A New Goal... The Pursuit Of A 10 [EPISODE 1]

[@oldguyrimfire]

Love dinks too! When they hit a bait almost bigger than they are! The attitude!

[@FishAnything]

Nothing wrong with dinks :D

[@j.t.cooper2963]

Good luck on your quest for a trophy Gill. 🎣👍🏻

[@FishAnything]

Thanks J.T! I think it will be challenging but worthwhile :)

[@j.t.cooper2963]

@@FishAnything Oh, ya. Nothing like a 10" Gill on an ultralight. When I go to Texoma to visit my Mother and Father in-law I always hit the docks and my Father in-law's boat house to catch big Bluegill. I have caught 10" Gills down there before and it's a blast on light gear.🎣 But you kind of expect big ones down in Texas on Lake Texoma. ✌🏻

[@jonpogue427]

Oh yeah!!!! Grilling and watching my man E fishing!!!!!👍🎣👍🎣

[@tl08020]

Hell yea

[@fishingwithvin]

I think if we’ve all learned anything about watching Ethan’s video’s is that you have better eaten already or be cooking while watching them lol He always be talking about food near the end but it’s something I’m oddly looking forward too finding out lol

[@FishAnything]

Lol food is the best! JP the grill master, Hope dinner was good 🤠👊🏽

[@jonpogue427]

@@FishAnything bacon wrapped tenderloin... it was so good

[@jonpogue427]

@@fishingwithvin he definitely likes to eat!!!!

[@Upnorthof48]

I must have terrible balance, if I stood up in my feel free kayak like you did, I’d go right over the side! Hope you get that big Gill

[@FishAnything]

I hope to get that big gill soon - haven't had time to get back to this series :/ And yeah all kayaks are built a bit different. The Old Town is very stable!

[@sterlingwilson1565]

I love catching blue gills and ultra light so much fun such a underrated fish multi species fishing is the best I love all pan fish

[@FishAnything]

Darn right Sterling I totally agree :D

[@digoreyes9326]

I just recently found you my dude. You’re turning out to be one of my favorite KZbinrs. I just got into ultralight fishing myself and you’re kind of showing me the way. Appreciate your videos, the great content and the commentary is on point. I fish San Diego and in pursuit of the bluegill as well. Good luck out there buddy. Thanks again

[@FishAnything]

Thank you so much for the kind words, Digo! Hope you continue to enjoy the channel. Holler if you ever have any suggestions or feedback :)

[@anastaciolopez1434]

I personally, I love the panfish. So videos on panfish are great. Those pumpkinseeds were big. Great video.

[@FishAnything]

Thank you! More to come :)

[@boikman]

Duuuuuuude I'm so stoked to watch along! I'm in the SE Lower Peninsula and Big Fish Lake out here is locally famous for having some chunky gills, if you ever wanna come down and fish'em with some XUL- and SUL-power spinning gear hit me up, words honestly cannot describe how much fun it is fishing anything on those crazy JDM pond/stream rods.

[@FishAnything]

That would be epic! Maybe one of these days I will end up that way and take you up on that. And yeah those rods sound like a blast :D

[@Brunnen_Gee]

Hey, you started this little challenge on my birthday! I'm late to the show, I've been watching this series backwards.

[@FishAnything]

That is what's up! Glad you are enjoying the videos my friend :)

[@ltoutdoorsman]

Great Video Cant wait to see that 10 inch gill.

[@FishAnything]

Me too! Gonna take hard work but I embrace the challenge :)

[@MGreenFishing]

Nice to see sunfish fishing I caught my 10 inch state pin sunfish last year they are fun. Good luck

[@FishAnything]

Thank you! I love me some sunfish :D

[@rickbrown7067]

Captain Super Dink! Way to go Nathan.

[@FishAnything]

Lol thanks buddy! 🕺🏼

[@k9karma]

Good luck! Love the series (and baked beans-even better the next day). Went on a Like Michigan charter Saturday and only caught one small Lake Trout. Great time anyways. Definitely gonna go back to South Haven.

[@FishAnything]

That would be fun! I hope to catch a Laker in Michigan someday. And yeah baked beans are bomb :)

[@davidrauschenbach6871]

Good luck Ethan! 5 species awsome! Might sound crazy but sometimes mix flavors of bush’s baked beans!

[@FishAnything]

OOOOH the ol' mixed bean strategy. Me likey :)

[@kenappleby8481]

When aren't you hungry and heading home for food? lol. I love this series and think I'm going to try for a Master Angler this year (hopefully bass)! Excited to watch your progress and hopefully see you achieve it!

