Brendan Duffy Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 When you guys fish bodies of water stocked with bluegill or sunfish or crappie, what do you throw to imitate them to catch the bass? Quote
brushhoggin Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 storm wildeye sunfish kills em for me. unfortunately they dont make em very big . and on the high end, matt lures male blue gill is sickeningly realistic. also war eagle has a sunfish finesse spinner thats sexy and produces for me Quote
b.Lee Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 http://blackdogbaits.com/store/shellcracker/ Best Bait to imitate a bluegill yet Quote
-nick- Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Mattlures! x2 Mattlures makes probably THE best bluegill imitators. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted December 16, 2009 Super User Posted December 16, 2009 http://blackdogbaits.com/store/shellcracker/Best Bait to imitate a bluegill yet The 'Cracker is a nice bait, but surely you dont rank it above a Mattlures Hard Gill for actually imitating a live bluegill.... Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted December 16, 2009 Super User Posted December 16, 2009 I don't see the cracker as a bait like Matt's either..both are good, Matt's is much more life like. http://blackdogbaits.com/store/shellcracker/Best Bait to imitate a bluegill yet The 'Cracker is a nice bait, but surely you dont rank it above a Mattlures Hard Gill for actually imitating a live bluegill.... Quote
Super User T-rig Posted December 16, 2009 Super User Posted December 16, 2009 I haven't used the Jerry Rago Hard Tail Bluegill but it looks pretty neat. Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted December 16, 2009 Super User Posted December 16, 2009 Mattlures has the only bluegill bait that I fish. Quote
Mattlures Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 You guys make me all warm and fuzzy inside You all rule Thanks!!! Quote
-ebby- Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 mattlures hard and soft baits imitate bluegill really good, well i have only used the hard but have heard great things about the soft as well. Edit- i have used the baitsmith soft gill and liked the action on it too but it does cost about 10 more than matt's Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted December 17, 2009 Super User Posted December 17, 2009 I have a few of Matt's soft baits....same deal there..they work.. mattlures hard and soft baits imitate bluegill really good, well i have only used the hard but have heard great things about the soft as well. Quote
-ebby- Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 seems like we are only talking swimbaits right now but i also like throwing swimjigs with a trailer with a little action like a sassy shad type tail, i go with bitsy bug jigs in green pumkin or other natural color when i want something small. Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted December 17, 2009 Super User Posted December 17, 2009 Your right, just got caught up in the excitment..lol I also use jigs, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits..in gill colors. seems like we are only talking swimbaits right now but i also like throwing swimjigs with a trailer with a little action like a sassy shad type tail, i go with bitsy bug jigs in green pumkin or other natural color when i want something small. Quote
-nick- Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Also rapala's dt cranks have a very nice bluegill color. As well as bandit. Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted December 17, 2009 Super User Posted December 17, 2009 Mattlures hard-gill and Tylures sunfish .... Quote
Super User OkobojiEagle Posted December 17, 2009 Super User Posted December 17, 2009 green-pumpkin tube Quote
cutpullcut Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Bagley's "small fry"/"tru life" series...what ever ya want to call them. Bream/Crappie/Bass/ Crawdad/and Shad Rebel's "Bait series".....Bream /Crappie/Bass/Shad I don't "collect".......I use em Quote
fathom Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 lc flat mini sr in ghost sunfish. tough to beat around here. Quote
Simp Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Alwayslooking got me a Bluegill/sunfish swimbait package from Academy and they LOOK AWESOME! It's to cold right now to throw them but these things look amazing. The individual pricing is also awesome starting at 9$. Quote
b.Lee Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Alwayslooking got me a Bluegill/sunfish swimbait package from Academy and they LOOK AWESOME! It's to cold right now to throw them but these things look amazing. The individual pricing is also awesome starting at 9$. That is a nice kit there, catch anything yet? Quote
-ebby- Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 i wish they had an acadamy around here i want to try those out. And besides the baits i posted earlier i have to say i use the bait in my avatar by far the most. But i am a little biased Quote
Simp Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 I just got them a couple days ago from the Xmas exchange. I don't have a Academy around here either but I begged my partner for some H20 baits. I was ecstatic when I opened my gift! These things should be killer around here. I have several clear lakes with tons of sunfish and some great ponds with big bluegill and big bass!! Quote
Incheon Basser Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 Bandit and Rapala have great gill patterns for there cranks... as well as koppers Quote
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