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Jigging Nomad
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A little early season gill success
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Dec 22, 2009, 07:55 AM »
Tried to get on Coventry Lake in CT this past Saturday afternoon. There was ice, but not quite enough to be safe, maybe 2".
Found another nearby pond and drilled a bunch of holes in 5 to 7' of water. Had 4" of solid ice. Air temp was about 25 and it was breezy. Jigged up 20 bluegill and 1 pumpkinseed in about 3 hours on diamond eye jigs tipped with waxworms. From 3:15 to 4:15 the bite was great. Nothing real big, but some beautifully colored gills. Once people saw me out there, it wasn't long before a hockey game broke out.
Nice to get out and enjoy the afternoon.
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Re: A little early season gill success
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Dec 22, 2009, 08:16 AM »
NICE....Any pics?
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Dec 22, 2009, 01:05 PM »
Sorry, no pics this trip. Everything was small to average size. I hope to post some photos soon though if I catch anything photoworthy.
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Dec 22, 2009, 03:30 PM »
Ya try the micro plastics yet Mike?
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Re: A little early season gill success
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Dec 23, 2009, 06:00 AM »
I got whacked hard a couple times on a Maki, but didn't connect. Real nice baits though.
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Dec 23, 2009, 09:57 PM »
My first outing of the season; I released more than I kept, including a legit 10'' hog which I wish I had photographed. It took a rosie red o na Mr. Jigger set up. These are 7.5-9+ in.
A nine in that went back
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Dec 24, 2009, 03:36 PM »
you got urself a nice meal right there
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Dec 24, 2009, 08:54 PM »
Two nice meals for my wife and me, that's what I look for; everything else goes back. Had a late dinner tonight and man was it good!
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Dec 26, 2009, 11:26 PM »
Sweet gills VC!
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Dec 31, 2009, 09:08 AM »
The perch weren't bad either; tastiest meal(s) I've had in some time. For a size reference the perch were all 10-11'' Best part was releasing some big fish for another day. People in my part of the world are generally obsessed with perch, so if you can find a lake where people don't target gills it can be a blast!
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Jigging Nomad
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Dec 31, 2009, 10:08 AM »
I hope to get out on my "trophy" bluegill lake this afternoon or tomorrow morning. If I do, I'll be the first to hit it this season.
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Dec 31, 2009, 04:21 PM »
Good luck; hope you get that uneducated first ice bite. You should be able to start with a little larger jig size under those conditions.
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tipwaydown
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Jan 03, 2010, 09:35 PM »
nice mess of gills me and my dad got
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Jan 04, 2010, 08:23 AM »
We got on the gills pretty good yesterday in 6' to 7' of water. We kept 30 plus for chowder and released a bunch.
For the last hour or so, I got hit on EVERY drop with a diamond eye jig tipped with a waxworm. I bet I pulled over 25 from that one hole and literally left them biting.
Biggest for the season stands at about 9" though, with a bunch more at about 8 3/4." No beasts yet this season.
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Jan 04, 2010, 02:35 PM »
Nice mess of gills and seeds; can you lend me 30+ bucks?
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Jan 05, 2010, 08:42 PM »
Quote from: tipwaydown on Jan 03, 2010, 09:35 PM
nice mess of gills me and my dad got
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That's a lot of fillet work
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