GIANT Minnesota Bluegills on Slip Bobbers

[@richgoyke9335]

Great video and a great example of protecting the resource by letting them go to be caught by others! Well done!

[@330Maniac]

THANKS!!!!

[@iancameron1662]

@@330Maniac do you have any vids about rigging your line with the float.does the float move up and down or do you have a split shot above float..Thanks

[@davemillard840]

Great video Maniac. Not only are they educating and informative but your humorous comments cannot be denied. Leeches looking like they're on an 8 day bender is golden. Keep 'em coming!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching Dave!!!!

[@studnickaaquatics80]

Great video. I do quite a bit of big bluegill fishing in Sandhills Lakes in the Nebraska panhandle. Lots of 9 1/2” to 11’” Bluegills. You are right when you say that bluegills are underrated.

[@charlesmuff1431]

grew up fishing sunnies and pumpkinseeds on fishhook outside of Park Rapids. similar set up just off weed beds. Took me back. Thank you!

[@330Maniac]

I'm about a half hour from PR.

[@manbearpig8691]

Those were some real tanker Gills. Had the greats colors that you get out of clear water. Way ta go!

[@330Maniac]

It was a blast!!

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

Love the loon calling in the background at around 15 minutes...so Minnesota. Was just up in Ottertail county in early July, couldnt keep the gills off the hook.

[@330Maniac]

It's a beautiful place around here for sure!

[@benjaminwasmund3034]

Man rewatching this has got me stoked to get the boat out sunday! Tight lines stay healthy!

[@umntom]

So many people overlook how fun catching toads like that is. It’s a blast! Nice work.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!

[@Boldo75]

I love catching bluegills! My favorite is on an ultralight rod with 2lb test. The drag just screams!!! God Bless

[@330Maniac]

@@Boldo75 thanks!! I love how hard they fight!!!

[@F.U.andS.T.F.U]

I've used cut up leeches for bluegill fishing before. Did quite well that day too.

[@markgrant1508]

Awesome job. Those were some real donkeys. Bluegill fishing is so underrated. Lots of people say it's just for kids, catching gills is easy. I'm still waiting to see their videos. Keep up the Great Job. Love the catch and release. 👍

[@330Maniac]

Thanks a ton Mark!!

[@DWSOutdoors]

I like that bump board Trapper! I really need to get myself something like that!

[@330Maniac]

They are very handy!

[@DWSOutdoors]

@@330Maniac Who makes that one! I like the length on it!

[@danielriportella7806]

You are on a roll brother!!! Keep fishin!!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!

[@mattedwards4533]

Your video really jarred my memory .It carried me back to when we fished for Bream and Shellcrackers in N.C. they were the days. I will be looking for my personal invitation to go fishing with you! LOL

[@330Maniac]

I love fishing for big gills!

[@gregoryhunts3006]

I gave up on chasing just about all fish except for panfish and trout. I live in Wisconsin right by the Mississippi and I do catch some giant gills, crappies and perch. Looks like you got em figured out also.. Great video man..

[@330Maniac]

Thanks bud!!

[@chrisanderson9856]

Themselves some nice bluegill!!! I only catch them in the winter. Love em thru the ice!!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks Chris!!

[@updownandallaround]

Wow, beautiful bull slabs!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!!

[@Boldo75]

You have been on a roll lately catching some studs! Take care and God Bless

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!

[@robertkramer41]

Went up to Rush a few years back and crushed them. My brother and his family have been going up for years to MN stuffing coolers. Get some Walleye in the boat then we stuff the cooler with gills.

[@AsleepAtTheReel]

Wow, those are some great sized fish. I got into those bull bream one time in Louisiana but other than that it is not normal. Makes for some great eattin! Great video.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching!!

[@laredawg99]

Speechless, out here in CA

[@fishingaddict5638]

Wow, those are some huge bluegills. Thanks for sharing.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching bro!!

[@pogifishing1979]

Thats epic to me..thoose are huge bluegill

[@conjos3]

Nice gills dude👍👍

[@330Maniac]

Thanks Joe!!

[@daveburkitt5287]

Hats off to a real sportsman throwing them hogs back in your a great sportsman and inspiration to our young people

[@rurite]

Man oh man those are dandies.

[@mikejarchow5322]

Love the videos man just plain down to earth!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks mike!!

