Thanks so much for this video, Mr. Gene. This 73 year-old really enjoyed it, as Bluegill fishing is my favorite kind of fishing! Here's a short story for you on how my Mom turned me on to Bluegill/Bream fishing over 65 years ago. When I was 8 years old, my Mom introduced me to fishing. We went to the little pond across Austin Drive from where we lived in Gaffney, SC. We dug up some worms from under a big tree near the pond, and Mom cut down a couple of cane poles. She showed me how to attach the line and roll it around the cane pole; how to put an old cork on the line to use as a float, pinch a little BB sized sinker to the line, and tie on a little hook (the hook, line, and sinker were all bought at the local hardware store as this was before the days of the "big box stores"). Then she showed me how to attach the worm onto the hook, and how to softly and smoothly swing the line out to the water, so as not to scare the fish. Later, being the farm girl that she was, she showed me how to clean the catch. That day, she introduced me to a past time that I still enjoy today at the age of 73. She gave me a lifetime of precious memories, this is just one of them!
Same here. I am retired now but when I was a child my grandparents had a very smell "hog pond" as they called it. Green sunfish and bullhead catfish only. They wouldn't let anyone eat the fish because the hogs kept it muddy all the time. When I finally graduated high school, I built a 2 acre pond and have enjoyed catching and eating fish ever since.
When the bluegills get on the beds, it is the most wonderful time of the year for us ultralight anglers!!! Anyone who says they don't like this kind of fishing has got something seriously wrong with them!!! God bless you and your family!!!
I. Really enjoy watching your videos,as they are only about catching fish and what to use and when to use it. The other people with fishing video as a whole are trying to sell you something . Keep up the good work. GOD BLESS You.
I'll be 35 this year and I've spent my whole life fishing. Growing up we'd pond hop all across Oklahoma. Back in the 90s and 2000s, most farmers didn't care if you jumped the fence and fished as long as you were respectful, and most of the ones that did care had posted signs. I wish I had ponds to take my boys to like the ones I fished as a kid. By the time I was 10 I had already caught several bass over 6lbs. We had one pond that we could consistently catch 1lb bluegill and redear perch. Another that was loaded with huge channel cat and right next to it was a pond that was spring fed that produced more slab crappie than you could catch. I miss those ponds so bad lol. I wish I lived near fisheries as good as the ones he fishes. I've spent so much time fishing, and my dad and grandpa were so freaking good at fishing, but I still learn new things all the time from watching Richard Gene he is the GOAT!!
Great video! I have caught panfish since the early 60's, and the most productive and fun method I found is using a fly rod with a light tapered leader, and a latex floating spider with rubber band legs. Just lay it out there a few feet from shore and let it sit. You can see the fish swim up slow and suck it in!
Great to see you catch AND release them ! So often people loose perspective on the breeding stock and the big ones have to be released for the future success !
Richard, I have fished for crappie on a fly rod, used a regular old fly, and it was so much fun. I am sure a lot of people do this, but your the first I have seen on YT do this. LOVE IT! Instant sub.
I wish I could send you a picture of the massive Black Crappie I caught this morning in Harrisburg, Arkansas (06/14). I've been watching your videos and learning so much about how to catch Crappie. So I.followed your instructions and used a loop knot to attach my jig. Found out the correct depth and "BAM"! It was a beautiful thing!! Thank you! Know I thought of you when I reeled him in!!
Thanks, Richard. You are correct about Bluegill being a strong fighter. Putting the grandkids on some Bluegills is God's reward for having children. They don't even know why they catch em, they just want to catch some more. Plant the seed and let it grow. God bless y'all for all that you do for us. Be careful out there around the water.
"I missed one." Too many shows just edit the missed ones out. Thank you Richard for letting us know we aren't the only ones that miss 'em sometimes. You the man! Whoo! Keep on! Blessings to you and Momma Sue! Thanks for bringing us along.
Learn something on every video! You are so experienced in this sport of fishing. I am so glad that you are using your experience to teach others what you know. Helping keep this sport alive!😊
Hi Mr. Richard. Fishing from the bank is the access I have, and Bluegill and their cousins are what I target. Thank you for continuing to share your techniques and secrets. For whatever reason that Nikko Stonefly lure is not available in my area, but I will try to find something similar and try it. Thank you again for another great video. God bless you and your family.
Mr. Gene I absolutely love your videos and your attitude about life. You are an inspiration and one heck of a fine angler. Learn something everytime I click your video. God bless you and the machine family 🙏
Hi Richard. I've been following you since forever. Thanks for all of the great fishing videos you have posted. Just a while back you had a fishing trip targeting a specific type of fish but you caught a number of big GAR just by accident. I would love to see you do a video dedicated to specifically catching Huge GAR please. Also, I would like to start making some fishing videos of my own. What make of GoPro do you use? The sound and picture quality is always excellent. Thank you so much and keep going fishing when you can!!!
