I love fishing for bluegill on ultralight gear. It’s a blast. I love eating bluegill more than crappie. And bluegill fight above their weight class! 👍🏼😎🎣
Tonight I fried up some crappie and couldn't help but think how thankful I was for Richard Gene showing me how to catch crappie. Your videos are 1st class my friend! Thank you.
Here in south Michigan the DNR planted shellcrackers in many inland lakes. About ten or twenty years ago the lakes got infested with zebra mussels from boats that were on the Great Lakes. Those mussels came from Europe on freighters on the lakes. The red ears or shellcrackers have really gotten big and plentiful from those mussels!!!! Still have the native bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish and seeing hybrids with the red ears or shellcrackers. They are all fun to catch and great to eat.
i live in southeast mi, bluegill are our favorites, my mom almost caught one that would have beat the state record a few years ago, it was 11 1/2" long, not sure on the weight but now i carry a fish scale with me just in case!
Thanks Richard for always sharing your hard earned knowledge , I have learned SO MUCH watching your videos for lord of species of fishing . You are the man !
Gotta love Ol RGTFM… I would put him up against anybody when it comes to fishin, and yet he isn’t one of those stuck up , too good for everyone else types. Thanks for all you do Richard , WOOOOOOO IM TALKIN BOUT WOOOOOOOO !!!! 👏🏼😁
Woooo and heyyyyy is how me and my buddies communicate now.. Just the other day I called a buddy and simply said, "woooo" when he answered he said, "what's up"?? I said, " heyyyyy", and hung up the phone... 15 minutes later he showed up with his gear and we went fishing... True story!! Richard Gene is an absolute influencer.. Fishing Machine!! Woooo.
i just got my fishing license a couple weeks ago, this channel has been my absolute favorite for learning how to fish for bluegill / panfish. your personality is awesome and i hope you and your wife lead happy lives.
Richard I am telling ya outside of you being an Alabama fan I know for a 100% fact it would be a blast fishing with you. And outside of that I want to share something with you. I was showing my Dad one of your videos the other day and he said to me that the way you were fishing for crappie was how he used to fish for them when he was a young man. Now he’s 75 so we know that when he was young Noah was building the Arc. Had to pick on my Dad a little. But the main reason I really enjoy watching your videos is for a few reasons. The first being you are a Christian man. The second you fish using the older ways like I was taught. Which I think are the best ways if I am being honest. One of these days I hope I get the opportunity to fish with you so I can learn more. Thank you for all you do for the fishing community.
I started fishing when I was 5 with a $0.59 cane pole. When I was 7 I got my first green Johnson reel and started learning how to cast. I'm about to turn 58 so, I 've been fishing for a little while.
Thanks RG. That’s how I like to catch ‘em in East TN as well. Sometimes a gold hook and the piece of worm, with a split shot about a foot above it is just the ticket.
I thought that I was through fishing for Shellcrackers this year, but after watching this, I may get some worms and fish one more day. I have plenty in my freezer. Grin.
Dude, all my friends give me shit for knowing all the native species. I was a biology/taxonomy major and I've always been a fisherman. When my friends catch any sunfish, I'm like, "that's a blah, blah, blah" and they're like "it's a bluegill." I love that Richard knows his species!
Gene, you educate and entertain at the same time. Yes, BG may taste better than Crappie. For me, it's the same as rabbit vs squirrel. LOVE squirrel, but will take either. Please keep the vids coming. John , NJ native.
My father would take us to Lake Isabella in California and we used the little zebco. Talk about fun and large bluegill and the best eating. I always thought my father, who was from Arkansas, was joshing when he said he could smell them. Used little grasshoppers I caught by the railroad tracks.
Thanks Richard you have so much knowledge to share I hope you keep it up and I enjoy the endings Funnies and making people laugh is always a good thing.
Totally agree, bream on the bone fried whole, is better than crappie filets. Folks just don’t know what they’re missing. Great video. I still love this kind of fishing. Nothing beats catching and eating bedding bluegill on a full moon. 🌝 🎣 God bless.
