Best Bluegill lures? 2024
Missouribassman95 reply :
I've has success using the Berkley 2in. grubs. What have you guys had success with?
MMan16 reply :
When i was a kid my parents use to put hot dog on and me and my bro would kill them. :
Missouribassman95 reply :
QuoteWhen i was a kid my parents use to put hot dog on and me and my bro would kill them. :
Oh wow never heard of using hot dogs.
MMan16 reply :
Ya they worked very well. I still use them when i go fishing with my buddy and his kid.
bilgerat reply :
Larger ones will eat just about anything on a 1/16 oz jighead.
Tiny Rapala Original Floaters run just under the surface, tiny crankbaits, the list goes on. Gills aren't very particular about what they eat.
OHIO reply :
Bluegill will eat just about anything.
I have even caught them using chewing gum.
When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.
KYntucky Warmouth reply :
bass or bass ? reply :
I like a foam beetle or grasshopper with #8 hook on my 7 weight fly rod.
Marty reply :
I don't know about the "best." I used to use the smallest Kastmaster spoons, then I started using tiny crankbaits, mostly Rapala Mini Fat Raps and some of the smallest Countdowns. But I really think just about any small lure that they can take with those little mouths could be effective.
kyle317289 reply :
i've had success with bright colored beetlespins.
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
QuoteI like a foam beetle or grasshopper with #8 hook on my 7 weight fly rod.
x2...spider pattern is along the same line and works well
Missouribassman95 reply :
QuoteBluegill will eat just about anything.I have even caught them using chewing gum.
When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.
LOL chewing gum, that's funny!
Bassin_Fin@tic reply :
QuoteQuoteBluegill will eat just about anything.I have even caught them using chewing gum.
When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.
LOL chewing gum, that's funny!
How bout sawdust from the waxworm container : ;D
tholmes reply :
I've killed 'em on a local lake with a Rebel Wee Craw (the smallest size) and a Rebel Crickhopper.
Tom
SDoolittle reply :
QuoteGills aren't very particular about what they eat.
QuoteBluegill will eat just about anything.
Exactly!
South FLA reply :
Beetle Spin
the lone fisherman reply :
my best are the rapala 2.25 jointed minnow black and silver and also the rooster tail white
RAMBLER reply :
Strike King 1/8 oz. Bitsy Minnow
Grey Wolf reply :
Swedish pimple.
Ima Bass Ninja reply :
Rooster tails do well for me as well as beetle spins..
J Francho reply :
Back when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket. Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz. It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these. I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging. Both rods were VERY flimsy. For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.
senile1 reply :
QuoteBack when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket. Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz. It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these. I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging. Both rods were VERY flimsy. For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.
I use jigs as well but I use 1/8th down to 1/32nd ounce jigs. I don't strictly fish for small sunfish very often. That 1/100th size sounds like a pinhead or smaller. ;D
senile1 reply :
QuoteQuoteBack when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket. Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz. It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these. I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging. Both rods were VERY flimsy. For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.I use jigs as well but I use 1/8th down to 1/32nd ounce jigs. I don't strictly fish for small sunfish very often. That 1/100th size sounds like a pinhead or smaller.
RoLo reply :
Beetle spins are killers, but the line tends to foul in the looped wire eyelet
I prefer Worden's 1/24oz Rooster Tail (No. 11 - Black w/green body)
Actually, some of our largest bluegills & crappies fall to lures meant for bass 
Roger
Missouribassman95 reply :
QuoteBeetle Spin
Ya those work pretty good!
scrutch reply :
As a kid, I'd sit on the pier and drop in a BARE shiny gold colored hook and watch the gills attack it.
Jigfishn10 reply :
I used to tie up about 4 or 5 Royal Wulffs the night before and would have a ball all day with my 5 wgt fly rod.
Gatorbassman reply :
If I'm not using live bait then I'm tossing any of an assortment of hand tied jigs. I'm so lucky to be able to fish and guide on perhaps the best trophy bluegill and bass lake in the country. Because of that I get to try out a lot of lures that people bring or mail to us to use. I've grown to love hand tied jigs. I usually tip them with some type of live bait like worms or wax worms. Right now I'm waiting on a package from Jim Gronaw, bluegill writer for In-Fisherman. His reputation as a jig maker is excellent I can't wait to try them out.
wisconsin heat reply :
ive caught them on a blade of grass before ;D
a better lure i use is by ripping one of the tube tails off of a tube and putting it on a small hook.
bass or bass ? reply :
I'm slaying them with this tactic. Buy some frozen squid and cut off a section of the head with two tentacles and hook it so the tentacles trail in the water. Incredible action and they are so tough the gills can't steal them off the hook. I catch sunfish for flathead cat bait and I can load up my live well with one squid head!
moby bass reply :
I've used a small gold hook and waxworms or small jighead and waxworms, thrown on a 10' Sam Heaton Crappie rod.
Live worms work well too if you don't mind feeding the blueys. They are very adept at getting that piece of worm off he hook without getting hooked.
spinnerbaitalways reply :
Crickets !!!! or Beetle spin black green stripe.
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