Derekbass02 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Here is my rankings. Pumkinseed, Green Sunfish etc Bluegill Rock Bas and warmouth Perch Crappie 1 Quote
CeeJay Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 Here is my rankings. Pumkinseed, Green Sunfish etc Bluegill Rock Bas and warmouth Perch Crappie Cool thanks for your list. Yeah if I had more experience with Pumkins', Greens, Redear and the like, I'd probably put them up close to Bluegill. I just haven't caught enough of them...yet I've been doing some fun but serious panfishing lately...new rods and baits, etc. By the way, those Gulp Maggots in a jar are amazing for Bluegill out here I discovered. A dozen caught on them early this morning. Quote
*Hank Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 I am with ya there!! A 2 pounds white bass is a blast! That`s a lot of dinner! 1 Quote
Derekbass02 Posted July 10, 2015 Posted July 10, 2015 Cool thanks for your list. Yeah if I had more experience with Pumkins', Greens, Redear and the like, I'd probably put them up close to Bluegill. I just haven't caught enough of them...yet I've been doing some fun but serious panfishing lately...new rods and baits, etc. By the way, those Gulp Maggots in a jar are amazing for Bluegill out here I discovered. A dozen caught on them early this morning. I like using Gulp 1 inch Minnows for Crappie's. 1 Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted July 12, 2015 Super User Posted July 12, 2015 Here's my ranking: 1. White Perch 2. Yellow Perch 3. Bluegill 4. Rock Bass 5. Crappie 1 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted July 12, 2015 Super User Posted July 12, 2015 On a bass fishing forum it's interesting to see people worried about how hard a fish pulls. If I wanted to catch a hard fighting fish, bass would be near the bottom of the list. I like crappies because they are the only ones that I would consider to be tough to figure out. You have to pattern them just like bass, see where they are holding, what bait they want, and how they want it presented. Not bad on the dinner table either! 1 Quote
CeeJay Posted July 12, 2015 Author Posted July 12, 2015 On a bass fishing forum it's interesting to see people worried about how hard a fish pulls. If I wanted to catch a hard fighting fish, bass would be near the bottom of the list. I like crappies because they are the only ones that I would consider to be tough to figure out. You have to pattern them just like bass, see where they are holding, what bait they want, and how they want it presented. Not bad on the dinner table either! Yeah Crappie can be difficult for sure. Most of the ones I've caught were while first blind casting from the bank. And then after locating them I would switch lures and see how many I could tempt before they moved on or shut down. Inline spinners were deadly for locating Crappie when fishing "blind", and my biggest was on a spinnerbait I switched to after finding them. Good times Quote
*Hank Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Got back frome the lake today and ended up catching around 26 Bluegill,Redear,Lmb's,&smbs and had a lot of fun. Cuaght some really nice sized bluegill! I'll upload pics soon. 1 Quote
*Hank Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 The biggest one was caught on a 3.5" bass tube,I was very surprised! This one was caught on a Drop shot- Those were the only pics I got but caught a lot more,those bluegill we're fighting like Crazy! 1 Quote
*Hank Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 ^^ The big one was 13" and 1-1/4lbs and the smaller one was 11" and 3/4lb,those were the two biggest. 1 Quote
Super User HoosierHawgs Posted July 17, 2015 Super User Posted July 17, 2015 The #1 Panfish is the one that's in my frying pan. Quote
CeeJay Posted July 17, 2015 Author Posted July 17, 2015 ^^ The big one was 13" and 1-1/4lbs and the smaller one was 11" and 3/4lb,those were the two biggest. Wow Hank you had an awesome day at the lake Thanks for sharing those pics. I definitely consider the 1 pounders to be trophy bluegill. 1 Quote
SHaugh Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Anyone who's had Cichlids in an aquarium will vouch for the fact that they are way stronger, smarter and more aggressive than most fish. I've never had the pleasure to catch wild ones, but I can imagine that if schools of those fish are present you couldn't possibly reel them in fast enough... that would be an awesome feeding frenzy. Are there schools of them in FL or are they just the occasional escaped pet ? Crappies have no business in a hardest fighting fish discussion IMO. The ones I catch around here anyway, as soon as they are hooked they go limp and usually water ski to the boat.... good to eat but not much fun to catch beyond finding and harvesting like potatoes... Quote
smr_hga Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Caught this 11 1/2in bluegill just a couple of days ago. That pond has monster bluegill in it and for me they are easily the best panfish. They pull hard and lots of time i was expecting a decent bass when i pull up these guys. Almost thought i had a PB when i hooked into this guy lol. 1 Quote
CeeJay Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 image.jpg Caught this 11 1/2in bluegill just a couple of days ago. That pond has monster bluegill in it and for me they are easily the best panfish. They pull hard and lots of time i was expecting a decent bass when i pull up these guys. Almost thought i had a PB when i hooked into this guy lol. Congrats on that bull of a Bluegill. What type of lure, is that a marabou/hair jig? I can't quite tell from the pic. Quote
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