Sun fish on the grill, too low heat, just one more beer, or maybe one more, dried to perfection, by mistake, smoke was just right, again mistake: excellent outcome! Keep fishing Gene for all of us that can't any more.
Love watching and learning from your videos. Putting this knowledge learned on Watts Bar Lake. I'm started to drive my stepson crazy with the WOO when I catch a fish.
I went Tuesday, the day after the full moon. I took my autistic son and we caught em 1rst cast and the last cast and all in between. And a nice catfish grabbed my sons line,line, worked the drag with his light line and hot him in!! Whooo!
As always...I enjoy watching your fishing videos and I've certainly learned quite a bit about how every species are triggered to bite, even when they are not actively feeding. Please take Mama Sue out more often. I love watching her do her version of the "Woo...Woo...Wooo"..! God bless you both. Please take care of yourselves, and stay safe. See you on the next one. "Tight Lines"...!
I used a green and black trout magnet and jig work really well. Gonna try a 1” gulp minnow on a trout mag jig next time. Worms always work great but constantly having to put bait on is why I use artificial
I had never heard of shell crackers until I started watching videos and I live in Arkansas. ☺️. But I sure have learned a lot from watching you. Love ❤️ your videos.
Canyon creek super ultralight 8ft. Shimano Sienna 500 spooled with MC 4lb. Favorite creek rod, in can be difficult to manage the brush, but works like a canepole from the bank and will cast 1/32 jigs across the creek...love this channel, keep it up!
According to the spawning temp charts, Pumpkin Seeds (Shell Cracker?) typically spawn at water temps several degrees cooler than Bluegills. Here in Michigan I typically find Pumpkin Seeds and Black Crappies on the spawn beds the same week, with Bluegills significantly later. So I the case of hybrids, I’m Curious if it’s a male Pumpkin Seed hooking up with a female Bluegill, or vise versa?
Richard I have been watching your channel for over a year and was thinking you were a pretty smart fellow. After all carpenters have to know how to use a roofing square, measure twice cut once and all of that other stuff. I watched and listened to everything you said and did. My fishing improved. Yep I thought you were a pretty smart guy, until yesterday when I stuck my thumb into a catfish's mouth just like you. Now I may have to reevaluate my opinion. :)
Richard. I've been fishing a 3 acre pond. Catching real nice sized female gills. But In the past twenty I've caught I haven't caught a single male fish. Would all the males be on a more prime bedding location that I'm not finding?...?
I love fishing for bluegill on ultralight gear. It’s a blast. I love eating bluegill more than crappie. And bluegill fight above their weight class! 👍🏼😎🎣
I hooked a nice 1.5lb bluegill. Literally thought I had a 4lb bass on it the whole time... They fight good for their size! I love it.
Richard Gene The Fishing Machine is the BEST fishing channel on TH-cam !
I feel like this man is my friend & I dont even know him. What a blessing.
Woo… My dad and I loaded the boat with Bluegill & Shell Cracker’s this weekend!
Tonight I fried up some crappie and couldn't help but think how thankful I was for Richard Gene showing me how to catch crappie. Your videos are 1st class my friend! Thank you.
My son absolutely loves your videos! He’s 6 and loves fishing.
Here in south Michigan the DNR planted shellcrackers in many inland lakes. About ten or twenty years ago the lakes got infested with zebra mussels from boats that were on the Great Lakes. Those mussels came from Europe on freighters on the lakes. The red ears or shellcrackers have really gotten big and plentiful from those mussels!!!! Still have the native bluegill and pumpkinseed sunfish and seeing hybrids with the red ears or shellcrackers. They are all fun to catch and great to eat.
The panfish here are legendary
i live in southeast mi, bluegill are our favorites, my mom almost caught one that would have beat the state record a few years ago, it was 11 1/2" long, not sure on the weight but now i carry a fish scale with me just in case!
