Bluegill imitation paddletail colors? 2024
TriStateBassin106 reply :
I've started to get into swimbait fishing recently since fall is almost here. Problem is all I can see in stores is all these shad colors.
You can see where this is going. There's no shad in my local ponds and lakes, the bass only feed heavily on Bluegill and maybe frogs. I bought a pack of keitech Black and Blue for my dirty waterbodies but I need a bluegill color for the more clearer waters. (Besides GP)
Any recommendations?
Derek1 reply :
Have you tried the other colors. I fish several ponds with no shad and they bite the other colors.
TriStateBassin106 reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 5:19 AM, Derek1 said:Have you tried the other colors. I fish several ponds with no shad and they bite the other colors.
Yes, I have tried the Keitech white pearl belly I think at two different locations, nothing.
Russ E reply :
Sometimes colors can be over rated. Bass are opportunistic feeders. Special Colors often times catches more fishermen than fish.
If you look on the keitech web site they have multiple variations of sunfish and perch.
Hammer 4 reply :
Kietech makes a bluegill flash. I bought several of these in varying sizes. Have not had a chance to test em out yet, but hey...they look good.
Pickle_Power reply :
Oh man, don't call them paddle tails, a couple members on here ripped me a new a***ole because they are supposed to be called "boot tails", apparently.
I agree that exact color is not important, especially with a moving bait. I focus more on whether to go with a general dark or light color scheme. I do really well in clear waters on "boot tails" with a Bama Bug type of scheme; that's blue and brown.
Munkin reply :
The main one I use to imitate a bluegill is called Pro Staff Special or something like that. It is watermelon on top with a translucent orange on bottom which is on the bait on the right.
Allen
JediAmoeba reply :
I live in eastern pa and I don't have any shad either in a lot of waters I fish. This one has been doing pretty well for me...
rtwvumtneer6 reply :
I'm a fan of Ayu in the Rage line.
But, if you buy shad/white colors you can make them any color you want with a few markers or dips.
TriStateBassin106 reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 8:52 AM, JediAmoeba said:I live in eastern pa and I don't have any shad either in a lot of waters I fish. This one has been doing pretty well for me...
What is the colors of the jig skirt?
Bluebasser86 reply :
Green Pumpkin or Watermelon with a touch of chartreuse on the tail is one of the best bluegill imitating colors IMO. Juvenile bluegills that bass most commonly feed on aren't very colorful.
JediAmoeba reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 10:42 AM, pondhopperNJ said:What is the colors of the jig skirt?
It's a 1/4 ounce smiling fred in Molting Craw color
Bassattackr reply :
Keep it simple. If fishing clear water and wanting to imitate bluegill, throw either GP or Watermelon Candy (Great on super bright sunny days).
GreenGhostMan reply :
I use GP swing shads to imitate bluegill and it’s been working for me.
zell_pop1 reply :
Basstrix has perch/bluegill colors
ChrisD46 reply :
You may have to order on line - you want a green pumpkin boot tail / paddle tail swim bait . A 3.75 - 3.8 inch length is a good place to start , I like Eco Pro Swim Shad in green pumpkin color , Keitech and Strike King also have Green Pumpkin colors - also bluegill flash is another color to try . If you have a Academy , DSG or WM near you you can find these colors and swim baits .
waymont reply :
Cabelas bluegill swim minnow swimbait is great 3.5 and 5”
Harold Scoggins reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 5:23 AM, Russ E said:Sometimes colors can be over rated. Bass are opportunistic feeders.
Bingo. Few years back another angler saw me throwing a trout colored swim bait and he laughed a little as he told me that there were no trout in the lake. A few minutes later I had the last laugh. Match the hatch when you can, and when you can't, don't be afraid to throw something they haven't seen before.
WRB reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 5:15 AM, pondhopperNJ said:I've started to get into swimbait fishing recently since fall is almost here. Problem is all I can see in stores is all these shad colors.
