BIG Halloween Bluegills

  • travp
    Blaine , Mn
    Posts: 401
    November 1, 2011 at 3:16 am #1311952

    Charles, Juan, and myself got on another BIG bluegill bite today. Finesse fishing was the only way to get them to eat. Water temps were down to 44 degrees and the fish were really skittish. We constantly had to move to say on them. Tiny tungsten jigs with plastics and a waxie or tiny piece of crawler is all that worked, and we threw the box at them. The fish were holding in 22-29ft of water. Were releasing all gills over 9″ and crappies over 12″ as their highly responsible for the future of the lake. Another great day!









    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 1, 2011 at 3:20 am #1005612

    Trav

    They’re all darn nice but that gill in your first pic…. quite the dandy.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    November 1, 2011 at 3:21 am #1005613

    Wow! You guys were dialed in on those slabs! Great job…great attitude boys!

    Steveinsene
    SE Nebraska
    Posts: 53
    November 1, 2011 at 3:41 am #1005615

    Spectacular bluegills, nice work. I can only wish I had a hole that would produce gills of that size.

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    November 1, 2011 at 3:41 am #1005616

    Trav,
    Very nice Gills, Awesome.
    Jack

    mike-g
    Bloomington,MN
    Posts: 556
    November 1, 2011 at 4:07 am #1005619

    WOW on all of em. But that first you is a Halloween Freak!! Nice job! Well done!

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    November 1, 2011 at 8:15 am #1005625

    Sumo, Swine, Piggies !!!!!!

    mfyten
    Posts: 18
    November 1, 2011 at 9:32 am #1005629

    Travis again well done. Very nice fish!!

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    November 1, 2011 at 11:19 am #1005632

    Awesome gills and great job with selective harvest

    joe-bauman
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 237
    November 1, 2011 at 11:47 am #1005645

    Looks like you responded to the challenge well!
    Nice fish

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    November 1, 2011 at 12:11 pm #1005652

    Wow, great fish guys!

    Nice job on taking some great pictures as well.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    November 1, 2011 at 12:30 pm #1005663

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    Awesome gills and great job with selective harvest


    X2

    Love hearing “Were releasing all gills over 9″ and crappies over 12″ as their highly responsible for the future of the lake.”

    If IDO had a like button, I would have clicked it!

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    November 1, 2011 at 1:45 pm #1005683

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Awesome gills and great job with selective harvest


    X2

    Love hearing “Were releasing all gills over 9″ and crappies over 12″ as their highly responsible for the future of the lake.”

    If IDO had a like button, I would have clicked it!

    No doubt, congratulations for acting the part of great sportsmen; both for dialing in some huge fish, and for releasing them.

    Joel

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    November 1, 2011 at 2:46 pm #1005712

    Hopefully certain type of fishermen who hit that lake aren’t as good as you guys and catch the ones you release, only to be paraded home on a stringer for a pat on the back.

    Dean Marshall
    Chippewa Falls WI /Ramsey MN
    Posts: 5854
    November 1, 2011 at 4:16 pm #1005749

    looking at the pics and very jealous! Awesome!

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    November 13, 2011 at 3:03 am #987890

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    Another great day!

    That pic speaks volumes. Congratulations on the catch, and a big thank you for letting him swim to fight again.

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