MegaBass Sleeper Gill

[TcRoc]

Anyone get there hands on these yet? I missed them on sale the other day.. Bam .. sold out.  I really want two try these.. I love the dark sleeper and these look better 

[Ppennin986]

I wanna try those berkley gilly

[Big Swimbait]

I was lucky to get a few ordered before they sold out. I like the Dark Sleeper as well so looking forward to a little bigger profile. As far as the Gilly goes, I have caught a lot of fish on it, but very few bass. The cats and the drum are all over it!

[padon]

i know in one of the lakes i fish the smallmouth feed heavily on bluegills. i wanna try them buut ill wait til the hysteria dies down

[NittyGrittyBoy]

I ordered some from bait-wrx but still waiting on them

[EWREX]

i can't catch a cold on the dark sleeper so i'll leave this one alone. the bait monkey is unhappy with me

[OG Crankster]

I have been doing quite well with the Savage Gear Structure Gill.

[TcRoc]

5 hours ago, EWREX said:

i can't catch a cold on the dark sleeper so i'll leave this one alone. the bait monkey is unhappy with me

I’ve been having good times with the dark sleeper. One of my favorite lil guys to toss under some lay downs.. that’s where I’ve gotten lucky. 

[YoTone]

On 6/7/2022 at 8:58 PM, Ppennin986 said:

I wanna try those berkley gilly

May I suggest patronizing the company that created the original and  the bait Berkley straight up ripped off.

https://thehookuptackle.com/products/gill-flat-jr

 

[TcRoc]

Nice.. my order got refunded.. the hunt continues lol

[NorthernBasser]

 

[Jrob78]

I'm hearing they did one big run of Sleeper Gills and there won't be any more until the fall. If you find some, buy them!

[RDB]

Fisherman’s Warehouse has them.

[NorthernBasser]

And just like that, nobody cares about Mr. Gilly. ?

[Jrob78]

1 hour ago, Revival said:

Where did you hear that and more importantly WHY would they do that?  They are already selling out fast as it is.

The Hook Up Tackle actually commented on one of their Sleeper Gill videos, in the comment section, that they wouldn't get more until fall and a tackle reviewer on YT said the same, although who knows where he heard it.

 

Thanks for the heads up @RDB 

[TcRoc]

?.. order in( hopefully)  , thanks

[FishTank]

11 hours ago, RDB said:

Fisherman’s Warehouse has them.

 

Ordered.  Thanks....

[Rodney Smith]

So I bought one yesterday and fished it this morning. The bite was very tough today. I got quite a few bites, but only hooked up on one. They were just nipping on things today. Hopefully the hookup ratio is good on this bait. Time will tell. The only that did take it just swam off with it. It doesn’t cast all that well, unlike the dark sleeper which you can bomb. I guess that is the bluegill profile. It is a fun bait to fish.

[NorthernBasser]

Got mine from Omnia today. Fast shipping, as usual. 

 

One thing I notice is the front of the dorsal fin is 'closed' if that makes sense (I'll post a pic). On the Dark Sleeper, the front of the dorsal fin is open. This should make it more weedless. But if it affects the hookup ratio, you could always just cut it. I don't think it will, tho. It's quite soft and collapses pretty easily.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bluebasser86]

I'd second the suggestion to check out the Structure Gill. Very similar but more durable, and you can actually get them. Might have to bend the hook out slightly as it seems most have the hook pointing in towards the bait a bit, but it's an easy fix.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Savage_Gear_Structure_Gill_Swimbait/descpage-SGSGS.html#customer_reviews

[NorthernBasser]

Discount Tackle has some in stock at the moment. 

[TcRoc]

[RDB]

36 minutes ago, TcRoc said:

Looks like you got your order.  Did you order from Fisherman’s Warehouse?  I haven’t received mine and I placed my order before I posted that they had some available because I’m selfish that way.  I think I may have angered the fishing karma gods.

[TcRoc]

7 hours ago, RDB said:

Looks like you got your order.  Did you order from Fisherman’s Warehouse?  I haven’t received mine and I placed my order before I posted that they had some available because I’m selfish that way.  I think I may have angered the fishing karma gods.

Yes Fisherman’s warehouse,, pretty quick . I think they look and feel great.. don’t know about modifying for hook set.. I don’t think it’s bad.. set that hook.. its stout ,, but who knows til I fish it and all opinion anyways lol.

[FishTank]

Has anyone caught anything on these yet?  I have been skunked with them so far. Also, the hook doesn't seem to be placed in the correct position.  It is up and back, almost exposing the hook. The hook will also come out randomly,  causing the bait to swim sideways.