[@mikejarchow5322]

@@330Maniac hey man thank you for responding that's awesome. Fishing has been tough down where I live around the metro area but still fun

[@330Maniac]

@@mikejarchow5322 No problem man!! I'm sure there's a lot of pressure down there and not as many lakes making it real tough

[@mikejarchow5322]

@@330Maniac tons of pressure to the point I drive almost an hour away now lol

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Love your ok boat it's a classic

[@Kwambo19]

Awesome man

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!

[@paulbrand1256]

Yeah bro awesome video!

[@330Maniac]

🤘

[@charlesronk2989]

Love the video. I disagree with someone's comment about city fishing. I have lived in suburbia for about 30 years and in the country the last 25. First a far greater percentage of people in the country fish. Next, people in the country use fishing and hunting as a grocery supplement. Many of them keeping everything they catch. As for the city most of the bigger lakes in the city always had too much boat traffic for people to bother fishing. Sure you would have bass tournaments, but little recreational fishing. This drove the masses to the smaller lakes, fishing them out. The 2 largest bluegills I have caught both 11 3/4 in. Were caught lindy rigging a crawler on bottom in 20 fow on a suburbian lake surrounded with houses and a public boat launch. Also don't expect to catch bluegills like that in the same locations you are catching 3-8 inch bluegills. If you sit on gills like that you will never find gills like these. These gills are few and far between and can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Scouting with good electronics is usually a must. Underwater cameras can also be helpful. Just my opinion.

[@330Maniac]

I know quite a few buddies that live and grew up fishing around large cities. Those lakes get hot so hard that there's nothing left to catch. Regardless of the weather those lakes are full each weekend. There's a lot less people in the country to fish. Many people don't even fish or just keep what they want to eat. It's not like 100 years ago where you had to eat fish to survive. That's why there are so many great fishing lakes around me. Most people practice catch and release like me. We also have lowered limits to protect the big bluegills.

[@reeltingp6922]

Dope video, that some fatty slabs!!!

[@kevinamack6]

Nice job and appreciate you releasing those mature fish

[@330Maniac]

Definitely!! Gotta protect the resources!

[@Piscifun]

Sick Video!

[@billwalker4836]

10-1/2" isn't a freak of nature. When i was a kid...it just that there is 3x as many people fishing for them. The closer you are to the cities the smaller the fish you catch. I was fishing on a little Lake, right in st. Paul. Right on the Mississippi river it's called Pickerel Lake. Maybe 7 minutes from the place i was living. Right in town. So I've got a little ultra light stick & 4 lb test and a beetle spin will a little chartreuse metal flake sassy shad and plucking 10 to 13 in largemouth bass in the occasional 24 in Northern I'm having a ball. I move on around the corner and this guy comes and sits down where I was fishing at and I'm watching this guy while I'm casting and making my releases he's catching the fish that I had just caught and putting them in his bucket to take home and honestly I was walking back heading for my car and I saw this guy throw a four inch bluegill into his bucket literally keeping everything that he was catching. Its kinda sad... bluegills should be 10 inches those little 4in fish God made to put under a corn stalk.

[@330Maniac]

10 1/2 isnt a freak but its huge anywhere you go. Anything over 10" is huge. 11" or bigger is an monster. Ive caught plenty of them and release them all. Its crazy how small of fish people keep

[@billwalker4836]

@@330Maniac. I know what you're saying my biggest bluegill I caught when I was 10 years old at church camp on a fly little black gnat with a red tail. Cross my heart and hope to die that fish was 12 in Long but that's the biggest bluegill I've ever caught. I've looked and looked and looked for the 10in.. I caught some nines and nines and a half up north in Minnesota but, we mostly fish for walleyes and crappies ive heard stories about paper plate size but i aint gonna lie. Caught some nice sunnies up by Grand Rapids through the ice...maybe one day I'll get lucky and take some pictures...i could eat some 7-8" but i to been listening to Al Linder since the 80s telling us about selective harvest...and preserving the big spawners...rambling on again sorry

[@jaedenlyons]

Going after some of those giant gills tomorrow in Michigan

[@brycef35]

My son and I just brought home a stringer full of blue gills. Have them soaking in a brine for tomorrow

[@330Maniac]

Awesome! Bluegill are probably my favorite to eat

[@brycef35]

@@330Maniac my list looks something like perch/walleye, bluegill, pickled/smoked northern, white bass

[@330Maniac]

@@brycef35 I'm perch, bluegill, fried pike, crappie then walleye. But they are all very tasty

[@jamesmalott7851]

Try them on 2lb test for great fun, and no horsing the in.

[@drtdbbt2588]

Wish i had your ambition yet Trapper!!! Heck, on live on a body of water and I hardly even bother to fish off the dock. Lol, I'm ready to go Ice Fishing though!!!

