How to Catch JUMBO Bluegill the Realistic Way! (Easy Bluegill Rig)

[@ifishcatfish]

Gorgeous. Hopefully nobody harvests these fish before they breed. These are perfect breeders.

[@RealisticFishing]

😉I let em go!

[@jamesard4778]

They would be perfect breaded up and fried too.

[@TheAverageFisherman99]

Bluegill fishing is where it's at! My favorite! Everyone focuses on bass, but for ME, bluegills are #1.

[@RealisticFishing]

One of my favs too

[@lannyseals2084]

Always enjoy your gill fishing videos! I always make enough time during the season so I can get out and chase bluegill.... beautiful gill's you caught brother, thanks for taking us along and keeping it realistic!!

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for watching the bluegill vids 👍

[@Cantor22]

I bought the gulp minnows yesterday, they definitely didn’t disappoint! My 7 year old son caught 5 bluegill the first day out using them. Im glad I found your channel, it’s given my son and I some great ideas to try. I look forward to watching more realistic content!

[@TheLastCastwithTicktolic]

What’s better than a bunch of jumbo gills? A bunch of jumbo gills showcased on Realistic Fishing! Match made in fishing heaven.

[@matthewg8922]

Long time ago I started using your realistic rig to catch jumbo copper nose bluegill. It works every time. As long as there are bluegill around, the realistic rig works. Thanks. I learned a lot from your channel!

[@RealisticFishing]

I love that rig too!

[@ghayes2135]

Wow! What a great bluegill fishing day! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@GrumioCanis]

Seeing bluegill next to the bank is my favorite sign of the water warming up. Great video Alex

[@RealisticFishing]

It has begun!

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sup Alex, love the setup, LOVE gulp minnow, think I learned it from you, it's great and fast when bass won't bite, even cought crappie and eels in some waters, and yes bass hit too, it's so realistic everyone should have this tool in pocket👍, tyvm tc 🎣

[@Carolinafishingtales]

Bluegill fishing makes anyone smile. Awesome !

[@remmodthirtyone287]

Gotta love bluegill fishing when the bass arent biting.

[@joshsamuelson1793]

Bluegill fight well above their weight and are fun to catch. Only trout offer more fight vs their size but they are seasonal here in Nebraska.

[@RealisticFishing]

The bass might be biting...

[@carltonphelps8088]

Man! Those are some serious bluegill. I love the way they fight so hard.

[@RealisticFishing]

They were great! 👍

[@jasonbehm7216]

That little lake is golden. Beautiful gills, on a beautiful day. It doesn’t get much better than that. KIR

[@RealisticFishing]

I had a great time out there 👍

[@TheVideosILike1]

What a great day fishing! The crazy thing is you caught all those big ass bluegill on one Gulp minnow! Keep It Realistic Alex!

[@garydudley7399]

Wow, just wow.!! I've never seen a better Bluegill day than that, and with quality fish too.!!

[@lesforet4495]

Usually when I have trouble catching game fish and they won't bite I will switch to fishing panfish. When you use ultra lite tackle and get on them, its as fun if not better than catching game fish. I always say if panfish got as big as say a bass, fisherman would target them more for the fight. They are one of the toughest fighting fish in the water. Awesome video Alex.

[@uqox]

Daaang. That seriously flashed me back to my childhood bobber fishing. It was bobbers and Hi'c and homemade sandwiches, sitting on a cooler watching my bobber with my dad. Good times, good times.

[@RealisticFishing]

Ecto Cooler?

[@henrickpetersen6374]

Nothing like catching some big Ole bluegills

[@TheMinimalistFisherman]

That's a good day! When bluegill get up shallow like that I love to throw micro-swimbaits, too ☺️👍

[@ModestReviews]

Killer gills man! Makes for a great day of fishing right there!

[@WanderingIdahoanFishing]

Those were some of the best bluegills I've seen in awhile. Great day of fishing.

[@RealisticFishing]

Same here, I was excited to see some good ones!

[@gmunz360]

Jumbo gills, crappie, and yellow perch are a blast!!

[@derrickbrown180]

Man that’s how it’s done, great great bluegill catches! Thanks for keeping it realistic!!

[@tedbastwock3810]

Great job Alex, thanks for KIR and thanks for sharing

[@marlojohnston4217]

Holy bluegill Alex!!! Those were some really nice bluegills!! You definitely hit the bluegill jackpot!! Thank you for always keeping it realistic Alex 😊

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for the consistent views and great comments.

[@marlojohnston4217]

@@RealisticFishing it's always a pleasure Alex!!

[@PVrtonicuni]

Those were some big gills! Those minnows are magic.

