03-19-2009, 10:57 AM
I've been catching very nice bluegill here in NE Arkansas since late February fishing on bottom with red worms. I rig the hook on a swivel about 12" up and put a small 1/8oz tear drop weight at the end of the line. At one local pond here I caught 30 in a row within a hour, all over hand size or larger. I'll go to bobber around the end of March first of April.
Edit: And yes even at that same pond I have to hit a spot and if no bite in 10 minutes I move to deeper or shallower water until I start getting the bites. One day they might be at the north end of the pond in deep holes the next they may have moved to within 10 feet of the shore near structure, but even when I find them if I try to go bobber and lower t he depth if not hits I always end up near the bottom this time of year.
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Edit: And yes even at that same pond I have to hit a spot and if no bite in 10 minutes I move to deeper or shallower water until I start getting the bites. One day they might be at the north end of the pond in deep holes the next they may have moved to within 10 feet of the shore near structure, but even when I find them if I try to go bobber and lower t he depth if not hits I always end up near the bottom this time of year.
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