[@330Maniac]

I need that fall bite and bow hunting yet!! Lol

[@drtdbbt2588]

@@330Maniac I need a hot blonde with big kahuna's, lol.

[@drtdbbt2588]

@@330Maniac Wouldn't even to need to be a blonde either!!!

[@twinstone7509]

Awesome fish! Do you have a video of your boat set up and electronics?

[@330Maniac]

No I don't but im gonna make one

[@twinstone7509]

Look forward to it! Thanks!

[@drtdbbt2588]

Watched Larry Smith Outdoor's latest video yesterday fishing on Mille Lac's and Kent Anderson from Warrior Boat's like's using a mono leader when fishing leeches because it allow's the leech to swim more freely versus a fluorocarbon leader because it sinks.

[@330Maniac]

I prefer using mono leaders when fishing crawlers or leeches. Floro with a minnow but only on a lindy rig because mono floats. On a slip bobber floro is definitely preferred because its so translucent and doesn't matter if its floats

[@drtdbbt2588]

@@330Maniac Guess it would depend on water clarity one's fishing also and how finicky the bite is, plus if your using "Power Leeches" also. Lol.

[@fishin2themax245]

Wow. I’m moving to MN. I am awful at slip bobbers. Can you show bobber stop above the bobber? Mine always gets hung up in reel when trying to fish deeper waters

[@330Maniac]

Ill try and do that

[@fishin2themax245]

330 MaNiaC Thanks! Also appreciate the pin. At 62 starting the Instagram last November has been fun. Admire work involved in this social media. Yet to venture down KZbin. IG is building slowly so your mention goes a long way! Again, thanks for a great channel !

[@330Maniac]

@@fishin2themax245 Thanks again for watching!

[@thegoodenoughangler]

aside from the obvious of hooksett timing, I was wondering if you have any tips or videos explaining how to pan fishwithout getting the hook swallowed all the time. Every time I take my boys out panfishing I'm constantly cutting the line to try to save the fish.

[@330Maniac]

Ive found out using a slighty larger hook helps quite a bit.

[@thegoodenoughangler]

@@330Maniac I've tried those super long panfish hooks and they still devour them. It doesn't look like you use that kind.

[@330Maniac]

@@thegoodenoughangler Not longer ones but wider ones. I use gamakatsu hooks. Size 4 i think would be ideal

[@thegoodenoughangler]

@@330Maniac Thanks!

[@stevefowler6039]

I use a jig head when fishing this way, they never seem to swallow it. 1/32 or 1/16th oz.

[@hancephillips8565]

Excellent video, seeing large breeder bluegills caught and released is never boring! Is the 7’2” TUCR ultra lite you are using an Apex, Apex Pro, or Apex Elite model? Thanks

[@330Maniac]

The one I'm using is an APEX. The ones available for purchase are apex Elites i believe

[@saminthewoods]

What kind of bobber stop did you use?

[@330Maniac]

I use thill stops usually

[@gordongietek9104]

Wow, great video. Slaying those gems. I'd prefer leaning back on those gills than bass any day. keep em coming.

[@330Maniac]

Couldn't agree more!! Thanks for watching!

[@juliosdiy3206]

Tankers!

[@nickleback3695]

Lol in florida bluegill like that are common.

[@330Maniac]

That's because they are a different species of blue Gill entirely

[@CapeBass508]

Wait, you mean to tell me that fish grow bigger in warmer climates?!?! Thanks for the info Mr Biologist!

[@brandoncantrell8571]

How far down was your slip bobber set?

[@330Maniac]

I was a foot or two off bottom. Even when i got to deeper water they were coming up 3 or 4 feet hitting it.

[@williamharvel6401]

What lake is this video taken on?

[@tires2burn]

How long have you been feeding these fish? I think they know your a soft touch for a free meal.

[@330Maniac]

This is my 1st time ever finding them on this lake

[@markforster6457]

Thanks for your the video! When fishing live bait on, or near, the bottom do you still have problems with little bait robber fish?

[@330Maniac]

Some lakes that are full of small perch but not generally

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Awesome

[@kevindendy6888]

good times

[@kevinashby3784]

Wow.

[@jimmieepperson6131]

Do you know anyone that has a cheap boat for sale like the one you have? What’s the name of your boat?

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Only fishing that size fills are private ponds only

[@330Maniac]

You'd be wrong. This lake is 100% public with a DNR landing.

