1/32 or 1/64 for Bluegill?

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

This past spring I tried a lure that was fished on a 1/8 ounce jig head with a #6 hook. I was shocked at the results. I caught a ton of bluegill with it. It is a Midnight Blue ThunderHawk Dancer......a two inch long paddle tail. I thought it was way too big to catch a lot of Gills...but I was wrong. The Gills flat killed it.

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Get any bass with it?

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Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Get any bass with it?

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Yes I did. I bought them thinking it would be a great smallmouth bait.....and that it is. I was surprised it really produced for bluegill. Largemouth love it too.....and that's a problem for me. I hate hooking into big largemouth with 2# test. It's also a killer for white bass....which was no surprise. It is really a great all around bait. I also got a lot of the 1/16 ounce jig heads to go with it as I will use them more than the 1/8 ounce. I took the guy that designed this lure to Dale Hollow to fish for Smallies....he had never caught one. As a matter of fact he had never fished until then. He is from China and is a big producer of soft plastics for Daiwa Europe.


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Originally Posted by SwampFisher

Would you throw a crappie nibble on a 1/64 for bluegill?

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I do but i tear the nibble in half. Thats all you need.

Alphahawk - i have become hooked on 1/64 ozs jigs for BG and RE's, solely because of your posts. Normally, I used crickets or red wigglers in the past. Now my go to is a 1/64 jig, 2# test and a magnet or 1" plastic of some sort. Thank you. At 66, I am still learning too.

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Originally Posted by cricket george

Alphahawk - i have become hooked on 1/64 ozs jigs for BG and RE's, solely because of your posts. Normally, I used crickets or red wigglers in the past. Now my go to is a 1/64 jig, 2# test and a magnet or 1" plastic of some sort. Thank you. At 66, I am still learning too.

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Thanks for the comments. I love fishing with the Trout Magnet.......it just simply catches fish.

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In the lake I primarily fish, I've had great luck with 1/16 and 1/8 beetle spins on 4 lb line....I don't think I've ever fished below 1/16. Have to try the smaller ones...

You can also look into ordering custom jigs in weights that you are looking for on ebay or other custom jig sites. I use a 1/32 oz ball head #8 sickle hook a lot, and even ordered some 1/16th oz ball heads on #8 sickle for tightlining tiny jigs deep 8-14' deep. To be honest though, a #6 hook isn't far off from that size and BG have no trouble eating hooks that size.

Bobby Garland also has a 1/48th oz #8 that I think casts better (maybe much better) than the 1/64 oz.

Once you get to 1/80 oz and smaller, casting really becomes an issue.

Casting may be an issue with the smaller size but a 1/64, or 1/80 slowly falling in front of a fish garners a lot of attention. A reel spooled with 1# or 2# test NanoFil will take care of the casting problem also. I have a lot of 1/48....1/24....1/32......1/16....and 3/32...with #6 and #8 hooks for when I need to go deep.





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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

... a 1/64, or 1/80 slowly falling in front of a fish garners a lot of attention.

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Agreed, that slow drop through the water column is irresistible.

For some reason, I'm not able to edit my previous post, so I'll just add this. Other than my dad, nobody has influenced my jig fishing as much as the late Charlie Brewer. If you read his book, he talks a lot about the advantage of light baits. He experimented with different jig sizes and their fall rates. From my experience, I think you can really increase your catch by going with lighter jig heads.