How to find and catch loads of bluegill and shellcrackers.

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  • Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
  • Today's video is all about the bluegill and shellcracker spawning season. It is that time of year to fill your freezer full of pan fish. Come along and join me on the lake.
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  • @leftyjcw7173
    @leftyjcw7173 10 днів тому +2

    I’ve fished Georgia my entire life. 63 years. I just wanted to say that I actually learned something here. Excellent video. Much appreciated.

  • @centralbears3010
    @centralbears3010 Місяць тому +6

    no electronics?! You got a sub forever. great prsentation skills. very informative. bream fishing is the best.

  • @HughButler-lb6zs
    @HughButler-lb6zs Місяць тому +6

    Finally a video on the behavior of a fish I am interested in. He didn't show catching fish, but how to. Rod and reels are not critical, but where the fish inhabit is the key. You can catch both blue gill and red ear on a cane pole. Also, the temperament of the red ear is interesting. They are not as shy as blue gill.
    Also, I didn't know red ear sun perch don't build nests. So I learned some useful information
    This is the kind of information I need to learn to catch any species of fish. I am not interested in the rod and reel you use to catch the fish.

  • @stevedavis9891
    @stevedavis9891 25 днів тому +2

    Very informative, I am so glad I stumbled across this video to give me a head start on catching. Thank you for your time sharing this video.

  • @davidshipman2623
    @davidshipman2623 Місяць тому +3

    Wow. What a great video. I had no idea what to look for. Thank you. 🙏

  • @pine0981
    @pine0981 Місяць тому +6

    Good video!

  • @russellwheat7415
    @russellwheat7415 Місяць тому +2

    Now I know what to look for.thanks a million friend.Got to go in the morning. I think I know where them fish are.I 👍

  • @davidhowell9782
    @davidhowell9782 Місяць тому +3

    Great instructional video! Thanks.

  • @artemis213
    @artemis213 27 днів тому +2

    You are a fantastic teacher. I really enjoyed the video and presentation and just subscribed. Thank you for your content and work!

  • @KingMart1n
    @KingMart1n 4 дні тому

    Awesome! I want to try this setup and this spot!!

  • @snifflesbailey
    @snifflesbailey Місяць тому +3

    That underwater footage is great!

  • @HughButler-lb6zs
    @HughButler-lb6zs Місяць тому +4

    I use to fish Toledo Bend reservoir for largemouth bass. A local told me that every year, March 13 was the peak of the spawn. So I focused on that date and found that to be true. Almost every year I fished that day and would catch and release 2 limits per day. So, his statement that the first week in May should get your attention.

  • @JstnW
    @JstnW Місяць тому +2

    Great information

  • @ronniefoster4418
    @ronniefoster4418 Місяць тому +2

    Excellent video
    Thanks

  • @vittoriovuocolo2438
    @vittoriovuocolo2438 Місяць тому +1

    That's a hell of a bream bed. From what i understand our fish have started beffing in deeper water becsuse they drop the lake every winter.

  • @robertredden7529
    @robertredden7529 Місяць тому +2

    Oustanding video!!!

  • @sacauladyadventures5349
    @sacauladyadventures5349 Місяць тому +3

    Great information, Thanks!!🎣

  • @mrhalfstep
    @mrhalfstep 24 дні тому +2

    I found this so entertaining. I don't get around like I once did, but Bluegills and Redears were once a big part of my diet, so to speak. I know you probably aren't fishing the small lakes of the Hoosier National Forest, as I did, but the spots that you kept pointing out look exactly like the spots where I had the most success. I didn't really analyse it the way you have, I just learned that this is where the fish are, so I'm fishing here every year.
    I also had a lot of luck catching bream (mostly egg filled females) in deeper water, before the spawn, if that water was right adjacent to the shallower flats that you pointed out. A buddy once told me it was because the females are putting on weight while the males are fanning the beds. Apparently the gals stay deep until the bed is ready. I even had one guy that was VEERRY successful on bream tell me that the nearby deep water was almost essential to the fish picking a bedding site. Do you have anything to offer on those points?
    I'm gonna check out a few more of your videos and may become a sub. In the meantime, thanks for making this content. It brought back some good memories.

