Go after maribu jigs? I have some chartreuse and some white ones...I'm thinking of going to the lake tonight and throwin' them. I just want to catch some fish!
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Go after maribu jigs? I have some chartreuse and some white ones...I'm thinking of going to the lake tonight and throwin' them. I just want to catch some fish!
Gills love 'em. I have caught gills on white and chartreuse, but my best color has been black.
yellow and green chart is deadlly too.
Black & Char has been my best also so far this yr.
I like hair jigs the best and I like to tip them with mealworms.
Bluegill eat up marabou jigs - smaller the jig - the better. I like tipping with crickets or mealworms.
Not sure if I'll end up making it out there tonight. Had to much cleaning and laundry to do! Wow, I sound lame!
They sure do but as with crappies you have to find the color they want
Fatman
Do you throw them and and drag 'em back or put 'em under to bobber?
I use mine under a slip float.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeA57
I do just cast & slowly retreive some but is very rare.
We mostly cast and drag - hardly ever use the bobber
The smaller the better for bluegill. Sometimes if you miss a bunch of strikes, trim the end of some of the maribou. At times, I've used two jigs and caught doubles. No telling what else you'll catch besides bream, perch, bass, walleye, or crappie. I had a friend who caught a northern pike once, and it's mouth was full of crappie jigs
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Originally Posted by LedHed
Same here. I don't use a float unless I'm fishing very shallow water.
I like the 1/64oz the best. But also use 1/32 and 1/80oz too. Since they are so small and don't cast too well, you need to fish them under a cork or troll them slowly. PM me your mailing adress and the next time I make some, I'll send you a few. I'm not in the jig business. Just make them for myself and buddies.
Almost all our gills this summer have been caught on 1/80 or 1/100 marabou jigs I tied. They do like different colors some and we tip with wax worms or worms sometimes if need be. My 5 yr. old daughter has caught tons of gills, a 2.5 lb bass, and a 20" catfish on small bluegill jigs this summer so you never know what you will get!
Sailor Jerry Hi, Try fly fishing for Blue Gill with a floating fly and I guarantee you'll catch all the Blue gill you want. If you haven't got a fly pole borrow one from a friend. You will have a blast. Even bass will hammer the heck out of them. Blue gii have a small mouth. Size 12 and smaller is the ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor Jerry
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Originally Posted by MikeA57
Try a 1/64 or 1/80 under a waggler float and hold on. Chartreuse/black or Chartruese and Chartreuse is deadly on 'Gills.
I love to work on them with a fly rod but I'm going to try a small jig under a float for shallow water also
Try a black mini-spoon from Micro Spoons & Jigs - Home. They work real well on the gills and redears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackhawk19
I don't have much luck with fly lookin' jigs. The only 'gill I've caught with any kind of jig like that, was around a 5" 'gill on a chartreuse 1/16 OZ pop-eye jig. I much prefer soft plastics.
If you want to catch gills. tip your jig with a maggot.I fish 7 days a week never leave home without them