Crankbait for Bluegills

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Comment by John Sheehan on July 29, 2010 at 10:24am

Gotta try that Chris .Thanks for the tip!

Comment by chris on July 29, 2010 at 10:02am

i don't know if any ones tried this but if you take a small rapala original floating(size3 or 5) and push the knot(improved clinch knot works best) down to the bottom of the eye on the lure. then you can twitch it on the surface or work it like a wake bait. doing this with the knot makes it so it doesn't dive very deep (2 inches at most). the bluegills love it in my lake and it is very exciting to see them hit on top. i have also adapted this technique with bigger ones (size 11) for bass

Comment by John Sheehan on June 9, 2010 at 10:36am

Yes Jim Rebel WEE R'S are an excellent trolling and casting crankbait! Bro Greg and I particularly like trollin for Trout with them.Wife Linda caught the first fish (a 10" Crappie) using the shallow running larger one ,two weeks ago.We trolled 10-12 ft but the Crappie were up in the column hitting spinners as well.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on August 4, 2009 at 7:34pm

I think crankbaiting gills is an overlooked option, especially for shallow fish.

I have had good success on the Yo-Zuri Tad Fry and the Rebel Teeny Crawfish over the years. The smaller Rapala Minnows do well also.

The Rebel Crawfish is my all-time fav for smallmouths in local streams and small rivers. River sunfish species and rock bass love this lure and I have taken smallies as big as 19 inches on it. Try the Teeny Frog by Rebel and I think you'll be pleased with the results.

Comment by John Sheehan on August 3, 2009 at 11:30am

Yes I've caught or my fishing Bro/partner have caught BGill, Trout ,Perch and Crappie and small bass.This time of year you probably should have the deep runner bigger lipped one the smaller lipped shallow runner are the ones we used successfully in the Spring.

Comment by NJAngler on August 3, 2009 at 8:27am

Yes, that's the exact model I got. Any luck with them?

Comment by John Sheehan on August 3, 2009 at 8:00am

NJAngler -Are these what your talking about?

http://www.lurenet.com/productdetail.aspx?id=4996

http://www.lurenet.com/productdetail.aspx?id=4912

Comment by NJAngler on August 3, 2009 at 7:52am

Has anyone ever used a crawdad crank? Not the crayfish design, but the tiny one that actually resembles one. I just picked one up and am anxious to try it. I'm going up to Wallenpaupack for the week so I should come back with a full report.

Comment by John Sheehan on August 3, 2009 at 7:00am

Comment by John Sheehan on August 3, 2009 at 6:49am

Here's a better shot of the Bomber 4f Brown crayfish pattern.

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