Besides the great fishing tips. 3:59 is why I love watching your show. The excitement is on another level.
alway's enjoy your video's Thanks!
Thanks Richard for always sharing your hard earned knowledge , I have learned SO MUCH watching your videos for lord of species of fishing . You are the man !
I second that With my appreciation
Richard Gene is thee ABSOLUTE best, he will always put me in a GREAT mood when I'm feelin down, God Bless Him, for what he does for us all!!!
Yes Yes YES !!!
"Co-cola," wow that sure brought back some memories! And RC with a handful of salted peanuts poured down the neck - some good eatin!
God that intro was so electric. I love you Richard Gene.
Love you to brother!
Gotta love Ol RGTFM…
I would put him up against anybody when it comes to fishin, and yet he isn’t one of those stuck up , too good for everyone else types. Thanks for all you do Richard , WOOOOOOO IM TALKIN BOUT WOOOOOOOO !!!!
👏🏼😁
Hands down pound for pound hardest fighting fish.
Well ounce for ounce maybe.
@@Jason-kg4rs Don't know where you're at but here they can get to a few pounds, although it is pretty darn rare to get one over a pound.
From southern Missouri. There we could catch them in the 1 lbs. Range fairly regularly. Up in Northern Ohio now. They are typically pretty small.
Bluegills are my favorite fish to fish for. I almost always use nightcrawler.
To everyone That’s struggling in life: everything will be okay 😄 you mean the world to people and you are Amazing no matter what people say 🙏🏼 😊
God bless you sir! 🙏🙏🙏
Bless u!!🙏
Shit bro ✊🏼 needed that been having a shit💩day
Thats helps about as much as wishing I had food. Your trying too hard
Woooo and heyyyyy is how me and my buddies communicate now.. Just the other day I called a buddy and simply said, "woooo" when he answered he said, "what's up"?? I said, " heyyyyy", and hung up the phone... 15 minutes later he showed up with his gear and we went fishing... True story!! Richard Gene is an absolute influencer.. Fishing Machine!! Woooo.
i just got my fishing license a couple weeks ago, this channel has been my absolute favorite for learning how to fish for bluegill / panfish. your personality is awesome and i hope you and your wife lead happy lives.
Richard I am telling ya outside of you being an Alabama fan I know for a 100% fact it would be a blast fishing with you. And outside of that I want to share something with you. I was showing my Dad one of your videos the other day and he said to me that the way you were fishing for crappie was how he used to fish for them when he was a young man. Now he’s 75 so we know that when he was young Noah was building the Arc. Had to pick on my Dad a little. But the main reason I really enjoy watching your videos is for a few reasons. The first being you are a Christian man. The second you fish using the older ways like I was taught. Which I think are the best ways if I am being honest. One of these days I hope I get the opportunity to fish with you so I can learn more. Thank you for all you do for the fishing community.
The tail tastes good when you fry them.
You sir, are a man with the right idea 100% about bluegill. Good to see you out here spreading the word
Bluegill was my mom's favorite! Same preparation, scale, take head off and guts obviously, and then fry..DELISCIOUS
its a pleasure watching you bring them in my friend! god bless you and mama sue! thank you.
Ben watching you fish for years now, really enjoy your content Richard! I appreciate your work. God bless U!
I started fishing when I was 5 with a $0.59 cane pole. When I was 7 I got my first green Johnson reel and started learning how to cast. I'm about to turn 58 so, I 've been fishing for a little while.
Richard, you are one crazy dude. You always have me laughing when you went into the trees I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
The best fun someone can have is catching these 🐟
Richard thank you I learn so much from you. God bless hope to see you soon. And we all appreciate you taking the time to share your wisdom.
I’m like you Richard I never understood filet panfish
I like a 64th oz jig and a 1" gulp minnow. Under a small slip bobber with a small split shot about 8" up from the jig. Works well up north.
Now I'm hungry, I gotta go fishing after work, thanks Richard, for all you do.