If you don’t have a dedicated rod, just use a swivel to your main line with 4lb leader to a fly. Attach a clear bubble bobber or foam bobber to act as casting weight. Otherwise it’s too light to cast a fly on its own. I do that when I need Bluegill for bait. They hammer flies off a bobber.
When I go fishin, I don't target just any kinda fish. And I don't use just any kinda bait either, but watching you, I may need to rethink. Believe it or not, I like using biscuit dough from a can or worms, but panfish magnets got me to thinkin. I'm not one to keeping that fish, just catch and release. I liked the part bout bending the hook up a tad, never thought bout that either. Scent is another thing I never thought bout using.. Thanks for teaching this ol dogs new tricks
I love your videos been watching since 2017. You have made me a better bass fisherman. I need more videos with artificial bait for bass.❤your tips work!!!
thanks for this! Nikko seems to be out of stock of these. hopefully they are still making them. I will see if I can find another company who makes them
Great vid, fished today for first time in a couple years and it was almost a spiritual experience…. Reminded me of the quote “some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God”
My brother, I love fishing for bluegill and you couldn’t have explained it better. I’m going to get myself. One of them 9 foot poles super sensitive. I’m one fancy fly ride reels. My friend, I was going to get me some of them bait. Go on the Internet. It’s about time here in Illinois. And the way you finished it God bless God bless you, brother. And all fisherman around the world amen.🙏 and take them grandkids, fishing, girls and boys. You’d be the best. Papa in the world out there and get it done.🙏🙏🤠🤩
This is a life cleanse from all the garbage going on in the world! Thanks Richard!
Thanks so much for this video, Mr. Gene. This 73 year-old really enjoyed it, as Bluegill fishing is my favorite kind of fishing! Here's a short story for you on how my Mom turned me on to Bluegill/Bream fishing over 65 years ago.
When I was 8 years old, my Mom introduced me to fishing. We went to the little pond across Austin Drive from where we lived in Gaffney, SC. We dug up some worms from under a big tree near the pond, and Mom cut down a couple of cane poles. She showed me how to attach the line and roll it around the cane pole; how to put an old cork on the line to use as a float, pinch a little BB sized sinker to the line, and tie on a little hook (the hook, line, and sinker were all bought at the local hardware store as this was before the days of the "big box stores"). Then she showed me how to attach the worm onto the hook, and how to softly and smoothly swing the line out to the water, so as not to scare the fish. Later, being the farm girl that she was, she showed me how to clean the catch. That day, she introduced me to a past time that I still enjoy today at the age of 73. She gave me a lifetime of precious memories, this is just one of them!
Same here. I am retired now but when I was a child my grandparents had a very smell "hog pond" as they called it. Green sunfish and bullhead catfish only. They wouldn't let anyone eat the fish because the hogs kept it muddy all the time. When I finally graduated high school, I built a 2 acre pond and have enjoyed catching and eating fish ever since.
@@tmo4330 I know it must be wonderful having your own pond to fish in! If you ever need a fishing partner, let me know! LOL
RICHARD GENE!!!!! My favorite fishing channel!!
I have a great uncle named Terry Morris. You got a boat? lol
@@jarodmorris4408 YEP!!
When the bluegills get on the beds, it is the most wonderful time of the year for us ultralight anglers!!! Anyone who says they don't like this kind of fishing has got something seriously wrong with them!!! God bless you and your family!!!
I. Really enjoy watching your videos,as they are only about catching fish and what to use and when to use it. The other people with fishing video as a whole are trying to sell you something . Keep up the good work. GOD BLESS You.
Amen brother!!!
Richard Gene is second to none
I'll be 35 this year and I've spent my whole life fishing. Growing up we'd pond hop all across Oklahoma. Back in the 90s and 2000s, most farmers didn't care if you jumped the fence and fished as long as you were respectful, and most of the ones that did care had posted signs. I wish I had ponds to take my boys to like the ones I fished as a kid. By the time I was 10 I had already caught several bass over 6lbs. We had one pond that we could consistently catch 1lb bluegill and redear perch. Another that was loaded with huge channel cat and right next to it was a pond that was spring fed that produced more slab crappie than you could catch. I miss those ponds so bad lol. I wish I lived near fisheries as good as the ones he fishes. I've spent so much time fishing, and my dad and grandpa were so freaking good at fishing, but I still learn new things all the time from watching Richard Gene he is the GOAT!!
You have to like the variety of species and techniques Richard uses. Never a dull episode.
