Best/most fun lures for dinks?

[biggiesmalls]

What are your favorite lures to use for dinks? I have a pond I fish now that's got some big bluegill, but sometimes when they don't play along it's fun to go for some of the bass in there. Problem is, they're only about 6-12" for the most part, with a few fish that have hit around 14-16". 

 

There's plenty of them - so I'm mostly worried about what you think the most FUN lures for these smaller fish are. 

 

Tight lines

Drew

 

[BankBasser]

Ned rig. ML/F spinning and you're set.

[the reel ess]

All the same stuff I use all the time. I catch dinks on everything I use. I even catch dinks at my buddy's pond on the SPRO Rat.

 

But for numbers, Ned, small stick worm, 4" Zoom Finesse Worm and Rooster Tail will get 'er done. At that same buddy's pond, I'll sometimes tie on a tandem rig of a plain crappie jig in front and a Beetle Spin in back on my ultralight combo and try for bream and bass. It keeps you busy.

[Jig Man]

Most fun for me would be a fly rod and a top water popper.

[Beetlebz]

Ive been having fun lately with a regular jig head and the tony 2" vibe swimbaits. Mostly perch but the occasional bass and crappy bite them... tons of fun and it's all chuck and wind so you don't get bored watching line.

 

I had to go look it up. Eurotackle micro finesse b-vibe

[Raul]

In-line spinners, 3 inch stickbait ( “senko” ? ), mini spinnerbaits, “crappie” crankbaits, 1/4 oz Rat L-trap, 4” grubs, marabou jigs, beetle spins.

[JustJames]

Trout worm with split shot on light spinning outfit.

[Dorado]

Mini chatterbaits. 2” or 3” Berkley Power Grubs. Strike King BitsyTubes

[BobP]

A Zman jig head with a little Zman TRD on a ML spinning rod and 10 lb test braid is hard to beat. It catches everything.  Small bass, large bass, large bluegills, even catfish.  Go with a very light jig head.  The Zman Elaztech plastics are super durable and stick like glue to the Zman jigs with their wire barbs.  Great lure for kids.  And adults.

[sdsc357]

original rapala floating minnow in black silver 07.

[NittyGrittyBoy]

Ultralight spinning combo with a small popper. Absolute blast. You'll be able to catch bass and gills

[Angry John]

I like the duo cascada bug on 6lb mono on a lite spinning rod.

[greentrout]

Rebel Teeny Wee Craw

 

 

Road Runner

 

Some bass fishing is done on small creeks and rivers where small lmb and spots are the norm with a 3 pounder being a monster but are FUN to fish.

 

Black Creek MS.

[junyer357]

Ultralight rod with rooster tails. 

[Bluebasser86]

floating worm

[Outdoor Zack]

Mini spinnerbait, grubs, senko, finesse worms 1/8 oz squarebills, and poppers 

[haggard]

14 hours ago, biggiesmalls said:

What are your favorite lures to use for dinks? I have a pond I fish now that's got some big bluegill, but sometimes when they don't play along it's fun to go for some of the bass in there. Problem is, they're only about 6-12" for the most part, with a few fish that have hit around 14-16". 

 

1/16 oz double-eye jig head with a 1-inch grub with flapping tail. Like a Charlie Bee without the spinning blade.

 

[soflabasser]

Zoom super flukes, jerkbaits, crankbaits,spinnerbaits,etc are fun lures to use when the bass bite is on fire in the areas I fish for large numbers of bass.

[Bassun]

Small grubs and beetle spins.  

Adding in micro sized crankbaits and top waters is always fun and usually highly successful too.  A Teeny Torpedo will catch teeny and pond best bass as well

 

Rooster tails are solid options too.

 

Any of that on ultralight spinning gear w/ 4lb line will be a ball!

 

If you haven't fly fished, that is the PERFECT place to get your feet wet with it.  Get a cheap combo in like 5/6 weight and some cheap fly poppers.  Just practice casting without a lure on first to get the hang of it, lol.  

[NYWayfarer]

Lelands Trout Magnet Crank. It's a small 1/8 oz crankbait. I can be fished like a jerkbait. Very versatile and lots of species will hit it.

[greentrout]

 

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[Choporoz]

Mini poppers and Bill Lewis Tiny Traps

[ib_of_the_damned]

[crypt]

2 lures come to mind.....original  floating f-3 rapala,charlie brewer slider 3" panfish grub.2-4 lb. test and a lot of fun.

[Junger]

3 hours ago, Choporoz said:

Mini poppers and Bill Lewis Tiny Traps

I love my Pop-R mini in silver/black...actually thinking about buying a BFS set up just for that lure.