Your favorite bluegill lure?

[Bluegillslayer]

The Creme ultralight crankbait is very good for bluegill and bass in the shiny blue color. I also have been getting lots of bass and bluegill on a floating Rapala minnow.

[plawren53202]

On ‎6‎/‎21‎/‎2020 at 11:45 AM, Eric Matechak said:

if live bait isn't an option (worms or fathead minnows), then I like using Gulp minnows. They are pretty lifelike and have a strong scent to them. I catch nice bluegill and crappie on these, especially when paired with a small jighead

My youngest has started wanting to try fishing, so I've been out a few times for bluegill with him. I've been using the small Gulp minnows and having a lot of success. On my pond, they seem to like the chartreuse and white ones. Rigged on a #4 light wire hook with a BB split shot about a foot up from the hook, and the smallest bobber that will support the weight. Adding a pink Crappie Nibble to the hook just above the Gulp minnow really seems to increase the number of bites.

[Eric Matechak]

6 hours ago, plawren53202 said:

My youngest has started wanting to try fishing, so I've been out a few times for bluegill with him. I've been using the small Gulp minnows and having a lot of success. On my pond, they seem to like the chartreuse and white ones. Rigged on a #4 light wire hook with a BB split shot about a foot up from the hook, and the smallest bobber that will support the weight. Adding a pink Crappie Nibble to the hook just above the Gulp minnow really seems to increase the number of bites.

that's fantastic. try smearing the crappie nibble along the length of the minnow. I like doing that for added scent. 

[Bankbeater]

1/16 oz. Rooster Tail.

[Smells like fish]

One nephew and myself caught about a dozen gills this evening on rooster tails and jigs with curly tails. We are gonna have to go get some down sized tackle. Crappie size jigs are way to big for these stunted thousands of bluegill. He bought 100 bass fingerlings  and 25 catfish and added to his acre pond this week. In a few year we will have some fun with those bass.

[PourMyOwn]

Rainbow Plastics torpedo float with a 3' leader and a dry fly. A close #2 is a 2" white or pearl mister twister on a jighead.

[Smells like fish]

14 minutes ago, PourMyOwn said:

Rainbow Plastics torpedo float with a 3' leader and a dry fly. A close #2 is a 2" white or pearl mister twister on a jighead.

I have some of those clear floats somewhere and dry flys on hand, might have give that a try too

[Black Hawk Basser]

I usually use tungsten bead head flies or small lead head hair jigs that I tie myself.  Don't overlook small spoons designed for ice fishing.  One of my favorites is the Custom Jigs & Spins Slender Spoon.

[Fallser]

I fly fish for them and they're a blast on a fly rod.  I don't use small poppers or bugs though  Most of my top water bugs are tied on size 6 or 8 hooks.  Discourages, most of the time, the dinks.  I didn't always fly fish for them and I did well with white, yellow or chartruese twister tail grubs on 1/8 or 1/16 oz jig, small Road Runners, Mepps or small in-line spinners, small floating Rapala minnows.  Bait, red wigglers over night crawlers, crickets and leeches. 

 

 

 

 

[Luke Barnes]

I'm a die-hard believer in the Panfish Magnet stuff by Leland Lures. The kit comes with 1/64 oz jig heads and the split tail worms in a variety of colors. Ive caught bluegill and all species of sunfish, bass, crappie, and a small cat. Ive caught a 2lb bass on it on my UL with 2lb line so it was a fun fight!

[greentrout]

 

[Yuddzy]

Reviving an old thread, I'm thinking any smaller soft plastic (1.5-2ish") Texas Rigged like normal with an appropriate weight would be one of the most effective and simple ways to target panfish? 

Hoping to catch some bluegill, pumpkinseed, crappie, and rock bass this summer. ?

[RealtreeByGod]

Powerbait Honey Worms either on a small jighead or on a small hook + split shot under a bobber. 

[Eric 26]

I’m liking the Creme mini rattle traps available at Wal Mart.

[Basser2021]

5 hours ago, Eric 26 said:

I’m liking the Creme mini rattle traps available at Wal Mart.

Those creme lures work great. I use the crawdad crank version and slay em

[Eric 26]

50 minutes ago, Basser2021 said:

Those creme lures work great. I use the crawdad crank version and slay em

I bought but did not use the crawdad crank last year. I’m definitely going to give it a try this year?

[Dogface]

I use corn when I take the grandkids. I can't take the BGs off the rods quick enough.

 

I do like Eric's traps.  I have some small traps I will try.

[scaleface]

On 6/19/2020 at 4:35 PM, flyfisher said:

i have never caught more sunnies than using my fly rod.  Usually go with slow sinking spiders or poppers if i want some topwater action.  Both always seem to out fish anything conventional.  

This exactly . I also like these little honey Bee flies I once found .

[Luke Barnes]

3 hours ago, scaleface said:

This exactly . I also like these little honey Bee flies I once found .

Im so upset. I had a small fly box with a bunch of hand tied spiders, ants, and bees and I lost it somewhere. They were given to me by a member on crappie.com so they were irreplaceable. Plus a bunch of nice dry and wet flys and nymphs my wife bought me. Just gone and no clue where. 

[Aaron_H]

If I'm targeting bluegill/shellcrackers, there are a couple of preferred lures I use.

 

Strike King/Mr. Crappie "Slab Slasher" jigheads 1/16oz or the Roadrunner 1/16oz or 1/8oz underspin. Both paired with either a Big Bite Baits grub (white/chart or black/chart) or the Mr. Crappie Shadpole CT (junebug/chart or pearl white).

[garroyo130]

In clear water its hard to beat a pistol pete spin fly. I used to walk the banks of the river here in Austin and the typical lures did well but rock bass were impossible to catch with anything but these.  

 

[crypt]

F3 original floating Rapala,any color will do,bread balls,tiny trap, any tiny crank bait seems to get the job done around here.love Slab Slasher jigheads with grubs.

[Eric 26]

1 hour ago, garroyo130 said:

In clear water its hard to beat a pistol pete spin fly. I used to walk the banks of the river here in Austin and the typical lures did well but rock bass were impossible to catch with anything but these.  

 

Although I’m going to google search these, if I may ask where did you purchase these? They are exactly what I need for my beloved retention ponds to keep above the weeds ?

[garroyo130]

5 minutes ago, Eric 26 said:

Although I’m going to google search these, if I may ask where did you purchase these? They are exactly what I need for my beloved retention ponds to keep above the weeds ?

 

I originally purchased them at WalMart about 15 years ago but have been buying straight from the company since. 

 

https://www.pistolpeteflies.com/pistol-pete-flies-store-fly-selection

 

I cast them on an UL rated down to 1/32oz on 4lb line.

[BayouSlide]

13 hours ago, garroyo130 said:

https://www.pistolpeteflies.com/pistol-pete-flies-store-fly-selection

 

I cast them on an UL rated down to 1/32oz on 4lb line.

 

Interesting. Which size(s) can you use on the UL?