My brother and I took the canoe (new outriggers worked great, very stable) to a large farm pond in Bellefontaine. We fished that pond for 7 hours, caught so many bluegills and bass, that we lost count. The bluegills averaged 8" to 9" long and were 1 1/2" thick. Their coloration was amazing with such iridescent purples and blues, their markings were sharp and brilliant.
The largest bass was caught by my brother and it was a 2 pounder. I've caught larger bass out of this pond, but that was over 15 years ago, so things could've changed. Even so, we had a blast!
As soon as a bluegill would hit our lure, we had to set the hook, hard and reel like crazy, because they'd run straight to the canoe. If you didn't get a good hook set and/or didn't reel fast enough, they'd spit the lure as quick as they'd hit it.
We used all sorts of lures, but our best success came with swimming jigs. Twister tails, sassy shad, roadrunners, etc. and in all colors, but in 1/8th oz. or smaller. We also caught them on Heddon's Tiny Torpedo, Rebel Mini-Shad (crankbait), Roostertails, Sonic Spinners and several tube baits of all colors.
We'd anchor about 30' off shore, cast toward the shore and reel very slowly. Most strikes were almost immediately after the lure hit the water or half way back to the boat. If I had to guess and I do because we lost track of how many...I'd say that the both of us caught over 40 fish. Not bad, for a day's catch.
We kept 14 of the largest bluegills and the one 2 lb. bass. Going to taste great! :smiley_blink:
The catch!
My brother holding the day's take. :smiley_bril:
Good hunting, Bowhunter57
The largest bass was caught by my brother and it was a 2 pounder. I've caught larger bass out of this pond, but that was over 15 years ago, so things could've changed. Even so, we had a blast!
As soon as a bluegill would hit our lure, we had to set the hook, hard and reel like crazy, because they'd run straight to the canoe. If you didn't get a good hook set and/or didn't reel fast enough, they'd spit the lure as quick as they'd hit it.
We used all sorts of lures, but our best success came with swimming jigs. Twister tails, sassy shad, roadrunners, etc. and in all colors, but in 1/8th oz. or smaller. We also caught them on Heddon's Tiny Torpedo, Rebel Mini-Shad (crankbait), Roostertails, Sonic Spinners and several tube baits of all colors.
We'd anchor about 30' off shore, cast toward the shore and reel very slowly. Most strikes were almost immediately after the lure hit the water or half way back to the boat. If I had to guess and I do because we lost track of how many...I'd say that the both of us caught over 40 fish. Not bad, for a day's catch.
We kept 14 of the largest bluegills and the one 2 lb. bass. Going to taste great! :smiley_blink:
The catch!
My brother holding the day's take. :smiley_bril:
Good hunting, Bowhunter57