He's the best
Grandpa used to always take me to guntersville. I miss him and love your videos. Thank you mr gene.
Been loving Richard Gene for years now. I remember learning my bluegill techniques from about 5 years ago
Great video! I have caught panfish since the early 60's, and the most productive and fun method I found is using a fly rod with a light tapered leader, and a latex floating spider with rubber band legs. Just lay it out there a few feet from shore and let it sit. You can see the fish swim up slow and suck it in!
Richard Gene the goat of the fishing sport! 💯💪
He's number 1.
THEY
@@bonesdc1nope. He is but one legendary man and definitely not a "THEY" for what it's worth. 🤭
@@Captain_Clark_CDoryAdventuresyou must haven’t been watching him long enough. That went right over your head.
@@nickolashogan4992 I guess it wasn't funny to you then. Have a good one. Dang I need better material. 🤣👍
Richard, that bug reminds me of "creepy crawlers" we made and played with as kids.
I remember those too!!
Great to see you catch AND release them ! So often people loose perspective on the breeding stock and the big ones have to be released for the future success !
Thank you so much for your channel. Your techniques are simple yet effective. I've learned a lot. God bless you and yours.
Richard, I have fished for crappie on a fly rod, used a regular old fly, and it was so much fun. I am sure a lot of people do this, but your the first I have seen on YT do this. LOVE IT! Instant sub.
Amazing! I tried bank fishing too and caught some fish, but just nothing of any size... These were CHUNKS! Great job mr Machine!
live the enthusiasm in the vids richard. keep it up 🤙🏾
I wish I could send you a picture of the massive Black Crappie I caught this morning in Harrisburg, Arkansas (06/14). I've been watching your videos and learning so much about how to catch Crappie. So I.followed your instructions and used a loop knot to attach my jig. Found out the correct depth and "BAM"! It was a beautiful thing!! Thank you! Know I thought of you when I reeled him in!!
Thanks, Richard.
You are correct about Bluegill being a strong fighter.
Putting the grandkids on some Bluegills is God's reward for having children. They don't even know why they catch em, they just want to catch some more. Plant the seed and let it grow.
God bless y'all for all that you do for us. Be careful out there around the water.
"I missed one." Too many shows just edit the missed ones out. Thank you Richard for letting us know we aren't the only ones that miss 'em sometimes. You the man! Whoo! Keep on! Blessings to you and Momma Sue! Thanks for bringing us along.
Learn something on every video! You are so experienced in this sport of fishing. I am so glad that you are using your experience to teach others what you know. Helping keep this sport alive!😊
I learned something else new today from Richard Gene. As always.
Thankyou for showing people the importance of fishing and conservation
Hi Mr. Richard. Fishing from the bank is the access I have, and Bluegill and their cousins are what I target. Thank you for continuing to share your techniques and secrets. For whatever reason that Nikko Stonefly lure is not available in my area, but I will try to find something similar and try it. Thank you again for another great video. God bless you and your family.
🔥🔥 A new video from Richard Gene? WOOOOO!!!! 🔥
Awesome video buddy and as always not only entertaining but educational too. I learn something every time I watch one
Mr. Gene I absolutely love your videos and your attitude about life. You are an inspiration and one heck of a fine angler. Learn something everytime I click your video. God bless you and the machine family 🙏
Truly enjoy your videos and your teaching skills Be Blessed my friend
I caught a nice size fish yesterday and yelled out "WOOOO"!!!!! 😂
Great video Richard, thanks for taking us along.
Best fishing channel period-
Thank you Richard, super info and we love the video! I will give it a try! 😀 ❤👍😇
Gonna have to try those out! Awesome content. Quality video and person. Thanks for all you do.
Another great teaching video! Thanks Richard!
MONSTER bluegill there Richard!!! Those guys fight like a freight train!!!! Wooooooo weeeeeeeeeee
Thanks Richard we love you man!✌️💪👍
Hi Richard. I've been following you since forever. Thanks for all of the great fishing videos you have posted. Just a while back you had a fishing trip targeting a specific type of fish but you caught a number of big GAR just by accident. I would love to see you do a video dedicated to specifically catching Huge GAR please. Also, I would like to start making some fishing videos of my own. What make of GoPro do you use? The sound and picture quality is always excellent. Thank you so much and keep going fishing when you can!!!
Glad you started putting them in the cooler, love eating bluegill!
If you don’t have a dedicated rod, just use a swivel to your main line with 4lb leader to a fly. Attach a clear bubble bobber or foam bobber to act as casting weight. Otherwise it’s too light to cast a fly on its own. I do that when I need Bluegill for bait. They hammer flies off a bobber.
Just love it when they hit it on the fall!
Go Fishing Machine!! Enjoy every video SO much!! GOD Bless!!!