[@FishAnything]

Thanks Ken! Yeah I am very excited too :) and yes I am always hungry.. Lol I just love food and I have a high metabolism I suppose.

[@3thingsfishing427]

Used to fish a pond with huge bluegill and 1/8oz in-line spinner and 4lb so fun

[@FishAnything]

Ooooh maybe I should Chuck a spinner! Gotta love it!

[@arturomoreno4911]

Awesome bro!!!

[@FishAnything]

Thank you 🤠👊🏽

[@Dicyple1979]

Love catching Bluegills! Love eating them too!

[@FishAnything]

Definitely! Maybe one of these days I will keep a few :)

[@drewandcharlie7583]

Dude cool series!

[@FishAnything]

Thank you! Just wait until the finale ;)

[@shawneldridge4465]

Cabela's does have some nice ultra light fishing poles there, sometimes you can get a rod and reel combo for $30.OO to $45.OO I'm going up there next Friday on my birthday to see about getting a new ultra light rod and reel combo.

[@FishAnything]

Hope you have a wonderful birthday and walk out with a nice setup :)

[@shawneldridge4465]

@@FishAnything 👍👍 thank you very much, i appreciate it

[@douglashunt4958]

Some of my bigger gills so far this year have hit on the kut tail worm. The bull dog trout magnet is my go to for the gills most of the time though.

[@poimendave9536]

@Douglas Hunt how do you fish your trout magnet under a bobber or cast and retrieve?

[@FishAnything]

Very nice!! I’ll have to check into those. And I can’t believe they eat a kut tail haha that’s a big meal

[@douglashunt4958]

@@poimendave9536 The bull dog color on the 1/64oz fire red mule jig. Cast and retrieve is the ticket.

[@poimendave9536]

@@douglashunt4958 THANK YOU 🤙

[@logannewman4532]

Come to AZ and hook up to a 4 lb panfish lol. That's a great workout for your ultralight gear.

[@FishAnything]

Haha yeah I would LOVE to. Those fish are just different.

[@BarryP]

If you get toward the end of the series and are still slightly short, head on out here for a day or two and Jim and I can solve that in a matter of an hour! I love this goal! Much like my goal of a 20" Smallie (I'm 1/4" short) in the Mid-Atlantic, it's not going to be easy to get a chunk Sunnie, in your neck of the woods. Good idea and good stuff! Don't overlook the Finese TRD- 1/32 and Big TRD - 1/16 or 1/32 (depending on the fall-rate desire). Chunk Sunnies will hit the Big TRD all day long.

[@FishAnything]

Oh man what I would do to fish that juicy pond you guys had the opportunity to fish. Just insane! Yeah I probably won't throw a Ned Rig for gills here because they would never get a chance to eat it haha we have plenty of hungry bass that would eat it first. And yea I will probably do a Smallmouth series soon too ;)

[@charlesforest5323]

Wait... Episode 1??? LETS GO!!

[@FishAnything]

If all goes as planned, I’d like to start doing more short series dedicated to various species. Excited for this first journey 🤠

[@swampbass1924]

Can you do a video on how you mounted your graph?

[@FishAnything]

I got the Railblaza mount for this Lowrance Hook2 5X and simply run that in my tracks. I did a video of when I installed it on my old kayak (same way as this one) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGTXq4J7pMZ3oJY

[@armandorjusino]

I'm going to watch this entire series. I totally agree with you, catching trophy panfish is way underrated, those pumpkins were amazing looking.

[@FishAnything]

Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. One of my favorite series I have ever made.

[@poimendave9536]

Also we have not seen much Creek fishing vids. What about the 10” creek chub you wanted to catch?

[@FishAnything]

I will definitely get back to creek chub adventures but right now, I only have so much time, and I prefer to chase warm water species while they are eating so good.

[@Steve_Balboni]

Would like to see a drop shot blue gill video. I'm trying to get better at it!

[@FishAnything]

I have been thinking about doing this. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@stevestory8483]

Always dropping knowledge:)

[@FishAnything]

Doing my best! Usually it’s “what not to do”

[@flyingjeep911]

Found your channel a few days ago and been really enjoying the content. And blue gill and other sun fish are so fun to catch and admire. Hope to see that 10”

[@FishAnything]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Definitely going to keep chasing that 10 🤠

[@InTheWoodsToday]

Mad respect to you. All fish are beautiful and are worth a pursuit. My largest Gill is 9 1/4" and it was a very tough fight on 4lb test. I love to eat them, but cant bring myself to keep them over 8 inches.

[@FishAnything]

That’s awesome! Yeah letting the tanks go (especially during the spawn) is super beneficial to future potential of a lake. Still important to harvest them, just selective.

