Mattlures Bluegill Series 2024

Buckeye1955 reply :

MattLures Bluegill Series

5 inch, 2 ounce, Realistic Bluegill Swimbait

Anybody have an opinion on these. At the price they are going for, I'm not trying them on a whim, that's for sure. They look good, but that might be the world famous Bait Monkey calling...... What part of the country have you fished them?

fourbizz reply :

My Opinion:

They are awesome.

I fish them in California, but there are people all over the country hitting big fish for their region on these baits. I always have one tied on during the spawn.

Randall reply :

Its the best bluegill bait made . I have fished them in GA where we have plenty of big fish and in the mountains of Western NC where the fish on the average are much smaller. As long as you have bass and panfish they will work. I have won several tournaments fishing them and my biggest bass weighing 15lbs 12oz was caught on one last year. I fish them by swimming them and by using them like a jig on the bottom. I consider them very affordable for a quality made swimbait.

Alpster reply :

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MattLures Bluegill Series
5 inch, 2 ounce, Realistic Bluegill Swimbait

Anybody have an opinion on these. At the price they are going for, I'm not trying them on a whim, that's for sure. They look good, but that might be the world famous Bait Monkey calling...... What part of the country have you fished them?

Buckeye,

You just got opinions from a couple of legends on this board. If you fish swimbaits, just get the Mattlures. JMHO

Ronnie

Gatorbassman reply :

Here's a little proof for ya.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1174963631/0#0

Buckeye1955 reply :

I appreciate it guys! Just ordered a couple - one bluegill and one perch. Thanks again!

flippin reply :

i just ordered a couple blue gill for spring looks like a good bed bait

LCpointerKILLA reply :

Those are some awesome pictures. I have to buy some of those.

mike bat reply :

fluke those are some hoggs ,,,, your killin them .... where those bass of beds or where you just swimming them along ??? ive been using the baby bass and baby perch .... ive caught a few ,,, nothing like your hoggs tho ....

Gatorbassman reply :

The first picture is of Randall and his 15lb 12oz monster. The others are of my best friend Adam (Doghouse).

Only one of them were on the bed. It's the one that has the lure hanging outside its mouth. The last two were prespawn, caught deep on a creek channel.

Mattlures reply :

Man you guys just put a big ol smile on my face

Thanks for the kind words!!!

BassFishingMachine reply :

I see the pics of these monster bass being caught on this bait, but my question is do you think a 2-3lber can take this lure? Or is it too big? The ponds im fishing, majority of the fish are 2-3lbs with a few 4s and 5s lurking about (just not many). But I'd like to use it on the 2-3lbers that spawn also. So what do you say, can a 2-3lber fit this lure in its mouth?

Chris at Tech reply :

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The others are of my best friend Adam (Doghouse).

Are there fish in those pics? I'm blinded by that obnoxious shade of red

Gatorbassman reply :

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The others are of my best friend Adam (Doghouse).

Are there fish in those pics? I'm blinded by that obnoxious shade of red

Stop crying. lol

BassFishingMachine reply :

So no one knows if 2-3lbers can take this lure?

fourbizz reply :

i've had countless 2-3 lb fish CHOKE that bait.

Mattlures reply :

yes 2 and 3's can take the bait no problem but why would you want to target them. I am betting you have bigger fish than you think you do.

They are just hiding from you.

Buckeye1955 reply :

I hope so! I mostly fish the Ohio River and a few surrounding lakes. Sometimes get over to Stonewall Jackson. Other then Stonewall, a 3 lb bass makes the paper! But I also hit the St. Johns river in the spring and Lake Champlain in the summer. I figure the bluegill will be a big hit at Champlain and the perch might stir up a hog down south. It would be nice to have a slightly smaller version for us bass challenged areas Matt! Can't wait to get my order.......

