Benmin Smith

Fishing for bluegill can be hit or miss. You throw out in middle of nowhere, boom you get bit. Then you don’t get bit again until it’s time to go home. That’s frustrating. What you throw doesn’t always matter. Where they is and what keeps them there matters too. Not all bluegill does things randomley. … Read more

Here is how to find bluegill bed. Where do they hide until everyone else finds ’em? To catch bedding bluegills, you has to be an early bird in the spring as public bank fill up long before water is warm enough to breed. Don’t wait for telltale topside indicators such as dark spots; expect fish … Read more

You are standing by lake with warm, murky water. A bluegill erupt much on surface to eat an insect or gulp some air and then dissapears again into the water. You have a bright green jig dangling from your rod that look like a death sentence for any careful fish. But no, the bluegill doesn’t … Read more

There is nothing more frustrating then sitting there for hours staring at a lifeless bobber. Bluegills are suppose to be easy. They bite readily and fight decently enough. They even taste good when fried. But then that magic bite window just seems to shut. Perhaps it’s a storm that rolls through. Maybe the water warms … Read more

The bluegill are almost like a legend in American fishing stories. Everyone talks about how great bluegills can be and that record is a testament to their potential, right? Well, no it’s not. Why The Bluegill World Record Remains Unbroken The Unbroken World Record Bluegills actualy exist. They’re very real because in 1950 an Iowa … Read more