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One of my favorite Bluegill lures.

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Comment by John Sheehan on May 10, 2011 at 2:26pm
Gills just followed ,pecked and left the Kwikfish 1st time using it . They wanted feather jigs/crawler chunks.
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 10, 2011 at 2:26pm

For me it is the usual things:

Crickets

Worms

Small jigs

Small spoons

Small spinners

(also - Poppers and nymph type flies, small crankbaits and top water lures))

 

I'll tinker around with other things - with varying success. I've become fascinated with the Berkely line of Gulp! and Power baits, for example. But invariably, I always have some or all of those mentioned above. I don't really feel properly equipped without these. And because bluegill lures and tackle are small, I can have all of it on hand and still not carry a tackle box!

Besides, when all else fails, it is just fun to watch spinners as they work in the water!

Comment by FiSherwood on May 10, 2011 at 9:04am

Lately my best lures for sunfish are the Powerbait Micro grubs.  I either fish them like small waxworms, on cricket hook, or I put them on a small 1/32 or smaller jig head similar to a small beetle.  Usually beneath a small Comal cigar float or Thill Stealth or Mini-Stealth float.

 

I've also done well with the smallest (size 1) Panther Martin spinners, especially the gold blade with the black/yellow dot body.

Comment by FiSherwood on May 10, 2011 at 8:59am

I love those things!

I've used them for trout and panfish for years, and although I've kind of gotten away from them for a while I still feel better with a couple in my tacklebox.

Comment by Marisa Armendariz on May 10, 2011 at 7:33am
Well I Had An Idea That Bluegill Went After Lures It Just I never Thought Because Im Never Use To Using Lures For Bluegill . Because The Bluegill I Catch Are Pretty Small Ones Usually And I Just Throw Out A Worm .Yes I Have heard Of A Beetle Spins Before. When You Go Fishing What Are The Top 5 Baits Or Lures You Use ?:)
Comment by John Sheehan on May 10, 2011 at 6:10am

 

Hey Guys-Just recently picked up a  small size ,single treble, Lure Jensen Kwikfish in the Copper Crawfish pattern .I'll let you know how I do with it for Bluegills. It's a K4 model,1&1/2 " the K3 and K5 should be Gill size too.

http://www.luhrjensen.com/products/trout-lures/kwikfish-trout

 

Here are good prices but the paint jobs have some flaws I believe : http://www.overstockbait.com/Luhr_Jensen_Kwikfish_p/s_5413.htm

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 10, 2011 at 5:33am

I've got a couple of those small Flatfish, Jeff. They are in the "Classic" patterns: one is orange with black spots, the other white and red. Not a great pic but they look like this, next to a nickle:

Comment by Jeff Soto on May 9, 2011 at 8:55pm
Another really great lure for Bluegill is the Flatfish F2.  I'm not even sure if that size is made any more.  It is really small and has a single hook.  I've had my couple since the 1970s.  Also there was the ultralight-size Hotshot, which is a great salmon, trout and Steelhead lure.  I'll try to put up a photo of these tiny baits.
Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on May 9, 2011 at 8:25pm

Marisa,

How did you miss that? Bill Modica even wrote and article in 'In-Fisherman' magazine about spoonin' for bluegill? We have a group here, too.

They'll take small spinners, too, if you keep the presentation slow. Idaho spinners are perfect for that. And of course you've hard about the tiny Beetle Spins they love, right?

Bluegill are really members of the the same spunky family of fishes as bass. When they get big and burly, they will take lures too big for their own mouths!

Comment by Marisa Armendariz on May 9, 2011 at 7:12pm
bluegill are into lures ?

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