What bait works best for catching bluegill?

[Dale Fortin]

for me it would be white bread

[Tommy Winton]

I would have to say crickets. If they aint eating crickets they eating nothing.

[bluegillboogieman]

Tommy Winton is a genius IF he said "crickets". OH! He did. That's cause he knew I was going to say crickets and he was scared not to. That or he's got a bunch of pics to prove it. Oh he does?

Boogieman

[Eric White]

Can one bait be better than another? I think how you present it to the fish is what makes the difference, but the bait I use the most is red worms.

[Steve Crowder]

I will always be a die hard fly fishing bluegiller. Nothing is more fun than having a big bluegill take your top water popper. But Tommy is right, crickets are the #1 bait for consitantlly catching big bluegill.

[Bluegill Bill]

Crickets or waxworms.

[George Hogoboom]

I like Crickets but on some lakes Wax Worms work better.I usually take both when I go Gillen !

[robsabloke]

1st choice Crickets... 2nd choice Mealworms... 3rd choice nightcrawler... All fished on a tiny jig

[Dale Fortin]

well i have never tried crikets...where do you get them from?

[Sarah T.]

you find them under rocks.
i don't know where you'd buy them though.

[Dale Fortin]

you can buy crickets at petco. i am not sure if they would work but i guese i could try

[Dale Fortin]

anyone ellse?

[Tom Beauchamp]

I agree with Tommy, if they won't hit crickets you might as well go home.