You can see where this is going. There's no shad in my local ponds and lakes, the bass only feed heavily on Bluegill and maybe frogs. I bought a pack of keitech Black and Blue for my dirty waterbodies but I need a bluegill color for the more clearer waters. (Besides GP)
Any recommendations?
Swim jigs or swimbaits?
Everything posted to date refers to swim jigs with the exception of the Basstrix Hollow body paddle tails. Solid body paddle tails have dozens of options.
Matt Lures makes a soft bluegill paddle tail swimbaits and Huddleston has a bluegill swimbait, both look exactly like bluegill.
Tom
OnthePotomac reply :
I use my Sharpie collection to create colors.
king fisher reply :
Does anyone have a picture of a two to three inch bluegill? I have never seen a fry size bluegill. I know rainbow trout that size do not look much like a rainbow that is 6 inches or more. The rainbow fry are silver dark back with large par spots. After they grow to roughly 5 inches they look like adult rainbow trout. I was wondering if small bluegill, sunfish, perch and other pan fish are the same. Most lures imitate mature bluegill. Is there a difference in color patterns between fry and mature bait fish. Of course many baits are as large as mature pan fish or trout and the colors I am used to seeing would be correct. I have had good luck when bass are feeding on Bluegill with baits that have some chartreuse, and purple in them.
Russ E reply :
On 9/23/2019 at 3:26 AM, king fisher said:Does anyone have a picture of a two to three inch bluegill? I have never seen a fry size bluegill. I know rainbow trout that size do not look much like a rainbow that is 6 inches or more. The rainbow fry are silver dark back with large par spots. After they grow to roughly 5 inches they look like adult rainbow trout. I was wondering if small bluegill, sunfish, perch and other pan fish are the same. Most lures imitate mature bluegill. Is there a difference in color patterns between fry and mature bait fish. Of course many baits are as large as mature pan fish or trout and the colors I am used to seeing would be correct. I have had good luck when bass are feeding on Bluegill with baits that have some chartreuse, and purple in them.
looks about like an adult bluegill. there are pics all over the internet.
king fisher reply :
On 9/23/2019 at 4:33 AM, Russ E said:looks about like an adult bluegill. there are pics all over the internet.
Thanks. Good picture. Definitely looks like a bluegill
GReb reply :
Bluegill imitation for me is all about silver flash and hints of bright colors like chartreuse or orange.
MIbassyaker reply :
Take any color paddletail, cast to where there are bluegills, and it will be a bluegill imitator.
ChrisD46 reply :
Depending on the waters - a bluegill can have more green pumpkin than the silver bluegill flash color .
Johnbt reply :
"Oh man, don't call them paddle tails, a couple members on here ripped me a new one because they are supposed to be called "boot tails", apparently."
Ha! They're pulling your leg. Keitech calls them paddle tails.
www.keitechusa.com/keitech-swimbaits/keitech-swing-impact-fat/keitech-fat-swing-impact-4.8/keitech-fat-swing-impact-4.8-bluegill-flash.html
"The Keitech 4.8-Inch FAT Swing Impact has taken the Paddle tail swim bait to the next level."
Munkin reply :
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Here are two more I bought from someone on Facebook that look promising.
Allen
BassWhole! reply :
On 9/18/2019 at 11:49 AM, Bluebasser86 said:Green Pumpkin or Watermelon with a touch of chartreuse on the tail is one of the best bluegill imitating colors IMO. Juvenile bluegills that bass most commonly feed on aren't very colorful.
This^. GP, Watermelon Candy, or anything similar with just the tip of the tail dipped in Spike-It gets chocked when they are on sunfish
TriStateBassin106 reply :
On 9/26/2019 at 9:01 AM, BassWhole! said:This^. GP, Watermelon Candy, or anything similar with just the tip of the tail dipped in Spike-It gets chocked when they are on sunfish
Gotta try that color out. Heard good things about them.
stratoliner92 reply :
Fished numerous clear water lakes in Minnesota for several months this Summer and this put more largemouths in boat than anything else.
https://bigbitebaits.com/product/3-5-suicide-shad-in-chartreuse-gizzard/
https://www.ownerhooks.com/product/bullet-head/
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