BULLS

[sbfpa_Mike]

     What is your favorite tactic to get the big Bulls?  Is there a target temp or is it more the time of year?  Whar is your favorite jig, color, line,  bobber?

Mike

[fastribs85]

try this and youll get a good fight it works for me a t levittown lake use a cler bobber filled with water or a casting bubble and 3 or 4 feet behind use a mesquito pattern dry fly or probably any dry when you see fish at the surface and have fun ive had them hitting the bobber and the wack the fly aslo works for crappie but with a beadhead hares ear nymph 

[fishboy899]

I like to use a mister twister or tube jig and just cast and jig it back.  I also like a maribu crappie jig on a bobber.  Tip it with a little piece of worm.

[nuke1neil]

Somewhere around the end of March we whack the bulls in the shallows for a few weeks at least.I've always wanted to note the temp.but hav'nt.They seem to be on the north shore the most,and if you can find some submerged limbs/brush along the shore you are in business.Then they seem to disappear for awhile,until summer spawning.Actually when they "disappear" we find them along weed edges 17-20ft of water.Or submerged trees at the same depth.

[Fishingking]

I ussually get the big ones on fahead minnows while fishing for perch or crappie  just seems like the bigger ones can suck in that big minnow i also flyfish for them with a misquito or a black ant works great and is loads of fun   oh yeha also ive had good luck with small panfish sized mister twisters on a small jig head

[firstice_rules]

i catch bulls on a small jig head with a tube or a hook with a worm on it.

[jigfool]

I use small jigs i.e. Flu Flu Fly tipped with a beemoth. Color makes a difference, my fav. lime w/ orange.

[crappieloo]

Ive caught big bulls(even tho i wasnt fishing for them) on shallow running crank baits in the shallows. Also trolling at 20 feet down over 22 fow with crankbaits.
Crappieloo

[mike692]

Has anyone here used ice ant or teardrop jigs under a bobber for open water 'gills? Never tried it myself, but have been wondering if it would work.

[Rotney72]

in august i fish on the bottom ..around 25 ft  with ice jigs...its amazing the size gills you can pull out..you really think youve got some thing extra huge..cuz therye covered in weeds.. 4Lb.line and glow jigs.like ice fishing in the dead of summer

[nuke1neil]

I use them all the time with waxies and have great action.

[sbfpa_Mike]

I have had great success with small leeches on a bare hook.  the leeches last forever compared to worms.

[rgfixit]

I guess these are Bulls....Big sunnies anyways.

Got these today on red teardrop jig, waxies, bobber.

These are typical of the Finger Lakes in NY this time of year.

The largest one is almost 10 inches.
RG

[mike692]

RG, those are beautiful pumpkinseeds. Ones that size are very few around here.

[rgfixit]

Mike,
 I know them as Red Eared Sunfish. I hope to get some more tomorrow.
RG