ThatZX14Fella Posted August 10, 2014 Posted August 10, 2014 There's a little grasshopper crankshaft that you can get from Wal-Mart and it never fails to catch bluegill for me. Quote
The_fisherman Posted August 11, 2014 Author Posted August 11, 2014 There's a little grasshopper crankshaft that you can get from Wal-Mart and it never fails to catch bluegill for me. Any particular color? Or as long as it looks like a grasshopper it will work? Quote
ThatZX14Fella Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 Any particular color? Or as long as it looks like a grasshopper it will work? I believe it only comes in one color. I got mine in a three pack from Rebel I believe. It had a popper, grasshopper crankbait, and crawdad crankbait. I have it on my dad's ultralight and they tear it up. Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Got into some very fat bluegill this summer! Caught em on panther martins. I put bread on the treble I don't know if it helps much I think makes them hold on longer though. 1 Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted September 8, 2014 Posted September 8, 2014 Another one of my favorites. She was almost as wide as she was long! Quote
desmobob Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 My favorite "relax" kind of fishing is float tube fly-rodding for bluegills and pumpkinseeds with a 2-wt. fly rod. With a yellow foam spider on a floating line or a small wooly bugger on a sink-tip or sinking line, you can have a ball wherever you find them. I always carry an old Mitchell 310 UL spinning reel spooled with four-pound test mono on a TFO Gary Loomis signature edition UL spinning rod in the bass boat, along with a selection of small Beetle Spins, jigs, grubs and spinners. When the bass fishing is slow, or I want a change of pace, I start fishing for the panfish. I've caught some big surprises on those Beetle Spins! Tight lines, Bob Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Rebel cricket crank!!!! With four lbs test it's a blast. And bass well jump on it too! even better is the Rebel tad fry, i dont think they make them anymore though, not sure. its really small with only one tiny treble. imitates a tad pole and has a little bb rattling in it. i got one a few years ago and havent seen them since. Any particular color? Or as long as it looks like a grasshopper it will work? i believe he is referring to the rebel crickhopper. its a cross between a grasshopper and cricket, and yes they make them in multiple colors. the mostly all green one has been the best for me for over 20 years. but if they fish wont bite nothing youve listed, especially the live bite, its unlikely to work. my best advice would be to find different water to fish, sounds like that pond there is dead... Quote
FrogTastic Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 If you're looking to catch big bluegills, check out my guide. It's called Frogtastic's Guide to Bullgill Fishing. Yes, bullgill. It means bull bluegill Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted March 24, 2015 Super User Posted March 24, 2015 Some great bluegill information, don't think I could spend hours exclusively fishing for them. 1 Quote
The_fisherman Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 Never had luck with Beetle Spins. May be I didn't fish it right? Quote
John G Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Go to WalMart and buy a loaf of their cheapest white bread. Make little bread balls just big enough to cover your hook and hang on! 1 Quote
BasshunterJGH Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Go to WalMart and buy a loaf of their cheapest white bread. Make little bread balls just big enough to cover your hook and hang on! I've done that before! Works great. 1 Quote
bassacre Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Crappie nibbles weightless on the smallest hook you can find. Peel off 10 or 12 foot of line on a 5 or 6 foot ultralight and swing it out there. Watch it drop, the line will jump if a bream picks it up, if not pull it up and cast again. Really fun for fishing bream bed honeycombs. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted April 4, 2015 Super User Posted April 4, 2015 Never had luck with Beetle Spins. May be I didn't fish it right? I don't think there is a wrong way to fish Beetle Spins. Personally I almost always pulled off the twin-tailed grub and replaced it with a small Mr. Twister ribbon-tail grub. Make sure you are using a small enough lure. They will hit a larger bait, but can't get it in their little bitty mouths. No idea how they think they can swallow a 10" worm. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted April 4, 2015 Super User Posted April 4, 2015 Hi. We have several pond with murky water around the area I live. I've been catching bluegill/sunfish/panfish in June, but not nothing bites. Any advice on tackle, rig, bait, location, etc., would be appreciated. P.S. I use black chartreuse grub with gold sparkles, red/chartreuse tubes, small artificial minnows (kind of like the fluke) - everithing is 1 1/2 inch. Some times I rig it with split shot, sometimes with jig or spinnerbait. And also I've tried powerbait. I bought a 7'2" Light Fenwick River Runner strictly for panfish. 1/32 - 5/16 oz. 4-8# line. Also a 7' 6" 3wt. flyrod. Find the fish and they will hit anything they think they can eat. I've never tried dropshotting, but it sounds like a lot of fun for panfish. 2farmer, thanks a ton for the information. Fishing locally sucks even for panfish. Where I take my grandsons is heavily pressure with people keeping about everything that hits. Maybe I can get them into an area not so pressured and get them hauling in some fish. I know they would become fishing partners if I can just get them catching something. Quote
Catch 22 Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Back when I had a pond I would bring home road kills and hang them on a pole above the water line .Once the maggots developed and started falling into the water the gills would swarm the area for a live meal. It was fun to watch. Dye colored maggots are a well known bait by ice fishermen. C22 Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Some great bluegill information, don't think I could spend hours exclusively fishing for them. its possibly funner than bass fishing. they fight hard and are great to catch on light gear and small line...but i guess youre just too used to those big ole ocean fish lol... Quote
Nicky Greece Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 I know this is an old topic, but I thought I would go ahead and throw in my two cents. I have found wat works best for is to get some fairly light line. I like the 4lb mr crappie. A number 6 or 8 hook. A split shot about 6-8 inches above the hook, and a bobber about 1 1/2 to 2 feet above. I know alot of people like to use slip bobbers, but I have a hell of a time setting the hook from the bank with them. Quote
Matthew2000 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 1.Look at what you're doing 2. Analyse why you are not bass fishing 3. The answer to that should always be unknown 4. Start bass fishing Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted May 22, 2015 Super User Posted May 22, 2015 its possibly funner than bass fishing. they fight hard and are great to catch on light gear and small line...but i guess youre just too used to those big ole ocean fish lol... I actually do quite a bit of freshwater fishing down here. I mainly target peacocks, I do it more for the hunt they can be challenging, fun to catch on ml tackle. At times I'll hook a mayan, ounce for ounce lol ( they don't get much bigger than 1#) they out fight a peacock, a bluegill too. I'm never disappointed to catch one, lots of fun but I seldom target them specifically. Not all ocean fish are big, we catch small blue runners pound or so, pretty darn good fight, those I target. Quote
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