and way to slow down that jet skier!!
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Post by fishpirate »

nice bluegill, i love to catch those guys.
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Post by Vercetti »

Nice Dave, I've been wanting to head up one of the local rivers with the flyrod. Good inspiration. Thanks.
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Post by greyloon »

Nice gill. Been thinking about going after a mess, but the lakes and rivers over here are way up and the water has been muddy for 2 months. Nothing but catfish are biting well.
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Post by Chief1600 »

Nice bluegill, I've paddled but never fished up there.
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