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Crankbait for Bluegills

A place to discuss tactics and equipment for using crank baits to catch bluegill.

Website: http://www.bigbluegill.com/crankbaitforbluegills
Location: USA
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Latest Activity: Sep 27, 2016

Crankbaits for Bluegills

Please feel free to start discussions about:

-Different models of micro crank baits, plugs, or any top water crankbaits
( a.k.a. - Rebel Bumble Bug)
-Different techniques
-Different times of year/approaches
-Any specialized techniques you have developed
-Any crank baits you have ever made or modified (maybe even some pictures)
-Any photos of crank baits or fish caught on crank baits
-Anything else about crank baits for bluegills or panfish

Discussion Forum

Rebel Microcritters 1 Reply

Started by Fisher Mirto. Last reply by Keith Ritter Apr 25, 2015.

Matzuo Nano's 4 Replies

Started by Bill Purmort. Last reply by Bill Purmort Jan 5, 2014.

Alabama rig for bluegill? 2 Replies

Started by JBplusThuy. Last reply by dick tabbert Apr 19, 2012.

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on January 30, 2012 at 8:58am

Dwayne, got a full arsenal for BPS brand small cranks. Do just as good as the other brands. By the way, BPS brand is just another way of saying BPS purchased overstocked items from the other company, change the products' logos a bit, and made the products BPS brand. Some are knock-offs. Crawfish/creature imitation, see quite a few people near me use them too. Just as effective as Mr. Yamamoto or other major brand. I have BPS XPS hologram floater with plenty of other brands' cranks. Same effectiveness. All about how you work the cranks and present it. Here's an example that brand don't means much:

Yoshihiko Ando's Custom Swimbait (Facebook account needed)

Comment by Dwayne Denison on January 30, 2012 at 7:59am

Jeff, thanks for the pics. I am about to increase my crankbait arsenel. I was wondering what to get and also if anybody has tried the BPS small cranks and there small crawfish crankbaits?

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 29, 2012 at 5:40pm

Top view of the Sexy Shad Bitsy Minnow by Strike King.......

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 29, 2012 at 5:39pm

Sexy Shad....one of my most productive Crank Baits

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 29, 2012 at 5:37pm

Top view of the Tennessee Shad

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 29, 2012 at 5:37pm

Side view of another good colored Bitsy Minnow...Tennessee Shad

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 17, 2012 at 8:42pm

One of my best trips during the 2011 heat wave came with the Strike King Bitsy Minnow....Chartreuse with a Blue back........

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on January 2, 2012 at 8:12pm

Looking forward to contributing to this group....My favorite crank baits are the Strike King Bitsy Minnows......

Comment by John Sheehan on July 2, 2011 at 7:45am
Comment by Tony Alexander on December 13, 2010 at 2:10pm

Let's talk about big reservoir bream and shellcrackers. Here in the south Lake Murray is 55,000 acres !! most of the shoreline is developed. there are a ton of boat docks!! i'm what you would call power fisherman! constantly on the move. i put two ultralite rods in my boat. One with a Strike King bitsy minnow, sexy shad pattern, and one with a Rebel super teeny wee-r, brown crawdad pattern. Drop the trolling motor down and start hammering boat docks. i usually know with in the first 2 or 3 docks if there biting or not and can usually figure out a pattern pretty quickly!! Stop and go retrieve's are best 90% of the time. the bream and shellcrackers will knock the paint right off these baits. If you are a on the move, cover lots of water guy like me, you should give these baits a try!!! I have also caught Largemouth bass up to 6 pounds on these baits, and too many perch to count. these two little crankbaits are my hands down favorites!! Ask a relative to get you a couple as a stocking stuffer for Christmas!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!!! 

 

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