i get frustrated w/ the sunfish picking off my live crickets.
is there any worthwhile artifical panfish lures?
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i get frustrated w/ the sunfish picking off my live crickets.
is there any worthwhile artifical panfish lures?
Beetle spins!!! Her's my favorite for cyprus stained water.
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A cricket is a big meal for most sunfish as they have very small mouths.
Have you tried wax or meal worms?. And don't forget garden worms or a piece of a crawler.
I'm with IBN as far as a beetle spins for panfish. You can even buy the spinner harnesses and make your own lures. My favorite is a small tube on a 1/32 oz head.
Just remember that it all depending on the species of sunfish you are targeting. Some are strictly insects eaters and rarely hit a lure.
BB
Road Runners will work fish slow. Rooster Tails, firetiger, black, white or brown just have to let the fish tell you. I usually cut two of the hooks off, easier to get the hook out their mouth. lol
I use 1 1/2 - 2 inch grubs and tubes 1/64 - 1/8 lead heads, tipped with a crappie nibble. I have also been using same size, Wooly Beavertails this year working out real good. :)
My fav recently has been the little tough gitzit jig with a tiny piece of worm or shrimp or crappie nibble attached to the end.
http://www.gitzitinc.com/images/Litt...y%20Minnow.png
I have found when the panfish nip off the bait too much I keep the bait slightly moving at all times. This keeps the line tight and increases the chance for a hookset.
New guy here!
I have found no better hard bait for Gills' and perch than the Rapala F3 floater.
I throw it out near cover and let it set for a few seconds. Then slowly reel it in, sometimes with a stop and go retrieve.
Best colors I have found are Perch and Hot Steel.
Regards,
Buckmark
The most fun you'll ever have with brim is the little floating poppers.They come in many sizes and colors.They all work well.When one color stops hitting , tie on a different one.The little floating spiders are trick too.Those little gills will come right out of the water like a bass to take that floater.You can tie on a weighted bobber 3' or so up the line to allow you to cast them into the backwater as they dont weigh nothing and casting them is hard other wise , unless you use a fly rod.Wal mart carries these in many colors.
1. Walk into any fly shop.
2. Check out the flies sized #6 to #16.
3. Try to find one that WON'T catch panfish!
1/64 oz tube jigs are my go-to bluegill lure.
Beetlespin, Beetlespin, Beetlespin! I use a pink/white tube on mine.
are these the kind of flys you guys would be talking about?
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...pper&noImage=0
how do you fish them? can you fish them on an ultralight spinning rod?
Yes, those are good for topwater action.
But don't neglect these subsurface flies:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...bcategory&rid=
They're all made for the fly rod, but you can cast them on a spinning rod with a casting bubble like this:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...bble&noImage=0
Check out Custom Jigs and Spins at http://www.customjigsandspins.com/
They cater to the panfisherman!
Check these out.
http://www.customjigsandspins.com/ic...talseries.html
Here is a couple...
www.lobybaits.com
http://spookyspiders.bravehost.com/
1 inch (the smallest) twister tails on a 1/80, 1/64, or 1/32 oz jighead that has NO collar or barb. Excellent colors are chartreuse, white, yellow - or watermelon, motor oil, or black in clear water.
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:p i agree with bird dog beetlespin all the way i like a #1 blade 1/32 jig blue/white tube or black w yeller stripes smallest h&h makes or yeller w black stripes i think they callem cajun tails verry small slow retrieve good luck
Crappiemagnet thanks for that site info. I was looking for a tube body that my buddy had and he would never tell me where he got them. This site had almost the identical body style. He's gonna be upset when I show up at home in September and have him look at what I got.
Rooster tails (1/24th oz) and beetle spins are all I use when I'm not slingin' popping bugs with my fly rod. Usually combinations of black and yellow seem to work best for me. Good luck.
Rebel tiny crawfish. They absolutely hammer then!