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Last Post 05 Mar 2010 08:32 PM by tshands. 6 Replies.
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tshandsUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:137 tshands
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05 Mar 2010 08:32 PM
    does sightfishing really produce alot of fish? i never really have any luck sightfishing what about yall? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
    TJ
    YanosickUser is Offline Advanced Poster Advanced Poster Send Private Message Posts:669 Yanosick
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    06 Mar 2010 01:46 PM

    I really enjoy catching Bluegill off of there beds. just use a cricket or a worm. Just don't spook the fish. Bluegill are pretty aggresive so if you get your bait in there bed then they'll attack it. Just move around the lake to different beds and reap the rewards. Bluegill spawn about 3-4 times  a year, so you can really boat alot of bluegill.
    tshandsUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:137 tshands
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    08 Mar 2010 07:32 AM
    ok thanks a lot that helps me for when i go to a pond down the road from my house because there are tons of them around it.
    TJ
    diojisdadUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1794 diojisdad
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    10 Mar 2010 03:52 AM

    When I take my boat down the Potomac River I sight fish. I wear polarized glasses and if I can see them I can usually catch 'em. It really takes the guess work out of fishing. I would say that a good 75% of my fishing is sight fishing.

     

     


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    PegsguyUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4095 Pegsguy
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    10 Mar 2010 08:34 AM
    Fred hit the nail on the head. If you are not wearing a decent set of polarizing glasses you might as well stay home, and don't think you don't need them on a cloudy day. I have 3 pair of different shades and colors and usually take at least 2 pr on a trip. Tom
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    pstrongUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:2 pstrong
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    13 Mar 2010 07:25 PM
    I used to sight fish for northerns out of my canoe. I would stand up and paddle until I spotted one and then sit down and cast into him. It worked pretty well until one day the wind hit me or something and I ended up as wet as the fish. I haven't tried it since
    ryoderUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:43 ryoder
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    17 Mar 2010 06:07 PM
    Most times if you use a small crankbait or any type of small minnow imitation and drag it through the beds big bluegill will nail it. I have tried very small 1/16 oz. minnow impersonations (jig head w/ plastic fins and such) and they go nuts. As said above, they're extremely agressive when it comes to defending their nest. Also it helps if you know what kind of bottom the body of water has. Around here the bluegills makes their beds in about 4-6' of water, with 6"< of sand or silt. If you use worms under a bobber I strongly recommend a Thill slip bobber (most any slip bobber will work). I use a Thill pencil slip bobber all the time when I go out for gills. Setup takes a little more time, but when the fish are biting easy you have no problem detecting bites. I have also found it doesn't produce quite the tangled mess I always get with "clip" bobbers.

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