[@330Maniac]

@James Young We have giant ones here that people don't know about since we have about 12,000 lakes to.fish

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Name of lake???

[@tonyburnside9870]

That looks like Town Lake right off the weed line by the beach. Great video buddy!

[@330Maniac]

Don't give my spots away Tony!!!!!!! Thanks though!

[@jasonpeters9934]

I'd say a little closer to Pelican Rapids but wouldn't want to give the exact location of one of his haunts. Lol

[@dbcooper692]

I live out here in crazy California my relatives have a lake cabin on white fish chain near Brainard not one of the fish I can't believe it.

[@dbcooper692]

sorry not to mention they don't even eat fish???

[@330Maniac]

What do you mean? Sorry don't quite understand your reply

[@dbcooper692]

@@330Maniac they don't like fishing so when I go their I have to go out fishing by myself

[@330Maniac]

@@dbcooper692 Oh i got ya. Gosh who doesn't love fishing!!! Lol

[@MP-cx2rh]

Good fishing...next time put the sun at your back so i can see the bobber action. I cant put sunglasses on to watch your videos...it doesn't work. Cheers bud

[@johnrogers3563]

Are you just catch and release. Those are nice sunnies why not keep some?

[@330Maniac]

No I like to keep some too but these are much to big to keep. These fish are probably 10 years old or more. I usually keep the smaller ones

[@johnrogers3563]

@@330Maniac I forgot to reply but wow u commented so fast on a 4 yr old video. ❤️

[@aryannamackner8897]

R.i.p leaches😂

[@330Maniac]

"Leeches"

[@330Maniac]

🙃

[@jaedenlyons]

Serves them right!

[@stateniland]

How deep were you? thx Joe

[@330Maniac]

15 to 19ft

[@stateniland]

@@330Maniac your float set that deep? ty

[@330Maniac]

@@stateniland my float is setup about a foot off the bottom

[@stateniland]

@@330Maniac thanks!

[@Fox1nDen]

well it is an election year, they have a lot to discuss, so they are all together and then a leech shows up and does not have a chance!

[@330Maniac]

Haha

[@bobbyyoung7836]

I'm in etta,ms

[@jacktaylor1030]

Wow Dude, a little long, and repetitive, The Snorkel Mouth Trout broke up some of the monotony of this fantastic fishing Adventure.

[@330Maniac]

👍🏼🤘

[@330Maniac]

When the bite is 🔥🔥 there's no need to change what you're doing

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Gills

[@slabaddict]

Dude, you're the s%@$!!! Take me fishing!!!

[@330Maniac]

Thanks man!!

[@crystaldavis6169]

You got a gremlin on your back. Rebuke it in JESUS name!

[@330Maniac]

Are you high?

[@jasonyoder9360]

I want catch Cook

[@facepainter7297]

West central Minnesota. Never a cabin or other boat in sight. RRRRRIIIIIGGGGGTTTTHHH.

[@johnbennett3506]

No, no, no, those are from Wisconsin.

[@330Maniac]

Negative ghost rider. These are Sota gills lol

[@billwalker4836]

Typical As a Minnesoootan there are no big fish left you gotta go to Sconi...i do know you gotta get away from the Cities

[@330Maniac]

@@billwalker4836 There are tons of giant bluegills left in Minnesota. Nobody wants to share where they are though like me as there's to many people that just want to keep them all instead of protecting the resource. Definitely gotta get away from the cities though more north.

[@billwalker4836]