[@deaks4570]

I think one of the benefits of the increasing popularity of BFS/UL is that it will encourage anglers to appreciate the sporting qualities of smaller and different species of fish. Great video

[@FishAnything]

I think you are exactly right :) I am doing my best to help showcase why fishing (and more specifically ultralight fishing) is an absolute blast!

[@kirkgeno6077]

You're my boy, BLUE!! I love hooking into gills as well. I'm sure you'll zero in on that trophy.

[@FishAnything]

Hoping so! I am pleased with the results from this first trip. 8” fish got me close! It will take time and I embrace that.

[@poimendave9536]

You have to fish the Lakes that hold 10” Gills to come close to catching one. Very rare around our area Ethan.

[@FishAnything]

This is true. That is why I want to take the challenge and tell the story... Lots of folks don't put conservation first in our area so we have smaller bluegill than we should. Just as much as I want to catch some donkeys, I want to help provide information on the best way to treat fisheries. Hoping to incorporate a fisheries biologist in a future video :)

[@InTheWoodsToday]

Only because I want to see you achieve your goal, I have caught many many Gills that were 8 to 8 1/2" and some 9" at a lake I sent you to looking for Warmouth and Rainbow Trout. The lake is deep and spring fed North of us, do you remember it?

[@FishAnything]

I definitely remember that lake and have been meaning to get back. The day will come for me to run that way. Maybe soon!

[@InTheWoodsToday]

Good luck buddy, they are out there!

[@missiondiscover]

I dont know what it is bout my area...but i have got about 20 10+ inchers this year...also can you test tne field and stream tang ultralight, VERY budget friendly and looks solid

[@FishAnything]

Definitely looking into the f&s rods! And wow you’ve got 20?! You’re big bluegill master!

[@missiondiscover]

@@FishAnything my friend, and fellow viewer has more than me

[@dawnlark629]

I thought extremephillyfishing was the dink master lol. Love the bluegills. If you find a big gill on a bed take a big piece or worm, hook it once, and then let it sink naturally. You will catch them if you can see them on a bed.

[@FishAnything]

Haha Leo is also a dinkmaster but I think I can beat him :) thanks for watching Dawn!

[@bridgetb9007]

YESSSSSS! This is going to be such a fun series to watch! Let's gooooooooooo!

[@FishAnything]

YEEEEE I thought you might approve. Although if you took this challenge, it would probably take you one trip since you are crushing it lately haha

[@stephenstalter2481]

I caught my 10" bluegill, Ohio Master Angler, last summer from a public lake(what Ohioans call a large pond) from shore. Good luck. I have been fishing many years and you will know when you get one. I thought it was a bass it hit so hard and bent my rod so much. I went back to the same spot this year, but am only getting 8 max. Someone probably took it home for dinner.

[@FishAnything]

Yeah those 10-inchers are few and far between in a lot of lakes. Lots of folks keep fish so it can be tough to find them that big. That said, I know it will happen! Just don't know when XD

[@stephenstalter2481]

@@FishAnything Did you ever get the ten? I tried for a few weeks(because I thought you were subtly trying to issue a challenge) before I gave up and just took another job for the summer. I was also trying to catch an orange spotted which was pretty futile. The biggest gill I got all summer was a 9.25 from one of my spots. I also use red worms which you might consider cheating considering you are catching on artificial. I hope that new baby isn't keeping you up all night.

[@mynamejeff2006]

i never fished for bluegill but this looks and sounds interesting so far.

[@FishAnything]

Don't get much love for sportfishing but they can certainly be a blast :)

[@edd1610]

“..broke my dry streak there…with an absolute unit!” Too funny 😂

[@FishAnything]

Lol glad you appreciated my dink skills

[@billeddingfield4966]

Next quest..... micro pb?🤷‍♂️

[@FishAnything]

Haha one quest at a time!!

[@tjsoutdoors308]

Love the video can’t wait to watch more of your 10” journey I’m also getting some donkey tails soon

[@FishAnything]

Thanks TJ!! Definitely appreciate the support and I am stoked to work on this project more

[@troyseal9877]

All waters don't have 10" gills present. My home waters 8" gills are the alpha males and I have only caught 1 or 2 10" gills over the last 20 years. However I have a lake I travel to and the first time I fished it I caught 3 10" gills in the same day. Catching big ones consistently is as hard as catching big bass maybe even harder.

[@FishAnything]

Living in areas with any population density whatsoever does not help. People eat too many gills off beds and it causes our lakes to have historically small fish. There are VERY FEW lakes in my area that have 10" genetic fish around. Really frustrating but I can't do much about it :/

[@fantomphoenix6170]

Good way to scout out some bluegills is fly fishing with small poppers, or in my case it is.

