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A Little Early for Flyrods
- Thread starter kc custom
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That's one helluva blue gill!
oldrifleman
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Sweet, been a while since I had a bluegill, back then it was drench in flour, salt and pepper and fry. Guess I would have to figure a more cardio friendly approach now.
kc custom
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I didn't weigh him but can tell you I pinned him to the side of the canoe with one hand, dropped the flyrod in the boat and grabbed him with the other hand.
Ken.
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And you're in Wisconsin? Middle of April?
He must have been hungry.
Good for you.
He must have been hungry.
Good for you.
Ken.
What was the fly, size, hook, tippet, line, rod, fight time, tippet X,size?
I am betting at 1 lb. plus which is photographical and returnable.....
But fully understand. Hope the process included corn meal to roll in ( the 'gill, not the flyfisherman) do you go to the extreme....cook in lard, in a cast iron frying pan?
And I agree, the middle of April in Wisconsin....doggone wonderous catch.
What was the fly, size, hook, tippet, line, rod, fight time, tippet X,size?
I am betting at 1 lb. plus which is photographical and returnable.....
But fully understand. Hope the process included corn meal to roll in ( the 'gill, not the flyfisherman) do you go to the extreme....cook in lard, in a cast iron frying pan?
And I agree, the middle of April in Wisconsin....doggone wonderous catch.
kc custom
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The flyrod was 9' 5 wt. custom built by a freind of mine (im6 graphite) level 5 wt line.
Leader 13' I tie my own tapers (22" sections-tippet 4# magnathin) fly was a #10 black ant that I tied. Our local farm and barn sells a breading called Andy's, Crisco at 350 degrees. I know the further south you go the bigger the gills get. I've only caught 3 over 11" in this lifetime and both others were caught thru the ice. The long leader cause at this time of year they're pretty spooky, I've seen them turn away from a live leech or crawler- no sinker or bobber - and yet they will nail a fly.
Ken.
Leader 13' I tie my own tapers (22" sections-tippet 4# magnathin) fly was a #10 black ant that I tied. Our local farm and barn sells a breading called Andy's, Crisco at 350 degrees. I know the further south you go the bigger the gills get. I've only caught 3 over 11" in this lifetime and both others were caught thru the ice. The long leader cause at this time of year they're pretty spooky, I've seen them turn away from a live leech or crawler- no sinker or bobber - and yet they will nail a fly.
Ken.