Hey Richard! Can you post a video showing how you fillet fish??
When I go fishin, I don't target just any kinda fish. And I don't use just any kinda bait either, but watching you, I may need to rethink. Believe it or not, I like using biscuit dough from a can or worms, but panfish magnets got me to thinkin. I'm not one to keeping that fish, just catch and release. I liked the part bout bending the hook up a tad, never thought bout that either. Scent is another thing I never thought bout using.. Thanks for teaching this ol dogs new tricks
My favorite lure for bluegills is a piece of nightcrawler on a hook or Impulses rigged Bloodworm
Thank you for the video, Richard. God Bless.
Great bluegills video content. Question: What is the make/model/color/size of the jigs that you use with the Nikko stone fly bait?
Awesome video Richard! Me and my brother in law went and caught a limit a few days ago…
Enjoy your channel!! How about cleaning and preparing your catch? I would love to see some of your processes!
Man, you're Meat and potatas, just a down home kinda guy and I love to watch you. Keep it up.
Thank you for being you
Richard, you're the best.
we love you richard gene the fishing machine
I love your videos been watching since 2017. You have made me a better bass fisherman. I need more videos with artificial bait for bass.❤your tips work!!!
Gene you're the best, keep 'em comin'
My young self love watching you fish helps me outfish alot of people
This gentleman is spot on...for me, bluegill IS the most delicious eating fish that swims...tight lines Mr.Gene, tight lines.
Richard's handyman to have around!!!
You the man Gene!!!
thanks for this! Nikko seems to be out of stock of these. hopefully they are still making them. I will see if I can find another company who makes them
Great video Richard thanks again Richard GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY RICHARD 😊
Thanks for that hint I remember last year in July about 10 days after full moon I found a good bed of them!
Hey Richard. Have the cicadas emerged in your area. And are you using them to your advantage and getting some gills for the freezer?
reminds me of using a cane pole..i might just try that sometime this year
Love your content!!❤
Great vid, fished today for first time in a couple years and it was almost a spiritual experience…. Reminded me of the quote “some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God”
Man that looks like a lot of fun 👍🐟
Love your videos !
Love watching you catch fish. God bless you my friend. 👍
Thanks so much for your videos you’re the best
I was not aware that they spawned that often, thanks for the info and God bless you and MaMa Sue.
Richard your are the very best! 🎣🫡 🐐
Hey Richard, where are the best boats made ????? Did I hear Arkansas? Garland Co .? Alumaweld in Lonsdale? You know it as well as Mama Sue
I really like the Sam's rods have one probably 20 years now with a couple more.
Thanks, Richard Gene!!!!
Gah lee those are some nice bluegill!
Love your video i always learn something
You’re basically fly fishing with a mono rig. It’d be fun to see you in a trout stream with this same setup.
Great video keep them coming brother
Awesome video Sir like always.. Wooo Stay Safe and Keep’em coming..👍👍👍👍
Yes sir nice 🎣 video 👀🐟♥️🙏
What's rod and reel you using ?
Never mind i went back and watched the beginning again.
Love watching and learning from your videos.
I love how he talks to the fish when they're misbehaving, "Now you stop that!"
"Hey, I'm gonna go golf-cartin' and look at my neighbors, woo." :D
Awesome video Richard 🎣🎣🎣🎣 wooooooooooo
Heck yeah man! Love the videos
HOW CAN YOU SEE SO GOOOOOD????
Bluegill fishing is some
Of the most fun you will ever have what is the name of the Niko your using and the size of the jig head please
I’ve fell in love with panfishing bluegill fight so hard I just put together a little video myself I’ll never be has good as the the goat tho
🤓☕️♥️🙏 I love your video. S you've told me a lot, keep on coming, please and God bless.
What color is that stone fly ? Thanks
My brother, I love fishing for bluegill and you couldn’t have explained it better. I’m going to get myself. One of them 9 foot poles super sensitive. I’m one fancy fly ride reels. My friend, I was going to get me some of them bait. Go on the Internet. It’s about time here in Illinois. And the way you finished it God bless God bless you, brother. And all fisherman around the world amen.🙏 and take them grandkids, fishing, girls and boys. You’d be the best. Papa in the world out there and get it done.🙏🙏🤠🤩
These little crickets surely would work for crappie too correct?
Great video !!!!!!
Richard, look out for that cat behind you. he wants your fish. Great video.
Richard can you do a video of catching bass on the beds? Woooooooo
Mr Richard is there any reason why I never seen using shimano ?
Richard...you scale them, gut and fry them whole?
Roll Tide Roll Richard!
Can you provide links to the baits you use?
5:23 Had to smack that big ol thang 😂😂😂