I decided to take my bro in law out and teach him the art of bed fishing. We saw many smallish males while hunting for pigs. I wanted him to get some fish but I also wanted to get me a big one, so I gave him 5 min or we would move. he missed a few and we kept looking for mrs piggy.
after about an hour I saw a big shadow, so we backed off and dropped anchor. I tossed my little
bluegill out and started messing with the male. Now the blugill is a bit big for the 3lb and under size fish so i figured he wouldnt hit it.
Well he never got the chance. She came right up on it the first cast and my hart was pounding!
she would just watch it go by about 2 inches from her nose. Then she kinda turned quarting away from me. I threw over her shoulder and worked it toward her face. she either had to face it head on or run scared. No self respecting toad is going to run from a little bluegill! Now her tail was pointing strait back towards me and I hopped the bluegill right up to her face and she inhaled it. I swung and missed!
I then decided to pull the one hook out of the belly and let the trebble hang. Two cast later she was in the same position and I did the exact same thing. This time she inhaled it. I swung hard and it was on. my buddy netted it and it weighed 11pounds 12 ounces. I also got a 5 lber and a little male on the bluegill that got it stuck in his mouth while trying for a 5ish female. Bob ended up with
3 up to 3lbs on jigs.
Matt
http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/l73555.jpg
the pic doesnt look that big but I asure you it was wieghed and witnessed.
http://momentoffame.com/snapshots/MomentOfFame/m73560.jpg