Interviewing Fisheries Biologists About BIG BLUEGILL BEHAVIOR! The Pursuit Of A 10 [EPISODE 4]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Welcome back to a mini-series... The Pursuit Of A 10! This series is all about seeking out & catching trophy-class Bluegill. As a multispecies angler, I have grown to love Bluegill not only as a neat part of the ecosystem, but also as a truly prominent sportfish. What I have found, however, is that Bluegill tend to earn 1 of 2 reputations - they can be either a "beginner fish" or a "fill the freezer fish". I definitely believe they are far greater than those two stereotypes. I believe they are a true sportfish and you know what else is great about them? They are pretty much everywhere!
Ben Neely: / bencneely
Connor Ossowski: / chanskicco
My goal is simple with this mini-series... Build confidence in my big bluegill hunting skills & catch a 10" gill along the way. Michigan considers a 10" Bluegill a "Master Angler" Fish - essentially implying that it is a trophy in our waters. I definitely feel I can accomplish this goal throughout the course of this series, however time will tell. Ultimately, I just want to continue to flex my multispecies muscles and learn more about targeting and patterning large bluegill. Throughout this series, I will obviously be fishing a lot but I also intend to include some informative biology information so we can all learn to be better conservationists and help create better big bluegill fisheries for years to come.
In this episode, I interview two freshwater fisheries biologists to learn more about Bluegill behavior and what we as anglers can do to help create larger fish potential in our waters. Such a great conversation - I learned a lot and can't thank Ben & Connor enough. Sorry for the low quality but hopefully you learned a lot. You can treat this like a podcast and listen in the car or while out fishing!
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Thanks Ethan! Some good reaffirming information. Now let’s see you get that 10+ panfish!
That is the goal my friend! Hopefully sooner than later haha
LOVED this. I'm always down to learn. It'd be great if you could do something like this for a number of different species. I'd enjoy hearing about bass, muskies, pickerel, pike, trout, etc.
Thank you! The Pursuit Of A 10 is just one mini-series and I hope to do more in the future on other species. Fisheries Biologists and fish facts will always be something I hope to include. Great suggestion :)
I second this! A series of episodes learning about each species would be sweet!
What Ben said about the Bluegill bed formations was amazing thatbis so interesting!
There's a TH-cam channel called "the nature of fishing" that has many videos about bass
Ditto, this was great, Ethan.
Great information. Bluegill is my favorite fish to target using ultralight equipment.
One of the best fish out there! Glad this subject was relevant to the way you like to fish. Hope you learned some helpful insights :)
Excellent video!!!! I could listen to these guys for hours…….Thank you, Ethan 👍🎣
Thanks Kevin! I can't thank them enough for taking time out of their busy schedules to help educate all of us. Hope the insights help you out on the water my friend :)
Excellent video. Always have to keep learning. Bluegill are one of my favorite species. Thanks for taking the time to pick these guys brains.
Thank you Nate - hope this information comes in handy and you lay the smackdown on some giant Gills soon :)
Tight lines my friend. Thanks again for sharing your fish catches on Mule gear :)
Ive thought from the past of keeping only smaller panfish in the spawn time was the best way to harvest and not impact the the fishery negatively, but now I feel as if I was wrong and should wait until fish are done spawning for a catch and cook. This kind of insight is so facinating to me, and thats half the reason im watching fishing content on youtube, to learn! Many people make videos on how to catch a certain fish but they don't tend to make videos and how to preserve the species.
Glad you liked it! And don't feel bad by any means about that. Nothing wrong with keeping a few, but like they said, turning the big males back is how the fisheries will stay healthy (especially during the spawn). Definitely some interesting stuff - I hope to do more vids like this in the future!
Thank you for setting this up.
Big shout out to the biologists, Connor and Ben, for taking the time and sharing their knowledge. I feel like I owe a student loan now.😂😂
Haha love it! Glad you appreciate the video.
Great video, knowledge is power. I think that's sometimes the difference between someone just wetting a line and being a 'sportsman'
All anglers are (or should be) a conservationist to an extent. Knowledge is what equips us to make the best decisions on the water. Thanks for watching Deaks :)
I caught a donkey monster bluegill at Oak Mtn State Park in Birmingham, AL on a TRD Ned rig last Saturday. By far my PB bluegill. I was really sad I didn’t have a tape to measure it, should have held up against my fishing rod or something to get an estimate. Another good vid, thanks!
Yeah every now and then, you get a sunfish on bass gear and it's a behemoth. Really speaks to the fact that they are opportunistic feeders.
Congrats on the nice catch! Even though you didn't get a length, the good news is you caught it. That's the best part :)
Very interesting and very informative Ethan. Many thanks for organizing this and to the 2 gentleman for their time.
Thanks Fitzy! Definitely had fun with this one and hope to do more content like this in the future.
Professional, informational input is always a positive! Keep up the good work Ethan!
Thank you so much as always for the support. Definitely enjoyed this one - fisheries biologists are such a great resource. Very thankful we had the chance to chat.
