Just started to fish for 'gills and sunfish again and really have enjoyed getting back to the roots of what sparked my fishing passion. I have fared well this year fishing nightcrawlers and mealworms and a few artificials mainly jig head/spinner bait arm lures with a grub of some sort on it. (Beetle Spins basically, just self made w/painted jig heads and safety pin spinner blades with crappie beavers, curl tail, triple tail, tube, squirt, minnow, paddle tail etc. bodied grubs)

I used to do well in creeks with Panther Martin and Mepp's in-line spinners. (Small 0 or 00 size Aglias and Black Furies and the small PMs) These things are costly compared to above mentioned lures and wonder if anyone does well with these? Does anyone EVER seem to catch more sunfish/'gills on any artificial compared to your favorite natural bait? And if you do catch more on an artificial please let me know what you prefer to toss @ these fish.