Swim Jig Bluegill Imitating Trailer ?

[ChrisD46]

Trying to decide between the Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw and the Z-Craw Jr. as a bluegill imitating swim jig trailer ?

Your opinions ?

[LrgmouthShad]

Wow

 

My answer is… yes

 

Take your pick

[Pat Brown]

I like the Xzone Swammer 4" in 309/green pumpkin blue flake/perch and bluegill and the Gambler EZ Swimmer 4.5" in the gold rush, red ear and 49er colors.

 

[Cbump]

1 hour ago, ChrisD46 said:

Trying to decide between the Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw and the Z-Craw Jr. as a bluegill imitating swim jig trailer ?

Your opinions ?

Craw to imitate a bluegill? 

[Pogues2300]

13 minutes ago, Cbump said:

Craw to imitate a bluegill? 

I fish pretty much only lakes where bluegill is the primary bait fish and very often use a green pumpkin rage craw on a bluegill colored swim jig and do well. Do I know if they think it’sa bluegill?? Nope but they sure eat them.

[Cbump]

8 minutes ago, Pogues2300 said:

I fish pretty much only lakes where bluegill is the primary bait fish and very often use a green pumpkin rage craw on a bluegill colored swim jig and do well. Do I know if they think it’sa bluegill?? Nope but they sure eat them.

I agree they’ll eat It. Just never thought of a literal craw imitator to be a bluegill imitator. 

[galyonj]

5 minutes ago, Cbump said:

I agree they’ll eat It. Just never a literal craw imitator to be a bluegill imitator. 

 

They make great tails.

 

[Bluebasser86]

6 minutes ago, Cbump said:

I agree they’ll eat It. Just never thought of a literal craw imitator to be a bluegill imitator. 

I just look at the color, not the profile. A watermelon or green pumpkin craw with the tips of the claws dipped in chartreuse JJ's lot's a whole lot like a juvi bluegill coming through the water.

 

Personally, I like a Rage Menace for a swim jig bluegill trailer, either Hard Candy or Moon Juice color. 

[Texas Flood]

This what I use with my bluegill swim jigs.

[Jrob78]

I use craws or the Rage Tail Menace, often rigged vertically, when I want a bluegill imitator, which is pretty often. I don't know if rigging it vertically makes that much difference but I don't think it hurts. 

[GReb]

Keitech fat impact is my favorite but they are pricey and not durable. 

[ChrisD46]

2 hours ago, Cbump said:

Craw to imitate a bluegill? 

I have some green pumpkin plus variations in paddle tail swim baits already - just searching for something a little different in the body / tail of the two Zoom trailers which I'll rig sideways . 

[Otter17]

My favorite setup is using the Dirty Jigs Swim Jig in Warmouth color with a Keitech Fat Swing Trailer in Crystal Shad color. 

[Otter17]

17 hours ago, GReb said:

 

[Munkin]

Keitech Fat Impact in Pro Staff is the best for bluegill pattern I have used. 

 

Allen 

[Fishin Dad]

6 hours ago, Munkin said:

Keitech Fat Impact in Pro Staff is the best for bluegill pattern I have used. 

 

Allen 

Wow, just checked out that color.  Looks amazing to represent a bluegill!!

[casts_by_fly]

I throw either a keitech or a rage menace.  They also double for other uses so I keep them stocked and pick based on the lake I’m on. 

[Team9nine]

It doesn’t matter. Just get the basic profile and retrieve correct, and you’re good. Been catching them here all week using 3” Charlie Brewer Slider Grubs and regular Roboworms as trailers.

 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

I might have to try some of these 

on my

[ChrisD46]

There are certainly a few things that will work - a Rage Menace in a Green Pumpkin variant would be tough to beat as would be some of the Gambler blue gill colors designed for Florida waters .

[Tony Christian]

Menace is good for cold water but when I want a larger belly profile like a bluegill and some roll a 4" largo shad is really good.

[Fat Ika]

22 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

I might have to try some of these 

on my

Thanks for sharing. What plastic is that?

[Pat Brown]

 

Primary forage in my big fish holes.

 

Can you guess the species?  ??️‍♂️??

[casts_by_fly]

16 minutes ago, Pat Brown said:

 

Primary forage in my big fish holes.

 

Can you guess the species?  ??️‍♂️??

Perch, golden shiners, and crappie?

 

are those sieberts jigs?

[Pat Brown]

17 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

Perch, golden shiners, and crappie?

 

are those sieberts jigs?

 

 

Yes indeed.  1/4 oz Siebert Shot Caller and correct guesses!  (The green one is 'Bluegill' but it's a general sunfish/perch imitator so we'll give that one to ya ?)