[@RealisticFishing]

I have great success with them 👍

[@joebuck66]

I really enjoyed that. I probably would have had to keep three or four of them to fry up. Super nice gills. Great video Alex.

[@RealisticFishing]

They were a great size for that

[@demetriusnorthington3849]

That was one great day of fishing. I went out and didnt even get a line wet due to the husband bringing the dogs and all they did was splash around in the water scaring all the fish away. But still plenty of time to get out there. Always keep it Realistic

[@Eagle32746]

Congrats Alex! Incredible that every one of those Bluegill was a JUMBO! Those were some of the BEST Bluegill I've ever seen! I made it out fishing at a local park here in MI today, as it has temporarily warmed up. Caught 10 Bluegill (none as big as yours), 3 Crappie, and 1 very tiny LM Bass. Caught them all just like you with Gulp Minnows under a float. Had a blast! Thanks again for a super video!!

[@RealisticFishing]

Sounds like its getting better in MI, good news!

[@rickbursell7204]

Now, I am craving panfish tacos for dinner. Great day on the water !

[@chriscruz6486]

Donkey of a blue gill. Great fishing on a nice day 🤙🏽

[@MarkMeadows90]

Always love catching slab bluegill and redear. Always fun.

[@jaimemolina3678]

hello good afternoon friend alex regards I don't speak English very well but I follow all your videos I like them a lot greetings from Houston and I hope a greeting from you in the next video thank you

[@davidrauschenbach6871]

Definitely some dinner size gills! They really turned on for you! Glad you had fun and decided to go for blue gills!

[@RealisticFishing]

I am glad too!

[@davidwilliams1805]

Very nice! Appreciate you sharing the adventure!

[@tomfisher2103]

Great day of fishing out there brother! Bluegill fishing can definitely be where it's at anytime and gulp minnows produce.

[@M1XEDBAG]

Man, such a beautiful day and beautiful fish.. HOW ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE FISHING!!?

[@RealisticFishing]

There were two other boats out there.

[@aaronhickman192]

Great to see you have such a good day!

[@penguin12902]

Those big bluegill are so much fun to catch! Looked like an awesome day!

[@mikesawyer6742]

That was a bunch of great bluegill. Thanks Alex. Fun to watch

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for watching Mike

[@rayhall3010]

Alex I've never seen bluegill with such a beautiful padren , green copper blue

[@RealisticFishing]

They really were good looking fish 👍

[@jeremycarpenter5550]

You had a great day fishing . I catch and release a lot to wish more anglers did that .

[@patrickhartman6818]

Catching big bluegill is a blast

[@RealisticFishing]

It sure is 👍

[@zombiediarhea]

Very nice bunch of stump bumpers!!!! Tight lines bro!!!!

[@RealisticFishing]

👍

[@ryangentry1089]

What a great day! Good stuff!

[@jpgtr84]

Well done! Fishing with light tackle is great fun.

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Wooooooo weeeeeeeeeee those are big bluegill!!!! Great job Alex!!

[@randallpinkfloyd7225]

An amazing day of catching dinner plates! I’ve only had one day like you had where they were all big bulls! Congrats on the awesome day Alex!

[@RealisticFishing]

These are rare days indeed, and a lot of fun 👍

[@FounderOf4]

I had a hard time finding those gulp minnows last year, so I hoarded a bunch of them when I did find some. Can't wait to get out and try for some panfish here in Kentucky

[@RealisticFishing]

Its close to time for KY as well 👍

[@TheJuggaloFishingPosse]

Wow man. Those bluegill seemed to keep getting bigger and bigger with each catch. They been eating good for sure. And the coolest colorations!!!

[@RealisticFishing]

A great bluegill day!

[@darrenrodd.]

Great video Alex good to see you back on the fish again

[@brianbohnert3554]

I've had bluegill for dinner the last 2 nights.Yum!

[@RealisticFishing]

People love em!

[@johnbonetsky6552]

SLOBERKNOCKER!!! Sounding just like good ol JR!!

[@duanetaylor1526]

Very nice Bluegills you grabbed today. It lookded like a great day to be out fishing. Thanks as always for sharing. KiR!!!

[@frankthebank2]

Killer bluegill haul definitely jumbo slabs

[@RealisticFishing]

👍

[@kimm59]

Yum you are exactly right those are beautiful for eating great job Alex

[@haroldfields5189]

Awesome spring Bluegill.

[@RealisticFishing]

👍

[@stevesmith7164]

Lots of good eating there, good video Alex

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks Steve

[@griffnam2019]

Those were some awesome looking Bluegill! I have never caught a bluegill before, that looked like a lot of fun. Great Video! 🍻

[@PHFishingBiking]

Nice Big Gills!! I am with you they are so much fun to catch!

