03-30-2012, 05:57 PM
Man I count it! [
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One time during a visit to TubeDude's house, I mentioned how much I enjoy fishing for crappie and bluegill. This was a couple of years ago and I hadn't really figured out how to catch bluegill on Utah Lake before or after the spawn. Turns out it was not difficult but one of the things that made it easier was taking TD's suggestion of using my 9.5 foot fly rod as a "dip stick." I use it to basically drop a small jig, fly, or small hook tipped with bait (yes bait on a fly rod is blasphemous, I know) right in pockets where I think gills and crappies should be hanging out. Makes it easy to sneak up on them AND you get a fun fight on a fly rod. So, long story short, it counts in my book. Just saying...[laugh]
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]One time during a visit to TubeDude's house, I mentioned how much I enjoy fishing for crappie and bluegill. This was a couple of years ago and I hadn't really figured out how to catch bluegill on Utah Lake before or after the spawn. Turns out it was not difficult but one of the things that made it easier was taking TD's suggestion of using my 9.5 foot fly rod as a "dip stick." I use it to basically drop a small jig, fly, or small hook tipped with bait (yes bait on a fly rod is blasphemous, I know) right in pockets where I think gills and crappies should be hanging out. Makes it easy to sneak up on them AND you get a fun fight on a fly rod. So, long story short, it counts in my book. Just saying...[laugh]
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