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  23 дні тому

      Thank you sir.

    • @mrhalfstep
      @mrhalfstep 23 дні тому

      @@midsouthoutdoors7321 You didn't chime in on the theory about the deep water adjacent to the bedding flats. I'd really like your opinion, if you have one. I have grand kids that I'm tryin' to get schooled up on actually catchin' instead of just fishin".

  • @taylor-eugenesimmons8615
    @taylor-eugenesimmons8615 16 днів тому +1

    Nice Information!!!

  • @TheAverageFisherman99
    @TheAverageFisherman99 Місяць тому +3

    No electronics? You do things the way i do them. Subbed!

  • @eugenehardiman3222
    @eugenehardiman3222 11 днів тому

    Wow thank you so much for the information cuz I surely need to know n wants to know n learn

  • @billcampbell2386
    @billcampbell2386 14 днів тому +1

    Thank you

  • @ookiee1
    @ookiee1 Місяць тому +2

    Do some video on just shell crackers

  • @daviddaigrepont9485
    @daviddaigrepont9485 Місяць тому +1

    Very helpful. Thank you. Are you planning to do one on Crappie?

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  Місяць тому

      I can try to make one in the next few weeks. Underwater footage will be pretty much impossible but we'll see how it goes.

  • @michaelharrison2948
    @michaelharrison2948 Місяць тому +2

    I'm in SE North Carolina and was waiting for the next full moon to go looking for them. Should i be going the first week of May, regardless of the moon phase?

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  Місяць тому

      I am not sure in your area. I would be looking for them now and check every few days until they go onto bed. Once you find them on bed, mark the date to remember next year.

  • @mitchodom
    @mitchodom 6 днів тому +1

    Will the bluegill be spawning again soon during the next full moon since I missed may ? Also how big is your boat ? Looks plenty stable

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  6 днів тому

      Technically, there should be some bluegill spawning all summer. They spawn multiple times. However, the rest of the summer will not have as many spawning at the same time. You can fish the same beds over and over again. There will just be less fish in them after May. I have brand new bream beds at my pond right now that I just found this weekend.

    • @mitchodom
      @mitchodom 6 днів тому

      @@midsouthoutdoors7321 good deal , yeah I just need to get out there and try it . Hopefully get my son on some fish ! Thanks !

  • @centralbears3010
    @centralbears3010 Місяць тому +1

    yeah. i need some rod and reel info bro. crickets are the best.

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  Місяць тому

      I use 2 different rod and reel setups. One is a Bass Pro Panfish Elite rod with a 2500 series Shimano Sedona with 6lb line. The other is a Berkley Lightening rod with a MaxSTX 20 by Abu Garcia. I have that one spooled with 8 lb line. Both are spooled with mono.

  • @Special150
    @Special150 Місяць тому +1

    Is this Lake in Fayette County Tennessee? It looks familiar, Where is it?

  • @jasondunlap6937
    @jasondunlap6937 Місяць тому +1

    Will they spawn till the full moon? Or spawn now and again at the full moon?

    • @midsouthoutdoors7321
      @midsouthoutdoors7321  Місяць тому

      They are on beds now and will remain until all fish have spawned. I have never used the moon here. The first week of May, give or take a few days, is pretty spot on for the Memphis area. They typically give you about 2-ish weeks before they leave the beds.

    • @vittoriovuocolo2438
      @vittoriovuocolo2438 Місяць тому +1

      It was always said 3 days before and 3 days after full moon for the spawn. I've heard this most of my life and I'm 61.

  • @tevincameron2427
    @tevincameron2427 Місяць тому +2

    Would you eat fish out of ponds

  • @dandennison1395
    @dandennison1395 25 днів тому

    Educate , respect the spawn , no eggs no babies no future 😮 remember the buffalo

  • @pawcrawlowens8730
    @pawcrawlowens8730 11 днів тому

    I don't care if you keep enough for a supper but when you put hundreds in your freezer, greed makes me very upset

  • @KHtally
    @KHtally Місяць тому +2

    Great tutorial! Thank you.