10-24-2008, 12:32 PM
Good tip.
Although bluegill often seem so, they're probably the least aggressive of the sunfishes.
Watch them from underwater and you'll see. Very often they'll fin over towards what they think may be food. Then they'll just sit there, watcing it. Looks like they're trying to decide 1. is it really edible, and 2. is it dangerous.
A little secret: That fly sitting on the water isn't really still. Feather, fur, rubber legs, etc. are all moving minutely due to surface action of the water. It's those tiny movement that tell the fish its alive. After you twitch it, and it sits still gain, that transmits a message "alive and in trouble." And that often triggers hits.
Brook
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Although bluegill often seem so, they're probably the least aggressive of the sunfishes.
Watch them from underwater and you'll see. Very often they'll fin over towards what they think may be food. Then they'll just sit there, watcing it. Looks like they're trying to decide 1. is it really edible, and 2. is it dangerous.
A little secret: That fly sitting on the water isn't really still. Feather, fur, rubber legs, etc. are all moving minutely due to surface action of the water. It's those tiny movement that tell the fish its alive. After you twitch it, and it sits still gain, that transmits a message "alive and in trouble." And that often triggers hits.
Brook
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