I love bluegill fishing the action is fast and your right they are delicious, I love to see your energy, makes me want to get out there, thankyou
Love tangling with some scrappy gills. Love the videos, keep them coming.
Really Really Really Great video LOVED IT GREAT FOR KIDS AND GROWN-UPS THANKS AGAIN FOR THE VIDEO RICHARD GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY RICHARD
Yes the video I been waiting for and Elmo is back 🤣🤣.. 🐟 🎣
Great video. I will remember the full moon for my blue gill and shell cracker this summer. Another Richard Gene words of wisdom!
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Thanks RG. That’s how I like to catch ‘em in East TN as well. Sometimes a gold hook and the piece of worm, with a split shot about a foot above it is just the ticket.
I thought that I was through fishing for Shellcrackers this year, but after watching this, I may get some worms and fish one more day. I have plenty in my freezer. Grin.
Richard is hilarious as well as a font of fishing lore!
Great info in here! Nothing finer than an afternoon with an ultralight rig chasing a mess of gills!
Gotta love hearing that drag go on a ultralight you know you got a good fish
Hats off to the south...thanx for a great video. Between gills and big Rock bass and clean fishing water best eats around
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of fishing. I can’t wait for another video.
I did not know about them and the full moon. Cool.
Dude, all my friends give me shit for knowing all the native species. I was a biology/taxonomy major and I've always been a fisherman. When my friends catch any sunfish, I'm like, "that's a blah, blah, blah" and they're like "it's a bluegill." I love that Richard knows his species!
Hi Gene, could you make a video on how you clean and cook your panfish, both bluegill and crappie? Thanks.
I have learned a lot from the Richard, and I Thank you very much my friend. God Bless you and your family.
Thank you Richard, you are a great teacher. Much appreciated.
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True about the flavor the skin adds to a bream....and a little bit of extra crispy.
You have more than a little Ernest T. Bass in you. Def shellcrackers here in West Tennessee
"Chiq-a-pin" here in Southern Louisiana
I like using a rebel grasshopper with a tippet on the tail. It's a bass catcher too.
I was just thinking about those the other day I have a box half full of those little jigs and poppers all still brand new.
Sure enjoy your video's Richard, and when you have moma Sue. you both are good people. God Bless you both also.
Gene, you educate and entertain at the same time. Yes, BG may taste better than Crappie. For me, it's the same as rabbit vs squirrel. LOVE squirrel, but will take either. Please keep the vids coming. John , NJ native.
I watch your videos everyday and send them to my grandchildren.
Woooooooo oOoOO.... cedar bluff loves the machine...God bless you brother
Once again an awesome video from the Fishing Machine, a fishing educator second to none
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My father would take us to Lake Isabella in California and we used the little zebco. Talk about fun and large bluegill and the best eating. I always thought my father, who was from Arkansas, was joshing when he said he could smell them. Used little grasshoppers I caught by the railroad tracks.
Thanks Richard you have so much knowledge to share I hope you keep it up and I enjoy the endings Funnies and making people laugh is always a good thing.
I really enjoy your videos Mr. Gene. Long Live the Mitchell 308 and light tackle.
I love you man your so funny and is like having my own fishing guide thank you for making this video's
Love you Richard I have learned a lot from you thank you .
Me and my family meet you at the dam not long back. Great video and as always very informative. Keep on keeping on....
Show us how you filet and cook your fish Richard! Love your videos
Them were some nice Shellcrackers and Bluegill Enjoyed it Richard Gene
Richard Gene the fishing machine you make everyday a better day
Totally agree, bream on the bone fried whole, is better than crappie filets. Folks just don’t know what they’re missing. Great video. I still love this kind of fishing. Nothing beats catching and eating bedding bluegill on a full moon. 🌝 🎣 God bless.
Great video. Love Bluegill and Shell crackers. Thanks for sharing.
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love you Richard, your a great fisherman, and you crack me up
Bluegill fishing is THE most fun, and you get a great meal as a benefit
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Another awesome video.. great job .!!!
