Thanks for the tip, I'll try a smaller bobber next time. Hopefully it'll get warm enough soon to catch them on jigs, that'll help some, too. I guess I'll need some more practice with the hemostat. I'm used to takikng hooks out of the corner of a trouts mouth and they didn't seem to help much with the bluegill. Long shank hooks would've probably made it easier though.
I think you asked on another thread about the taste of the goldens I got and I never got back to you. I had a couple last weekend and they did seem to have a different taste than the rainbows I have eaten, a little sweeter in flavor. The texture was about the same, maybe a little less firm but that couldn've been a difference in how I cooked them.
