Are there any very small lures to catch bluegills? we have a lot of bluegill in the lakes but i want to try casting for them instead of using the same old bobber all day.
Nothing like watching a fat bluegill doing a slow rise to a small cork popping bug. Sometimes they hit so fast, I've hooked them on the back swing of my cast, and if the fish was small enough, casting a fish with the bug in it's mouth.
Pill Gills work great. The smaller the better with the Gills. Keep er close to the bottom and thump the mud with the jig now and then. Just my opinion, but working the mud over here and there will bring the fish in for a closer look. Gills always relate to the bottom.
Many soft plastic lures work rigged on light ball head jigs (1/32, 1/16 oz)
You don't have to get fancy for gills or any other panfish. In fact if you cut off the curly tail from a Mr Twister grub and rig it on the jighead, most fish will bite it. It's important to use 4-6# test line and a flexible (light action) rod and retrieve the lure slow with pauses. Cover a lot of water fan casting either from shore or from a boat.
Yes, I'll echo really light line, fly fish, small poppers, jigs, just about any fly especially white........those guys are not picky at all. Down here in Az you can't go too small! A tiny dry fly bare hook with 1/3 mealworm is a killer for the kids fishing programs. Or a minuscule hunk of crawler. Even use this on a light fly rod if you don't get too aggressive with your casting. Even a small Bluegill or red ear on a fly rod are an absolute blast.
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