any good artifical lures for panfish?

[ouachitafisher]

i get frustrated w/ the sunfish picking off my live crickets.

is there any worthwhile artifical panfish lures?

[Barnacle Bill]

Beetle spins!!! Her's my favorite for cyprus stained water.

[blairbasser]

Oauch

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

[ribit]

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

[wrwest]

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.

[Tony from Oak Point]

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.

[BUCKMARK]

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

[big "E"]

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.

[deathb4disco]

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!

[CK14]

1/64 oz tube jigs are my go-to bluegill lure.