Maybe bring them back every so often. I learned a whole lot. Or, maybe invite biologists from other states as they may look at things differently. Now I'm going to search for any videos or blogs from VA Fisheries Biologists to see what I can learn about the rivers around here. Thanks!
I will 100% do more stuff like this (likely for other species) as I continue to do more mini-series like The Pursuit Of A 10. Stay tuned - lots of ideas in this little noggin of mine lol
I thought i remembered you doing this vid; I'm glad I found it again! Hey, Ethan, if you get another rainy day, I'm sure there's a bunch of us who would like to listen and learn. Maybe you can get someone to talk about river fish ecosystems and fish like rocko meatballs and smallies? Love the channel!
Omg I love that you recommended that. Literally on my to do list haha
That was awesome. It's a polarizing issue--but the science doesn't lie..it's the same for all species..you want the BIG ones to survive and breed, and that only happens if you let them alone to breed..
Dang right man! Definitely pros & cons to each side but ultimately if we want trophies, we gotta do our part. Nothing wrong with keeping fish, just do so responsibly and respectfully.
This is super interesting. Can you have them back to talk about other species?
In future series, I plan to incorporate more of this type of content (from these guys or other biologists). The Pursuit Of A 10 is one of hopefully many mini-series about specific species.
That hair is looking good, my guy!! Let that flow go! Also, small world cause Connor is semi local and is friends with a buddy of mine.
Connor is super cool - you should try to connect and go fishing one of these days. And thanks haha I have been having fun with the attempt at long hair.
That was one of the best instructive videos I have ever seen. Gained a ton of knowledge, thanks a lot my fellow angler friend.
Glad you liked it! Thank you AJ :)
As far as I’m concerned you just reaffirmed what you probably already knew. I appreciate the biologists sharing information thank you Ethan.
I reaffirmed several things and learned a lot of new things. Honestly, the fact that an abundance of vegetation usually creates an environment of smaller sunfish makes so much sense but I never would have thought of that.
This is amazing man. Thanks for setting this up! Caught an 8 incher down here in Alabama today. 15 ft deep in boulders.
Right on Ben! Glad you enjoyed it and I am happy to hear you are catching some nice ones :)
Thanks Connor and Ben!
Those guys rock
This is a great video. The information is really useful. I really do love Bluegill. This is interesting.
Thanks I’m glad you liked it 🤠
Excellent video, so glad you got this done and uploaded for us! Learned and confirmed some stuff today. Great job!
Thanks man! Hope you can go put some info to use and smack a big one :)
@@FishAnything I've got a secret spot I hope to get into in a few days. Last time I was there I only caught a handful, but two were really close to 10s 😉
This is the best video ever. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Big thanks to the biologists for taking time out of their busy schedules :)
I learned so much. Thank you for posting this. Be well and God bless.
Thank you Matt!!
I freaking loved this episode. I always loved to be informed and learn animal patterns. Thank you so so so much for this!!!
Thanks Byron I’m really happy you enjoyed it! I respect the heck out of Fisheries Biologists and I’ve been wanting to include more of their work in my videos for some time now. Thankful these two took time out of their days to jump on. I hope to do more stuff like this in the future so stay tuned 🤠👊🏽
My golly yall are talking about catfish and got me all excited in the first five minutes haha!
Haha I thought you might like this :)
Well done! I really enjoyed this episode. Thanks for such consistently great content.
Thank you so much for the kind words and support. Hope you learned as much as I did :)
Wish they would have talked more about preventing delayed mortality and proper handling!
We all need to improve handling skills. Thanks for bringing up this subject.
Ben spoke about it a good bit unfortunately the connection got all funky. Definitely an important topic. Ultimately it all boils down to holding them with care and returning them to the water quickly. In today's age of social media, lots of folks unfortunately do things for pictures/videos and don't treat the fish with care.
I will try to incorporate this topic in future videos. Good feedback!
This video is awesome! Loved it ! So much important information.
Thank you!!
Way to go! Great video!
Thank you very much Vernon!
What a great and informative video!
Glad you liked it 🤠👊🏽
This was a fantastic episode! Appreciate the knowledge! I often target panfish as I’m an ultralight guy as often as I can be. People who undervalue bluegill are missing out. Would like to echo what others have said about loving to see more episodes like this, especially for crappie and catfish. I’m so glad I watched this! Thanks!
There will be more content like this for other species in the future. I plan to do other series like this as time goes on. First, I gotta focus on that 10-incher!
Excellent!
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Appreciate the great info.
Thanks John! Hope you go put it to use on some nice gills :)
🎣👍🏻😎 Very interesting subject.
Hope you learned as much as I did! Fisheries Biologists are often less appreciated than they should be. I had fun with this one!
@@FishAnything I've always been into Biology. I've had aquariums for over 30 years and love fish keeping.
Great video
Thank you Troy!
very cool info thanks so much
Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed it!
Very informative vid. Thx.
Glad you enjoyed it! I loved talking to them 🤠
A couple of UNL guys repping my home town.
Dang right buddy!
When with the donkey tail jr be in stock
In stock and available!
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Haha if I am ever your way, we will have to link up.