[@FishAnything]

Yeah I have been thinking about that too!

[@williamtrent9813]

I was wading my local river last week and lost my brand new pack of donkey tails I was bummed. I went out yesterday and I stopped to re tie my line and when I looked down, what did I see, my donkey tails. Keep up the great videos Ethan I really enjoy your content

[@FishAnything]

That had to be a serious rollercoaster lol glad you found them my man!

[@jamesbresett4270]

I’m dying to show you this green sunfish I caught!

[@FishAnything]

Oh yea? Send it on Instagram if you have one!

[@frankdudek6242]

👍

[@FishAnything]

🤠👊🏽

[@rhensley05]

What fish finder do you run on your kayak?

[@FishAnything]

The Lowrance Hook2 5X - pretty basic but it gets the job done.

[@samuelbottoms2668]

You should try the Berkeley chary wood hd ultralight rod it’s only like $20 and I love mine for trout and panfish

[@FishAnything]

Nice! Thanks for the suggestion I’ll take a look!

[@BarryP]

@@FishAnything That's actually a pretty cool, cheap rod. I probably wouldn't use it for everyday panfish and would lean toward something with a slightly faster tip, but it has perfect action for light top-water, such as a Heddon Zara Puppy or any other 1/4" class bait that stays on or close to the surface.

[@CREEKFISHING423]

Cherrywoods are awesome rods especially for the $$

[@Rhymeswithlaughter]

What line do you use for these little jigs? Weight? Thanks!!!

[@Rhymeswithlaughter]

Also... Love this channel!! New subscriber here

[@FishAnything]

Thank you very much! For tiny jigs, I typically use 2lb Trilene Sensation or 6lb braid with a 4lb mono leader. The 2lb mono gives me the best casting distance though!

[@fishingwithvin]

Dude that chartreuse DT JR looks amazing and after catching two bluegills myself this year I’m going to be revisiting my childhood this summer. Great start to a definitely good series to come!

[@FishAnything]

Thanks Vin! Yeah I love that little chartreuse color. So simple, so effective!

[@cuttlefishpie3731]

What was the line you used on this trip?

[@FishAnything]

6lb fireline with a 4lb mono leader

[@mynamejeff2006]

master angler in Pa is 8 inch for bluegill and 20 inch for largemouth.

[@FishAnything]

Very nice. I definitely think an 8" gill anywhere you go is a possibility. Better go find you one :)

[@jongkang1614]

“5 head” lmao!!!!!

[@FishAnything]

I was hoping someone might like that one :D

[@FitzYakin]

"Absolute Unit!" Man, I wouldn't even know where to begin on the pursuit of a 10" Bluegill. I guess, just get out there and plug away. And keep your bug in the water. I think this is going to be hard, like the pursuit of a 22" largemouth. But yeah man, it's all about learning as an angler and appreciating all of it.

[@FishAnything]

Yeah I have no idea what I am doing haha but I am learning as I go. That is the point - just trying to create more intention to my ultralight trips in an effort to increase my knowledge of the big gills.

[@micahspilker9322]

Interesting that your MA bass and bluegill is 22 and 10 inches respectively. Nebraska is 20 and 10. I will say catching a 20+ bass is more common than 10+ bluegill.

[@FishAnything]

Yeah I agree with that. Honestly I think 22" and 10" is the right place to be. 10-inchers happen but it takes a good amount of fishing & the right bodies of water. 22" bass are pretty dang tough to catch but I think 20" wouldn't be challenging enough.

[@fish2reelaxfishing662]

Pasture Fire with Chartreuse may be your 10” pattern 🎣

[@FishAnything]

Ooooooh ok I like that

[@CREEKFISHING423]

I'm going to make a prediction! I predict you'll get your 10, early fall, on a hard bait. Either a small crank or jerk bait.

[@FishAnything]

I like the way you think. I hope I get it before early fall though haha

[@kenmaylin4744]

man I've been sub'd to your channel for a while now, but haven't been a consistent viewer. I love UL fishing, and Bluegills. I felt like for a long time you were intentionally chasing dinks. That was not interesting to me. This new series can be something I definitely find interesting!

[@FishAnything]

Glad you are excited! I definitely don't intentionally chase dinks haha but that is good feedback :) Stay tuned for more intentional fishing trips with goals of larger fish :D

[@fantomphoenix6170]

Well, the master angler program here is mostly about women’s recognition and some fish

[@poimendave9536]

Campbell?