The very best bluegill bait I've ever found, bar none, is a little jig called the Grizzly Jig made by the Louie Mansfield's Grizzly Jig Company in Carruthersville, Missouri. The jigs are 1/80 in size. I first met Louie nearly 30 yrs ago fishing for bluegill on Reelfoot Lake in TN. He gave me a few of the jigs and I was sold on them. Since then I have caught literally thousands of big bluegill all over the country on these little jigs. I fish them either under a small bobber (which I think is the best way) or just casting with no bobber. You can catch bluegill on grizzlies with tipping them, but I usually tip my grizzly with a small piece of Berkley Power Wiggler (much better than crappie nibbles for bluegill). You can check out Grizzly Jigs at www.grizzlyjig.com. Like I said, I've never seen anything that can touch them when it comes to catching bluegill. They come in a variety of colors. I particularly like the one called "the Cunningham" which is white, black, and red. Good Fishin'