Good Setup for Bluegill?

**split handle** · 03-20-2011, 09:08 AM

A 2" twister tail will sometimes catch larger bluegills if they are aggressive, but as others have said, most of the time you will do better with a 1" to 1 1/2" twister tail (if that's the lure type you choose). Once you have located a school of them, a small float dangling bait or a rig like slabsrus recommends will usually outfish a twister tail.

**Fisherman123** · 03-26-2011, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by slabsrus

These are my two favorite rigs for bluegills, sunfish and crappie, from ice out to freeze up. 1/80 or 1/64 oz jigs. In clear shallow water I rig them under clear bobbers. In dirty or deeper water I use a stick bobber. And when they are really deep, I use no bobber. Some times have to increase the jig weight if there is a wind, otherwise everything else stays the same.

I like that powerbait setup too. It works good for perch, rock bass, bluegill, and other panfish

**Bronson** · 04-04-2011, 02:36 PM

the lighter the better. 1/32 oz. jig w/#6 hook and very small tube, usually in brown or black. Pinch the skirt off right behind the hook to take care of fish biting short.

**shipahoy41** · 04-05-2011, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bronson

the lighter the better.

Makes it much easier for the bluegill to inhale.

**bigoslab** · 04-05-2011, 09:03 PM

Grizzly jigs all the way. on an ultra lite....4lb line

**HillBilly** · 04-06-2011, 08:04 PM

A black knat fly on a 9 foot flyrod has taken probably thousands of bluegills for me over the years

**sirnose78** · 04-09-2011, 12:37 AM

this helped me alot

YouTube - Informative Fisherman - Beginner Bluegill fishing

**kingkrappie** · 04-09-2011, 08:37 AM

[IMG]file:///C:/Users/User/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png[/IMG]1/80 ounce Grizzly jig, with waxie, they made a movie and a book to show how to use 'em and catch more fish. my favorite is #37 - killer!

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