@@330Maniac its hard to add inflection of sarcasm...i lived in St Paul for 15 years and for the first 3 years the only Wally i knew of in Minnesota were at the Tavern on Grand. I found em in some of the up nort lakes. But so many tight lipped fisherman i never saw in my life. Maybe because there were cityits. I didnt find Minnesota Nice till i got away from the cities. Yes i caught nice fish up nort...but its that old addage life is so short and there are so many lakes. Like to fish the western part of the state if i get back up to Mn. Just to check it out. Btw i grew up in SW Michigan, right on The Lake. I dont know fersure if they were just sent to Chicago but when i was a kid back in the 60s there were pole shacks on the river up by the Berrien Springs Dam so anyway in the 40s and 50s they netted the suckers out to the point of like we dont get a sucker run anymore. I know for certain they are great pickled and i was told that smoked they are good too. Just sayin cause You caught that one. Never eaten one fried or baked... to me they're like any other fish that has a mouth that goes down. Im kinda a snob. I don't eat fish with the mouth that goes down. Now I know some people do saying there are people that eat carp and Sheepshead and suckers. I was an Aircraft Gypsy for 20 years followed aircraft factories around. Lived in Columbus for 5 years built part ogf the B1 Bomber at Rockwell of columbus fishing Lake Erie walleye was fashionable. Lake Eriehad loads of sheephead as well as an incredible walley population. We were throwing a lot of sheepshead back some days we can catch as many Sheepshead as we did walleye and we were there was a 10 fish limit on walleyes back in in the 80s when I lived in Ohio. So anyway. one of my buddies played a trick on one of his buddies one guy Ron was from Tulsa and the other guy HB was from Fort Worth. One trip HB kept a couple of them Sheepshead and fried them up calls Ron... come on over and got some of them fish fried up they lived in the same apartment complex. Ron goes over and he's gobbling down on these fish. Rons telling HB how good them walleyes were. HB said Walleye...them aint walleyes thems sheep heads you guys was throwing back... I have no idea what he was seasoning them with I'm sure that after eating walleyes for 15 years if you put some sheep head on the plate in front of me I could tell they weren't walleye fillets but I don't know when they were battered up and they got seasoning on them and salt and pepper in Shore Lunch. JS ...i make my own batter but i hope i could tell the difference...i dont know.

[@330Maniac]

@@billwalker4836 I was born and reside in Detroit Lakes. Ive been very fortunate to grow up here with hundreds of lakes within 20 minutes of my house. Also no giant cities so most people are very nice.

[@earlfuse3943]

take a little advice from a person who love big bluegill. Start going out there to that same leg but use a cane pole I think you will have better results. Because you on that real just not doing it lol 😜😂🤣👀

[@330Maniac]

Gosh no! Hard to cane pole fish them.in 16ft.of water!

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Ol

[@davidbostick5802]

V

[@billsmith-rq7ki]

Dear 330, unless you are hungry, bluegill are silly...but fun for kids!

[@330Maniac]

Honestly Bill people spend just as much if not more on trophy panfish trips compared to walleye or any other fish now days. They are by far my most popular KZbin videos. I'd rather catch an 11" bluegill than a 30" walleye. It's all preference my friend.

[@billsmith-rq7ki]

@@330Maniac I know its all preference, I was being tongue in cheek. I get it, especially back there in a lake around every corner country, people find fun targeting all sorts of stuff. We don't have a lack of opportunity by any means in Oregon, but they are different opportunities, mostly. I enjoy your videos, some day I'm going to load up my camper and a skiff and come over and fish a spring. If you find yourself in Oregon in July or August and want to make a try for Albacore, let me know, we can trade e-mail. Cheers!

[@330Maniac]

@@billsmith-rq7ki Thanks!! Might have to take you up in that some day

[@muskiefishing9219]

What in the world are you doing. Catching bluegill like that. How lucky can you be to live where the lakes aren't fished out. You let lots of the fish go. I my area every body keeps what they catch. But there's hardly nothing left to catch. I have to drive at least an hour or more to find fish. But nothing like the size your catching. Consider your self lucky but don't take it for granted. A bluegill grows about 1 inch per year so a 10 inch gill is about 10 year old or older. Letting fish go assures there will be fish to catch in the future. Fish keep better in the lake then they do in the freezer. Then they can reproduce. They can't reproduce in the freezer. I remember my grandfather catching 10 inch gills. About 50 years ago. I wish some of the millionaires, billionaires would put there money to good use and put it toward planting fish. Every body likes to catch fish. We literally have lakes that used to have good fish populations, but now they are fished out. People build cottages, houses on the lakes and fish the lakes till there hardly nothing left. When I watch your videos on fishing and trapping. It takes me back about 40 years. Consider yourself lucky to even be able to have gills and crappie to catch like you do. I envy you. You can be sure that most of your prescribers do also. Don't brake that expensive new pole on those big bluegills.

[@330Maniac]

Hopefully gonna put some of those big gills in the boat this weekend!!

[@dikoman516]

Stop catching and releasing, if you're not hungry go do something useful.

[@330Maniac]

I see you have no idea what conservation means. Please stop commenting like this, you look silly.

[@richardburgess5215]

Quit yer cryin

[@330Maniac]

🤟🤟

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Can you not afford to be a fishing guide????

[@330Maniac]

I don't like giving my spots away

[@AsleepAtTheReel]

Wow, those are some great sized fish. I got into those bull bream one time in Louisiana but other than that it is not normal. Makes for some great eattin! Great video.

[@330Maniac]

Thanks for watching!!

[@bobbyyoung7836]

Awesome

[@330Maniac]

Thanks!