[@beep6202]

Bluegill fishing is the best!

[@jameshollwedel903]

Love bluegill fishing in the spring on an ultralight setup. KiR!

[@dnacash]

Huge gills Alex!

[@bradbradley353]

Very nice outing. Love catching large bluegill especially on light gear. Congrats.

[@RealisticFishing]

I started on bluegill and I still like catching them 40 years later

[@bradbradley353]

@@RealisticFishing I completely understand.

[@donnadelaparra6433]

Love those slobber knockers

[@keithatkins7883]

That’s a great day of fishing! Those were nice!

[@robdy7244]

Nice video Alex, love the gold and orange color on those fish.

[@fishlovme]

Nice fish Alex! Catching those jumbos is my favorite fish by far. So much fun on ultralight tackle and just like you catching those fish I never use live bait anymore to catch them!

[@carloshinostroza1727]

Nice blue gill those are the biggest ones I've seen on your fishing channel

[@RealisticFishing]

Its rare that I catch this many good ones at one time

[@134rwa]

That was a Banner Day of Big Bluegill Fishing! It would rival a private farm pond.

[@raulrobles3762]

Found the sweet spot on the bull gills! 👍🏻

[@RealisticFishing]

Bullgills! 👍

[@bertmiranda8103]

Lol that's consecutive chunks! Awesome!!

[@oldguy59]

awesome bunch of bluegill our water might be warm enough to fish this weekend

[@RealisticFishing]

I hope so!

[@j.t.cooper2963]

Nice Bullgills, man!!

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks!

[@davetheheretic295]

That's a dream day.

[@RealisticFishing]

Nice ones for sure!

[@redbeard6606]

Great size to the fish today Alex.

[@PanFishWeekly]

Love the bluegill video's Alex!

[@Buckeyefan26104]

That is some really nice bluegill !!

[@juniorjackson9166]

Them were all beauties today nice work Alex

[@Axeman_85]

Here in Ohio, those 1 inch gulp minnows hook steelhead in the winter. 1/32 Oz marabou jig under a float. Great bait.

[@RealisticFishing]

Fish love em!

[@Axeman_85]

@@RealisticFishing they do. All different types, too.

[@andrespagan4400]

You. u killed it Alex thaink you for video. 👊👍🍺

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for watching Andres!

[@charlesgeorge4391]

Those was some great bluegill

[@gloriousleader3409]

Man I wanna fish this weekend so bad.. I threw my back out moving bags of top soil to my gardens though.. Might just deal with the pain and do it anyways. City Lake is full of bluegill that have to be fired up right now with this warm weather. I've got all my palm trees out and it's spring explosion flowers everywhere!

[@davidkaufman7979]

Big Gills! 🎣

[@RealisticFishing]

Oh yeah!

[@leonardwitucke7715]

Crazy. I used to watch you almost every day at work until about two weeks ago I got unsubbed somehow. You must have pissed off the KZbin overlords. Glad to be back.

[@MikesFishingHome]

Those were awesome 🫶

[@jefferystovall9617]

If you do not the glup minnow, you are missing out. I used them and caught crappies and even catfish.

[@NStone90]

If I was catching them like that, I'd have a bucket to put them in for dinner.

[@dwheeler016]

Some nice bluegill

[@RealisticFishing]

👍

[@jamessheets6604]

Great lookin Bluegills!

[@mrstackracks1189]

Might go see if can get on some bluegill today

[@2benonexistant]

Beautiful bluegills ❤️ nice video 👍

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks Diane 😎

[@michaelbond142]

Great day gill fishing

[@Perfectsavage_13]

Congrats on the big bluegill, they're definitely eater sized if one was hungry, too big if I wanna use it as bait, I prefer medium to small size. 👍

[@xHawgRyderx]

Went out again today. Not one bite fishing for bluegill and crappie. Water still too cold in Northern OH even when it’s been mid 70s all week. Nobody reeling anything in this morning.

[@scottwinslow940]

Wow, those are some beautiful bluegills! Those gulp minnows seem to catch a lot of fish, going to get me some. What size are those gulp minnows? Thanks again for a wonderful video.

[@RealisticFishing]

1 inch 😎

[@agstaxx6307]

Man, that was boss!

[@RealisticFishing]

😎

[@benruegge9100]

Nice panfish brother

[@RealisticFishing]

👍

[@timpfaff3789]

Nice job alex

[@redrhinooutdoors]

Good video 👏 ... what is your favorite bass lure to use on a Texas rig?