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panfishman13

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big gills on unusual gear
« on: May 11, 2009, 09:35 PM »
last weekend i went fishing in several ponds slightly larger than an average farmpond. i decided to stay away from the typical stuff i would use and go for several freshly bought tiny crankbaits from various companies.
i started out with a yo-zuri snap bean and caught several smaller fish, then i switched to the rebel crickhopper.
i am extremely impressed, in an hour, i caught at least 45 fish anywhere from7" to 8 1/2" with two beasts that were 9 1/2" long and a least 1" thick, and all that was pure muscle, no eggs. this is definately something you guys should look into, these 'gills attack with such ferocity that i thought the first one was a bass! ;D

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 07:26 PM »
Next, remove the rear treble hook and put 6'' of light line with a wet fly on the end.  I use itty bitty rapalas for this.

The crankbait grabs their attention and they just cant say no to the fly. As a rule, the bigger gills will grab the fly and not the crank bait! :o
     

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #2 on: Mar 11, 2010, 05:34 PM »
Tiny spoons like kastmasters and tiny inline spinners like BlueFox strobes.
Slip bobber fishing and ice lounger.

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #3 on: Mar 12, 2010, 07:19 AM »
I have been using rebel crickhoppers for years, as well as there bumblebugs, great gill cranks. Im going to try the fly idea, as I also spend alot of time fly fishing for gills, so why not combine the two deadly methods.

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #4 on: Sep 19, 2010, 04:26 AM »
To add a Storm Hopper Popper and Scatback lures.
Slip bobber fishing and ice lounger.

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #5 on: Sep 19, 2010, 08:27 AM »
use a swedish pimple in the same spot i bet youll do better than 45

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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #6 on: Mar 05, 2011, 06:48 AM »
how about a decent 10" gill on a medium shiner a few weeks ago on one of my tipups! 1st one ever on a tipup! ??? ;D
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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #7 on: Mar 05, 2011, 07:16 AM »
how about a decent 10" gill on a medium shiner a few weeks ago on one of my tipups! 1st one ever on a tipup! ??? ;D

a lake I fish in the Poconos guys regularly get bull gills on their tip-ups set for perch


I've taken 8-9" gills on jointed bomber long a's casting for walleyes...sometimes it amazes you the size of baits they are willing to hit
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Re: big gills on unusual gear
« Reply #8 on: Mar 22, 2011, 09:57 PM »
Catch many very nice 'gills while trolling and looking for Crappies. Larger 'gills near me act more like a Crappie, post spawn(s) and until first ice, open water and suspended. Mini Flatfish, Rapala types and in-line spinners do a number on them and spend many trips focused solely on them this way. Dragging mini planer boards around get most locals scratching their head, they don't know what their missing
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