Doug Dawson's giveaway thread part 3 (Part 1)

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I just recharged my soul by fishing our pond for a half hour in the rain. 1/32 oz Lil Nipper jig,
barb flattened out. No bait. Just some swimming action. I had a bb sized split shot about 3 feet up from the jig just to get a little more distance on my casts. Nothing.

Then for grins and giggles I removed the split shot and caught 3 Hybrid Bluegills and then a smaller perch. The largest of bluegills was around 10 1/2 inches. Fishing in a soft rain does it for me.

Here is an 11" I caught about three weeks ago with the same jig and swimming action.

Anybody else like to fish?

Hybrid Bluegills Fished our pond today with a Lil Nipper jig, flattened out barb, and no bait. The largest was this 11" model. [IMG_4783] I caught a couple of 10" models as well. Fishing with bait is no fun as every cast gets one. With no bait, I have to make a few casts and swim the jig a little on the retrieve to trick one. I dip my hand in the pond to get it wet before handling any of them so as not to disrupt the protective slime on them. [IMG_4787] [IMG_4793] [IMG_4788] Caugh…