FishingTN.com Tennessee's Fishing and Boating Community

Go Back   FishingTN.com Tennessee's Fishing and Boating Community > Fishing Discussion > Local Fishing
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Google
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 12-02-2017, 10:08 PM
Alphahawk's Avatar
Alphahawk Alphahawk is offline
Master Trout Magnet
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Columbia, TN
Age: 72
Posts: 5,490
Default Fun 2 days.

Hasn’t been the best year for catching bluegill for me....I’ll be glad when 2017 is over. But the last 2 days I took the bull by the horns and caught over 120 chunky Gills. I used a drop shot rig with the Trout Magnet tipped with tiny piece of night crawler. I was fishing a lock wall in 17 feet of water. My drift speed was only .2 MPH. I was using a Truzer Ajing UL rod with Daiwa Certate reel spooled with SOS 2# test line. The Truzer is an extremely sensitive rod. With the line being constantly taught during the drift, and the sensitivity of the rod being off the charts...it felt like a lightning bolt when one would hit. Certainly not the longest Gills I have caught but they sure had broad shoulders. It was a fun 2 days. I love feeling that hit.......going to have do that more often these upcoming cold months. Bluegill bite great in winter but they do go deep. With the Trout Magnet being only 1/64 ounce just no way to keep it on or close to the bottom....need a little help...thus the drop shot rig. The Gills are starting to turn pale as they do in winter....yet the past 2 days it has been in the high 60’s. Life is good!


Regards






Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-02-2017, 11:40 PM
tkwalker's Avatar
tkwalker tkwalker is offline
Owner and Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Posts: 2,925
Smile YummmmmY <'TK><

Randy, Great report and I know a lots of fun ... and eats as well .. Sometimes this winter give me a call I would love to go with you one time ... <'TK><
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 12-03-2017, 12:36 PM
Texas_Rig's Avatar
Texas_Rig Texas_Rig is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Bethpage
Posts: 1,034
Default

Out of all the fish I've caught in my life, I think the bluegill family have the most beautiful colorations of all. Nice fish Alpha!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 12-03-2017, 01:43 PM
Alphahawk's Avatar
Alphahawk Alphahawk is offline
Master Trout Magnet
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Columbia, TN
Age: 72
Posts: 5,490
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tkwalker View Post
Randy, Great report and I know a lots of fun ... and eats as well .. Sometimes this winter give me a call I would love to go with you one time ... <'TK><


Can do TK. I’m fast becoming a fair weather fisherman...but we should have several sunny, no wind days this winter.

Regards


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-03-2017, 01:44 PM
Alphahawk's Avatar
Alphahawk Alphahawk is offline
Master Trout Magnet
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Columbia, TN
Age: 72
Posts: 5,490
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas_Rig View Post
Out of all the fish I've caught in my life, I think the bluegill family have the most beautiful colorations of all. Nice fish Alpha!


Thanks......they have red breasted sunfish down there too. I need to get some pics of them when I catch some....they are really colorful.

Regards


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 12-03-2017, 02:56 PM
Heiny57's Avatar
Heiny57 Heiny57 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: franklin
Posts: 980
Default

Nice catching.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 12-03-2017, 05:34 PM
tkwalker's Avatar
tkwalker tkwalker is offline
Owner and Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Posts: 2,925
Default I'm with you !! <'TK><

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
Can do TK. I’m fast becoming a fair weather fisherman...but we should have several sunny, no wind days this winter.

Regards


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes defiantly one of the warmer sunny days ... I found out during my guiding days that February was usually nicer than March ... The weather was not as vol-ital ... <'TK><
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 12-05-2017, 02:55 PM
Joshthebadbear Joshthebadbear is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Smyrna
Posts: 74
Default Nice

Catching. That had to be a fun two days ! Congrats.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 12-07-2017, 09:34 AM
fairweatherfisherman fairweatherfisherman is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Conyers, Ga
Posts: 134
Default

Thanks for the technique details. I find them very helpful.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 12-07-2017, 11:09 PM
agelesssone's Avatar
agelesssone agelesssone is offline
nashvillefishingguides.co
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Goodlettsville, TN
Posts: 2,588
Default

Randy, you'd had a ball below Old Hickory today. I located two schools of big bluegills. All I had with me were minnows and the big bluegill were tearing them up.
Can't imagine how many I would have caught with smaller bait!
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 12-08-2017, 04:59 AM
SAMBOLIE SAMBOLIE is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nashville, Tn
Posts: 1,656
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by agelesssone View Post
Randy, you'd had a ball below Old Hickory today. I located two schools of big bluegills. All I had with me were minnows and the big bluegill were tearing them up.
Can't imagine how many I would have caught with smaller bait!
Catching bluegill on 80 lb test and ultra stiff rod is always a blast.
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 12-08-2017, 08:50 AM
agelesssone's Avatar
agelesssone agelesssone is offline
nashvillefishingguides.co
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Goodlettsville, TN
Posts: 2,588
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by SAMBOLIE View Post
Catching bluegill on 80 lb test and ultra stiff rod is always a blast.
What was tough was keeping a minnow on that 8/0 hook!
But with myin skill levels being stratospheric, I got'er dun!
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 12-08-2017, 09:05 AM
SAMBOLIE SAMBOLIE is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nashville, Tn
Posts: 1,656
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by agelesssone View Post
What was tough was keeping a minnow on that 8/0 hook!
But with myin skill levels being stratospheric, I got'er dun!
I never doubted you were out of the normal atmosphere.

Now if you are referring to high skills you could not be referring typing skills.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 12-08-2017, 09:47 AM
Alphahawk's Avatar
Alphahawk Alphahawk is offline
Master Trout Magnet
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Columbia, TN
Age: 72
Posts: 5,490
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by agelesssone View Post
Randy, you'd had a ball below Old Hickory today. I located two schools of big bluegills. All I had with me were minnows and the big bluegill were tearing them up.

Can't imagine how many I would have caught with smaller bait!


Would have loved to be there. I always wondered if big Gills would stack below Old Hickory. I need to get up there and give it a try. The cold weather shuts me down.....which is too bad as winter time can be the best time to really get the big Gills. I fished up in the lake this past spring but up on the lake the Gills I got into didn’t have much size.....but man the numbers were off the charts. That is also where I took out my trolling motor hitting a stump on full speed.....doing 4.5 MPH.....LOL. I knew better than to do that where I was at. Maybe on a warm day...no wind.....we can get together and try it. Getting to be a real woos the older I get.


Regards


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:44 PM.


Site best viewed at 1280X1024
© FishingTN.com