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How to catch bluegill during the winter?
During the winter, bluegill tend to gather in deep holes or near rock walls where bait fish are present. They become more predatory and feed on smaller bait fish. One effective method for catching bluegill during this time is vertical jigging with swim baits, blade baits, or spoons. These lures can be used with bass gear, but downsized versions are recommended for bluegill.
In the video by TacticalBassin, they use a quarter-ounce cast master and vertically jig it in about 25 feet of water. The post-frontal conditions make it tough for bass fishing, but it's a great opportunity to target big bluegill instead. The bluegill gather in large schools and feast on shed and other small bait fish throughout the winter.
In another video by Fishing with Nordbye, they mention the importance of moving around the pond or lake when fishing for bluegill. It's not enough to stay in one area, as you need to find where the fish are located. Once you find them, you can catch a bunch. They also mention using different lures such as flies or jigs in various colors to see what the bluegill are biting on that day.
It's important to note that the specific techniques and lures mentioned in the videos may vary depending on the location and conditions. It's always a good idea to observe the behavior of the bluegill in your area and adjust your fishing approach accordingly.
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Winter Fishing for Bull Bluegill and Crappie by TacticalBassin → what's up guys Tim little Matt Allen welcome back to tactical Bassin today beautiful post frontal winter day on Clear Lake we're in between snow and rain storms so today we're gonna go try and catch some Bowl bluegill big massive bluegill on bass gear little swim baits blade baits spoons so come along as we try and catch some big bluegill the first place we're going to try for these bluegill is a deep hole it's up against a rock wall the bait fish pack in here for the winter you can see from the bird activity the bait is clearly here the bluegill just like any other predator it's funny to think of a bluegill as a predator but when they get big they are a predator these bigger bluegill will gather in these locations as well to feast on shed another small bait fish throughout the winter and they do it in these huge schools it's what makes them so fun to fish for it's on hey Sean you know we've got post frontal conditions out here it would be a tough day to bass fish but by dropping down in gear same concept right we're using a cast master so I'm vertically jigging in about 25 feet of water but instead of having a tough day of bass fishing we're gonna have an awesome day fishing for great big blue gills another beautiful bluegill it's a quarter-ounce cast master they're eating it's the little downsized version
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How to Catch Blue Catfish in the Winter by Wired2Fish → what we're going to do is we know that's looking on our grass there's a ledge right out here and it's only about two foot deep so I'm gonna take this pole and get the other way and I'm gonna try to hit that ledge out there about right there that's the spot so I'll set this right in here that I always want to make sure I pull it out of the mud because I can fill it okay now I can fill them out of that mud I want to pull that bait so it straightens all that leader straightens everything up so now all we gotta do is wait for a bite and some of these rods like this we can also use this Dragon weight that's an old piece of bait we don't like our bait to set that long we're going to take it off put this bloody piece on we're going to come right up there right in that meaty section and make sure the end of your hook is clean and that way there this is all open with this structure snake it works just like a regular four ounce weight and we're gonna cast it now this bait's gonna sit right on the edge of this River channel so we're fishing 25 foot of water and two foot of water on the same anchor in Oklahoma you're allowed to use seven rods per person
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Catching MASSIVE Bluegill in the SPRING! (Easy Method) by Fishing with Nordbye → around the pond so far now we've caught a decent amount of fish they're bitin today it's warm a warm fronts coming in with a bunch of rain but we're not catching the big ones like I had hoped so we're gonna keep walking around the pond we caught that crappie we caught a bunch a little bluegill but we got to find the big ones let's keep fishing here see if we can't run into a group of them you always want to move around your lakes and ponds when you're fishing don't just sit in one area you got to go find the fish usually and once you find them if you can't catch a bunch so we're gonna keep going until we find some more there's one guy's first cast over here see what we got super shallow flat oh fast tiny a little best on the fly let's get back out there there's one to cast in a row see what this one is a little bluegill all right tiny little guy there's one and just on these little shallow flats they're tiny on the way the big ones are there's one whoo fighting oh yeah oh yeah beautiful little bluegill there we go hooked up you can come out here and catch a ton of fish on a little fly that's for sure normally you get the bigger ones there we go hook the way out there who sounds like a good deal
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Artificial LURES For CRAPPIE and BASS! Winter Fishing Tips! by Fishing with Nordbye → for bluegill and crappie and to my surprise that silver and pearl color jig only caught crappie no bluegill tonight so I've caught bluegill every time I've gone out there and fished that set up with a red and chartreuse jig not today so to my surprise that's the copy catcher I've never caught more than two crappie in a row out of this pond either and caught four and had a few get off as well so pretty good night Cody caught three bass I think she had one get off and then she went inside had caught one more baps walking around the pond no big ones tonight but it was fun hope you guys learned something about winter time fishing traps always a good choice jerk baits a good choice you can slow roll chatter bait it's a good choice or if you're fishing on Lake I throw a low rig Alabama rig and that's a good choice as well paired with one of these little little reaction strike chunky sheds but anyways always downsize always go slow you get more bites in the winter time hope you guys enjoyed this video remember subscribe drop a comment down below hit that thumbs up for me you'll be entered to win this mystery tackle box we'll send it to you had a lot of good stuff this month so pretty exciting thank you guys for watching we'll catch you next time here on fishing with Norby
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BIG BLUEGILL Fishing In COLD WATER! (Fishing for Panfish Early Spring) by Fishing with Nordbye → pound bass in a fight oh hey I got my water that's a tiny one he is fighting hard there's one oh he got off he got off can barely see any more guys their bite they're bitin there we go whoo this feels like a fighter all right it dark he got smaller he definitely got smaller oh this is a decent one on the hell well you guys can see that it is super dark but there you have it nice little bluegill you're out of dark okay that's last one of the night we're gonna go inside now take my worm off that doesn't dry up and shrivel on my hook oh yeah there you have it guys looks like the worms ended up being the biggest player today it's hard to be live night crawlers especially in the wintertime one thing I would throw if I had them down here in Alabama are wax worms you guys if you haven't seen any of my ice fishing videos I used wax worms a ton in the winter tongue and they work way better than even these night crawlers but they don't sell them down here in Alabama I have to order them and chip them in and and this is just as easy so since the lakes aren't frozen over night colors are still working but yeah they love them today probably caught like 20 fish in maybe an hour hour and a half
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EASY Way To Catch Bluegill and Shellcracker ALL Winter LONG!!! by Richard Gene The Fishing Machine → high vis line and i have another rod rigged up down below me that has two pound fluorocarbon real limber rod this is a ultra light rod shakespeare's supreme it's the oldest rod i own um like i said two pound test line this is a squirrel tail jig little bitty light thing i mean it's i believe it's it might be 1 28 of an ounce might be and i have a half in that crawler on it right now now what i do is sample i just let it hit the bottom which it's almost on the bottom right now okay it just got it's just now on the bottom and i just move it real slow like fishing a plastic worm but a lot slower that's all i'm doing i'm just hopping it a couple inches at a time like that despite where i find them and that right there this technique right here i've put more big shell cracker and bluegill in the boat by doing this in the winter than anything i've ever done slow is the key these fish are pretty dormant right now there's fish out here in open water there's just they're scattered up everywhere that's just all they are to it this is a good one that's a gym dandy yeah that's a lot better quality fish right here come on in here go away man oh man that's what i'm looking for right there that's exactly what we're looking for
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