LCpointerKILLA reply :

Well I ordered last night for overnight priority off of tackle warehouse. Should get here tomorrow. I ordered a baby bass mattlures in largemouth pattern, and I ordered a bluegill in the tilapia pattern. I figured the tilapia pattern would be great because just about every lake I fish is infested with tilapia, especially around the shore. Sometimes you see and hear a whole bunch of them dart away, and it makes a bunch of big splashes, that's because Ms. Bass is sweeping through the area! Next time she will be biting my new swimbait.

P.S. Chris at Tech, did you watch the Sugar Bowl?

mike bat reply :

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I hope so! I mostly fish the Ohio River and a few surrounding lakes. Sometimes get over to Stonewall Jackson. Other then Stonewall, a 3 lb bass makes the paper! But I also hit the St. Johns river in the spring and Lake Champlain in the summer. I figure the bluegill will be a big hit at Champlain and the perch might stir up a hog down south. It would be nice to have a slightly smaller version for us bass challenged areas Matt! Can't wait to get my order.......

have you ever seen anyone tossin a swimbait in those waters ????

if not you may wanna ,, there could be 5lbers in there or even bigger ... most big fish eat little fish .... just a thought ,, you may wanna toss a baby bass or gill see what you can do ....

roadwarrior reply :

Some people probably think the Baby Bass is too small for a "swimbait", but I can assure you, it is NOT too big!

Buckeye1955 reply :

I'll definitely give the ultimate bluegill a try in the old Ohio river, but we're pretty bass challenged in our area. Too much industry and not enough structure. And too much fishing pressure for what few fish we have. And the lakes are even worse other then Stonewall. One weekend at a lake just north of me there was 7 tournaments going on at the same time........ The grass did come back to the river this year which helped. At least that gives the bait fish somewhere to hide!

Lightninrod reply :

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I see the pics of these monster bass being caught on this bait, but my question is do you think a 2-3lber can take this lure? Or is it too big? The ponds im fishing, majority of the fish are 2-3lbs with a few 4s and 5s lurking about (just not many). But I'd like to use it on the 2-3lbers that spawn also. So what do you say, can a 2-3lber fit this lure in its mouth?

Matt's Bluegill 3 lbs, 13 ozs Bass.

Dan

BassFishingMachine reply :

Nice, thanks alot guys, good to know my little bass can eat em ;D.

T-rig reply :

Is this original?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mattlures-6-Trout-Swimbait_W0QQitemZ200189205589QQihZ010QQcategoryZ31693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Jimzee reply :

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Is this original?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mattlures-6-Trout-Swimbait_W0QQitemZ200189205589QQihZ010QQcategoryZ31693QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's the real deal. Something familiar about that auction. :

BiggerWorm reply :

These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds. For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

Lightninrod reply :

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These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds. For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

Matt's Bluegills do not need extra weight. And yes, they make great bed baits:

Davis reply :

What setup should this be fished on?

Medium heavy or Heavy?

fourbizz reply :

medium heavy swimbait rod or a very heavy flippin stick

Jimzee reply :

Man those things look awesome in the water nose down like that. Thanks for posting the pic Dan. That was the clincher! I got to get me some of these things. I would have a ball with these on the lake I fish. Plenty of bass big enough to eat that bait.

Randall reply :

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These baits seem like they would be killer on the spawning beds. For those of you who are fishing them deeper, are you adding weight?

I don't add weight often but if you need to add weight you can stick some lead nail weights or smaller mojo type weights in the bait and glue the holeback shut. One of the big fish that Doghouse caught in the photos came after a jig bite shut off in the winter in cold water. So, before he moved to another spot he let the bluegill fall all the way to the bottom and was fishing it like a jig real slow in 16 feet of water letting it just sit on the bottom. Before he even knew he had a bite the fish had swam off with the bait and almost swallowed it. It works great as a jig in the winter and I have also caught fish by pitching it to stumps like a jig.

flippincrazy reply :

I just got mine today in the mail, they are awesome lookng. Does anyone use a trailor hook on the bottom for any application? It just seems like you could miss some fish with that small hook.

Alpster reply :

I just got 1/2 dozen in the mail this past week to use at Guntersville. These are awesome looking baits.

Ronnie

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