BlueGill will swim sideways making runs from side to side on their way in.
They almost never just come in head first.

Anyway..... You won't be sorry for the bluefish / striper trip.
They are AGGRESSIVE feeders. When you get one hit... have everyone cast
there... the water will explode as they start hitting the surface.

I make my own poppers for them out of hardwood. Should start posting them
for sale I guess.... They will bite right through most plastic one in no
time at all.
I prefer a popper about 3.5" long with 4XS trebles. They will straighten out
most treble hooks. unless you go to 1/0 size... even then sometimes. So
bring a good supply of poppers. Even for catch/release fishing they are so
much fun....

I agree that they are tastey. Especially on the grill with many friends and
occasioanlly marinated in beer or wine. When you clean them, just pull out
the dark meat strip down the lateral line. I find this bit rather strong
fishy flavor and oily.

Also make VERY SUPER EXCELLENT NewEngland fish chowder.
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"MajorOz" wrote in message
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Sprattoo wrote:
"MajorOz" wrote in message
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...ever catch 5+ lb. trevally (jack crevalle) on a flyrod?
They are, essentially, a salt water bluegill on steroids.

cheers

oz


I realize how hard Gills fight. They get that flat body sideways and go
for
a run. They are such a pain to handle and not very edible to my thinking.

As far as best fish fight I have had so far.... flyrod - or spincasting
is a
good sized Bluefish.

When I can afford to put together a good SW rod/reel combo for myself I
will
head out to hook a blue on a flyrod!!

I can't wait. Last year I reeled in a whopper (34 inch Bluefish) I didnt
get
to weigh him in on 12lb test light spincasting rod/reel.
It took almost 25 minutes to get him up to the boat!
Totally tangled all the line he kept on stripping out on so many long
runs.
I LOVED IT!

An old friend of mine (my best man 45 years ago) from near Boston has,
for years, been entreating me to visit. I am about to query him on the
whole bluefish thang. I have heard stories like you relate. His
brother has a boat and goes out for blues and stripers whenever he can.
I also understand they taste as good as they fight.

But for jumpers, king mackerel are my favorite (never cared much for
BIG (marlin, etc) fish).

cheers

oz, who never understood the "flat body" thing -- I only hook the
front, not both ends