Thread: Your favorite lures?

Not that is a nice gill camofish!! I've also had good results using tubes. Of late, I have been leaning more towards hair jig such as the Grizzly Jigs 1/80 oz. when I'm not fly fishing.
I do keep gills for eating and think it actually helps the overall population.
In this neck of the woods, I do release all of the biggest MALES for the particular body of water I'm on. This is important especially during the spawn when the largest are easy to target. This has been proven in studies and personal experiance to keep the overall population larger. Mike

Originally Posted by Illinoisgiller

Not that is a nice gill camofish!! I've also had good results using tubes. Of late, I have been leaning more towards hair jig such as the Grizzly Jigs 1/80 oz. when I'm not fly fishing.
Mike

thanks and wow that is a light hair jig. I've used 1/32 oz home made hair jigs out of dear tail and cow tails, caught alot of rockbass on them up at camp.

:o My post was meant to say -Now that is a nice gill :o Yes, I do like smaller jigs in many cases. I am tying up one I use a lot that is on a 1/124 oz jig. It is a sparkle jig I like . I like these things especially where the lakes or pits are heavily pressured.
If you could private message me a mail add. Since you tie, I'd send off a couple for you to check out. I don't sell jigs,I'm too slow. lol :rolleyes:

With the flyrod my favorite is a spider or ant with legs.
For spincasting a Beetle Spin wins for me.
If I am going cane pole em, I like earthworms...get the earthworms out of the yard with Dawn detergent, and water.

this may seem stupid.............. but i have had great luck with rebel crickets the small green w/ lil tiny hooks

Those Rebel Crickhoppers work well. The smallest Beatle Spin in an ugly mottled brown color was extremely effective for me (the last one I had is currently residing in a cedar tree overhanging a lake - bad cast - so I'm seeking them again myself). The berkley nymphs have been very good - especially the pink / white ones. Last year, I did the larger size chartreuse Snap Bean about 18" in front of a bead head hare's ear nymph with Vanish line. Had great success with most of the fish hitting the nymph. Lots of lures work well. Keep in mind the small size of their mouth. As a side note to the mouth story, I caught a really nice bluegill a few years ago on a large spinner bait while fishing for bass.

My favorite panfish lure by far is a hair jig, 1/16 oz. for heavy weed cover and 1/8 oz. for open water, timber or around docks. The best crappie I ever caught was with a 1/8 oz chartreuse hair jig while bouncing off of sand on the edge of a grass bed. Another favorite would have to be a good ol' yellow 1/16 oz Rooster Tail in any situation. Also, a small 1.5 inch or less grub on a jighead has always been a reliable lure for me. I've never done well with crankbaits, besides a few 1.5 pound+ Black crappie in 20 feet of water while fishing for bass. I'm yet to use these Yo-Zuri Snap Beans, but I have a set still in the package that I'll try out.

small poppers fished about 18 in below a weighted cork can provide a lot of fun, especially if the fish are bedding.