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I am trying to find out who make the little Bluegill Bugs / Shellcracker Bugs that are popular around Ky. Lake. They are about an inch long, have a tapered tail and resemble a wax worm. They are available in several colors and some of the guys there are running little pieces of living rubber through the body to look like little legs. Does anyone know where they are offered in bulk?
Thanks for your help,
Richard
They're easy to make yourself. Just get some beetle spin bodies, or get some curly tail grubs and cut the tail off. The bluegill won't know the difference.
the difference but you can try here
Malcolm Creek Store
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/a...aker/028-2.jpg Here's my version of The Gill Bug or Cracker Smacker..lol...name accordin' to who you ask...lol...
Nice lookin Gill Bug
I have some from Shelton Lures, Greenville Ky (270) 338-5915 that I purchase here locally near Draffenville ,Ky
I, like many on here, make/pour my own.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/DSCF3379.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/100_0080.jpg
No reason to pay someone when you can make your own for a fraction of the cost.
How do you weave the rubber legs through the solid body?
i would think a sewing needle would work...........
I too would like to know the exact technique to place the "legs".
ToddRod, Chucktx, KCBrown ... I took a stab at making my own, and here's the post : http://www.crappie.com/crappie/diy-s...nd-bugs-2.html
Everything I used is shown in the picture in my post. The only thing I had to buy, that I didn't have on hand, was a pkg of needles. I found them at Wal-Mart, in the craft section ... but, the only pkg they had that had a needle with a big enough eye to put a piece of rubber band or tube tail into, was a multi-pack that had a "Sack" needle. The "Sack" needle was all I needed ... and works great. Its tip is "pointed" & not beveled, so it pushes thru the bodies, rather than cutting/slicing thru ... & also it's less likely to cut/slice ME, too Rofl Thumbs Up
... cp :cool:
very cool, that is what i had pictured in my mind............thanks!
Do you fish them under a cork?
Attachment 67819These are tied using hopper foam. Something you can try as well.
how long do the legs hold up i would think after a few fish they would be torn off
How does everyone fish these?
used one like the critter attach to a betle spin was dark green with 2 yellow streaks down the back in NC back in july in a farm pond .3 of us cought over 50 in about 2 hours . kept 40 of the bigger ones for a fish fry .
Check with Snake River. He makes the jilly jelly bodies. Run rubber skirt material through them for legs.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...more-bugs.html
You can fish them under a small bobber with ultra light spinning gear......but I prefer to just tie one on a leader and use a flyrod.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwaynesworld
Yeah cp,Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappy
No one likes being stuck with a needle. When I first started doing this I jabbed one between the nail and the flesh of the finger quite a ways up. It took three weeks for the pain to go away. I have used sack needles now for the past year.
sewing needle is the ticket, easy to do
Here is how I made mine finally
making a bream bug - YouTube
Caught 12 nice big bluegill on this bug this morning.
Awesome thanks guys got try make some
Here is my version......WFM (Works For Me)Quote:
Originally Posted by GrouseFly
Attachment 200526
Hey Todd,Quote:
Originally Posted by toddrod1
Welcome from Alabama. That was a great video. I posted your video here as a direct link for others. That is exactly how I have been doing it for ten years. You will see the bugs on my website. Here is another idea you can try. Check this out. http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...le-jig-photos/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRPgoubFHRA
I use a heavier needle - but yeah, that works...