Sun fish on the grill, too low heat, just one more beer, or maybe one more, dried to perfection, by mistake, smoke was just right, again mistake: excellent outcome! Keep fishing Gene for all of us that can't any more.
Love watching and learning from your videos. Putting this knowledge learned on Watts Bar Lake. I'm started to drive my stepson crazy with the WOO when I catch a fish.
I love bass fishing for the rush but this right here is where it's at.
In Mississippi we call shell cracker/red ear sunfish, chicken pens
Chinka pin....I'm from the ,'Burg
Chiq-a-pin.
South Louisiana.
As always I was blessed to get to see you. Thanks for sharing your time and thoughts. God bless
I went Tuesday, the day after the full moon. I took my autistic son and we caught em 1rst cast and the last cast and all in between. And a nice catfish grabbed my sons line,line, worked the drag with his light line and hot him in!! Whooo!
Richard we appreciate you and all your time and knowledge. Thank You
You're amazing👍 you're videos are always informative and fun!!! Been watching your vides for 2 years!!!
I’m gonna get a kayak and do this. Thanks so much
Thank you for the best information always fishing machine✊️✊️🤘
As always...I enjoy watching your fishing videos and I've certainly learned quite a bit about how every species are triggered to bite, even when they are not actively feeding. Please take Mama Sue out more often. I love watching her do her version of the "Woo...Woo...Wooo"..! God bless you both. Please take care of yourselves, and stay safe. See you on the next one. "Tight Lines"...!
Man with that old man speech you gave, I HAD to subscribe. Great content all the way around!
Love this dudes energy 👌🏾
My guy came clear out the brush, ninja!
Mr Fish Machine, have you done a clean and cook video on shell crackers recently? I'll have to look back thru your channel.
The best outro on TH-cam.
I used a green and black trout magnet and jig work really well. Gonna try a 1” gulp minnow on a trout mag jig next time. Worms always work great but constantly having to put bait on is why I use artificial
Look up wedgee plastic baits
Fishing and hunting is my minister,doctor and medication.
So, if the bluegill and shellcrackers mix and mate, what are their offspring like? Enjoyed watching.
I had never heard of shell crackers until I started watching videos and I live in Arkansas. ☺️. But I sure have learned a lot from watching you. Love ❤️ your videos.
RG, I'm totally convinced you're crazy. So I subscribed. Thanks for the excellent fishing tips and information. Can't wait to try them out! 😊
Have you ever used leeches for pan fishing? Love watching your videos, I get so much info from you more than any other fishing shows
Canyon creek super ultralight 8ft. Shimano Sienna 500 spooled with MC 4lb. Favorite creek rod, in can be difficult to manage the brush, but works like a canepole from the bank and will cast 1/32 jigs across the creek...love this channel, keep it up!
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According to the spawning temp charts, Pumpkin Seeds (Shell Cracker?) typically spawn at water temps several degrees cooler than Bluegills. Here in Michigan I typically find Pumpkin Seeds and Black Crappies on the spawn beds the same week, with Bluegills significantly later. So I the case of hybrids, I’m Curious if it’s a male Pumpkin Seed hooking up with a female Bluegill, or vise versa?
Richard I have been watching your channel for over a year and was thinking you were a pretty smart fellow. After all carpenters have to know how to use a roofing square, measure twice cut once and all of that other stuff. I watched and listened to everything you said and did. My fishing improved. Yep I thought you were a pretty smart guy, until yesterday when I stuck my thumb into a catfish's mouth just like you. Now I may have to reevaluate my opinion. :)
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Richard. I've been fishing a 3 acre pond. Catching real nice sized female gills. But In the past twenty I've caught I haven't caught a single male fish. Would all the males be on a more prime bedding location that I'm not finding?...?
Where can we find those hooks with the grass attached Mr Gene?
That was very entertaining to watch! Makes me want to go catch Bluegills and Shellcrackers.