Pursuit of a TROPHY Bluegill! (Day #1 of an Ice Fishing Tournament)

This lake without a doubt has my PB bluegill in it, it’s only a matter of finding it and getting a bite. I haven’t found many lakes that offer 9.5”+ gills consistently, but this is one of those diamonds. We caught some good fish, but for every one we caught there were bigger ones we saw and wouldn’t bite. Day 1 of the Clam Trap Attack didn’t go as planned, but it was still fun to bring some big gills topside.
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[@JamesLee-yw8hk]

Site fishing in eight feet of water, the big gills would come up and look at my jig, maybe bump my jig. Then one of those little guys would swoop in at high speed and nail my jig. Now and then could get a big 8-9-inch bluegill to bite. However, the smaller gills are a problem.

[@608fishing]

Very true! The big ones got that way for a reason, they aren’t dumb.