Slammin the Big Bull Bluegills again 😁 👍👍 well done Don - tight lines

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Bill. In a few days I'll begin checking out how the big rains we are (thankfully) getting improve my mud puddles and other places. Everything should be full pool and hopefully the fish didn't drown 😂😂. Have a great week, Don

king of the panfish Don1 your method is undefeated, and your experience unmatched, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us all

@Winkiedoodles

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind comments, 1sr Dumbledore. This adventure didn't show off how good the panfish are in this small body of water but after the rains of the past weeks, it is probably filled up and should be great later this year. We love fish tacos and there's nothing better than bluegill and crappie! Have a wonderful week and thanks again for stopping by. Don

Hey Don, the pond was alive today with some beautiful Bluegill👍. Even with the yuck in the water you had a great day. We always had super good luck with the Fav Peanut Butter and Jelly lure…it’s a Winner every time!!😊. Thanks for taking us along, Love ya little brother, RTR

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Sis, PB&J is a Reaper Team speciality, especially when we are using "Hulu" sticks 😅😅! I'm glad we had a lot of rain in this area over the weekend and hope the fish didn't drown. 😂 RTR xxxxxoo Don

Great video Don. As always, I enjoyed it. Sometimes we just have to improvise to get the ketchn done. This is just one of them times. Greatly done.

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Eric! Improvisation with Elaztech usually works great. I've given my scissors a lot of work in the past but the new line of Micro Finesse lures has basically eliminated the need for scissors/super glue. Our ponds and lakes should be in good shape after the recent rains so I'll probably switch to "combo" mode and use more bass lures (as well as panfish stuff) as the season progresses. Have a wonderful week, Don

@ericpierce4510

3 ай бұрын

@@Winkiedoodles Yes I will agree, The elaztech as well as others have come a long way, finding them all, say in the local store is another, let alone the particular style you happen to want. I recon I'm going to have to start ordering direct from them if they'll do that. Some will only sell to distributors, or to the stores directly. Sure glad for the rain, just didn't need all the wind and lightning bolts flyin' around. Good luck on your adventures, and I'll be waiting on the videos...

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

@ericpierce4510 tackle warehouse.com and discount tackle.com sometimes carry quite a few Z-man baits. I still order a number of things directly from Z-man. Those guys have revolutionized the industry. The rain was plentiful but I also don't miss the high winds and the noise. Hail missed us this time!

another excellent video congratulations. very good fishing. greetings, a big hug

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Virgillio. I'm working on one more low water level video but after that all our bodies of water should be full because of several days of rain. I think I saw Noah building a boat....😂😂😂. Have a blessed week, Don

Great video, Don. Don't you just love how Zman has changed how we fish for panfish. Great products and great colors, that are available at most tackle stores. Have a great week. This warm weather.

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dennis. Yes, indeed. Elaztech and micro finesse changed the game significantly. I used to spend a lot of time with scissors and super glue cooking up little thingyZ. Fun stuff! Have a blessed week; we are sure getting a lot of rain right now. Don

@dennisstewart7849

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I have been watching you long enough to remember all of your creations, trying to make the perfect bait for both panfish and bass. You did great work making them. We are in a rain cycle right now, and it will last until late today, so fishing in southeast Iowa will be affected for some time. It will take several days for the waters in our area to get back to where the fish will be biting. Have a great week.

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

@@dennisstewart7849 Dennis, Same rain cycle thing happening right here (Johnson County, MO). I have yet to check out the improvement - or damage - to the local mud puddles and larger lakes from the last three days of deluge rains. I'm sure it will take a while for things to settle down for several of the local faves. I've got a vid I'm working on from last Wednesday where I figured it would be a panfish fiesta.... but the place was insanely low. I managed to catch 10 decent BG, some dink bass and a channel cat...but just one tiny crappie. I'll check it out again in a month or so. All the best, Don

Yesterday I fished a micro TRD for the first time. I have not purchased any of the new ZMan Micro finesse TRDs since I already have so many of the regular TRDs. I took one of the regular TRDs (Coppertreuse color) and cut off about 1-1/2" from the tail end and fished it on a 1/32 oz Mule Fishing jig. In a little over an hour I caught 20 bluegill, 2 red ear sunfish and 5 bass. I will definitely be throwing this more often!!!!

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Great comments, A&T. That's a very interesting story about creating smaller TRD mods from your supply of regular TRDs. I've also enjoyed making various types of Elaztech mods as well. It is so much fun when they work great. Catching nearly 30 panfish in about an hour is super! I have a big stockpile of ZinkerZ in lots of different colors and need to get my scissors snipping! Thanks for the idea, and have a wonderful week. Don

@atoadigi

3 ай бұрын

@@Winkiedoodles You were one of the people who got me into modifying and experimenting with my soft plastics, thank you!!!

Hey Don, Thank you for the two Z-man Bait supply sources. Yep, we dodged the bullet this time on the hail also here in Northwest Springfield, However, this one isn't done yet. More firing up in Texas and Ok. headed this way this afternoon and evening.

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Eric, my friend Barry (Sparky) lives in Strafford and sent me a photo of the flood of the James River by the old launch ramp at L. Springfield. It was bad. I've also got my eye on the additional round(s) of rain due in next week. "When it rains, it pours" sounds OK except when it doesn't stop. The grass and garden veggies don't seem to mind though. 😁

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@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Charlie and bast wishes! LOTS of rain for 3 days should change things up for the better hereabouts. Blessings, Don

Bad weather in your area, hope you are well.

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Hey, Rick, howdy. We survived that multi-day round of wind and rain ok here in Holden. I drove around yesterday and it looks like the ponds and lakes are at full pool now...for the first time in years. More rain on the way, and afterwards I'll see how the fish adjusted to water levels they haven't had for a long time. Have a great week, Don

@rickbrown7067

3 ай бұрын

@@Winkiedoodles Hey Don, I see Loraine commented, when is the REAPER team going to come out to slay the fish? Have a great day!

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

@rickbrown7067 ha, we are both waiting on environmental, scheduling and distance issues. It isn't as easy to get together since we moved here from Jefferson City and she lives there 100 MI +/- away. I'm hoping we can coordinate a trip before it gets too hot to fish. Water levels shouldn't be an issue so that's helpful. RTR!

That old dead tree looks familiar. Isn't this the pond you did a video on breaking thin ice to fish???

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Howdy, Eric and hope all's well with you. I certainly remember that ice breaking vid... and don't have any plans to do that again! This pond was a different place but, ironically, the video I just released was at the ice-break pond. I went there about a week too soon and it is probably at full pool now. So basically I'm waiting for the rains to subside a bit so the ponds will settle down. Have a great week, Don

Great video, do they have to be 9" to be legal? Nice looking fish. Tight Lines!

@Winkiedoodles

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, Dave, and I'm also glad you enjoyed the show. No, There's no limit on the size of BG. When there's larger than average gills (like in this pond) I just shoot for 9" ones. In my next video I catch quite a number of 8.5" range, chunky BG. Although the pond is bigger and has a great population of BG, 9s are rare. I think the presence of water weeds has a lot to do with the food supply for BGs. Ditto for crappie. Have a blessed week on the Cape, Don