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Thread: whats the best bait for bream, bluegill, ect

  1. 04-17-2006, 04:54 PM #31
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    I went yesterday for a little while. I used a few different rigs with good success on redear and bluegills. I used one of those tiny chartreuse Yazuri snap beans followed about 18 - 24 inches later with a leader of 6 lb vanish and a size 12 or so brown nymph (maybe a bead head hare's ear - don't remember). All but one was caught on the nymph. I had another pole right with a 1/16 oz or so glow in the dark, chartreuse and white, Lindy hair / feather jig with chartreuse crappie nibble on it. I had very good luck with this until a tree limb jumped out and snagged it (small lake surrounded by trees). It came loose from the limb after a little shaking, but the 4# solar line didn’t hold and jig plopped in the pond (I have mixed thoughts about less than 6# line). The final lure I used was a little Beatle Spin in a mottled brownish color. I’m guessing it was 1/32 oz or so. It is the smallest one at Walmart. It worked well on BG / RE and accounted for the only LMB. Two others in the two prime seats (front & middle of boat) only caught one fish or so each. The person using a 1/8 oz jig most of the time only caught a crappie (largest fish of bunch) and the person using nightcrawlers on a 13 foot pole only caught a rock bass. I’m surprised the nightcrawlers didn’t work better, but lure choice does make a difference.
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  2. 04-17-2006, 10:07 PM #32
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    here in Michigan i use what we call black ants the gill and specks tore them up baited with a waxworm
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  3. 04-30-2006, 04:15 PM #33
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    Crickets are my favorite bream bait but I have been using berkley power wigglers with very good results.
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  4. 04-30-2006, 05:15 PM #34
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    Good for 3 or 4 each worm.
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  5. 04-30-2006, 09:29 PM #35
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    I like to drag downsized spinner rigs in deep water with Lindy sinkers. I use #14 red bait hooks behind both natural and brightly colored beads and tip with small leeches. Big gills love leeches and dragging spinner rigs will save the day on those outings when that wind is making your other presentations difficult.My favorite spinner rig is a solid yellow and solid black bead combination that I call my bumblebee.
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  6. 05-04-2006, 12:17 PM #36
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    You are all wrong.... Down here in swamp east missouri. we really tear up the blue gill here. Get you a loaf of bread and let it dry out . them break it into little bitty pieces and throw the whole thing into the water. We the gills start hitting the bread. You light the fuse on a stick of dynamite toss it in with the bread..... stand back,and get the dip net ready........
    Woo Hoooo you can get a bunch of fish that way.
    P.S. Don't tell the game wardens I told you this.......
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  7. 05-09-2006, 04:19 PM #37
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    The bream in my ponds are trained on crickets and catalpa worms. I have given some people those words of wisdom many times over the years but they insist on using those nasty, gooey nightcrawlers and wonder why they are not catching any fish. I just keep my mouth shut and keep catching fish.
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  8. 05-10-2006, 04:16 PM #38
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    Here in central Fl., grass shrimp is the killer bait for gills bream and catfish..that's all i ever use and by the way, I'm 77 years young..:D
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  9. 05-12-2006, 09:46 PM #39
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    Well... here's my two cents worth. Live bait is great but you usually have to change it out after every hit. The best jigs I have found are the small grizzly jigs in brown or black tipped with a crappie nibble.

    You don't have to use the crappie nibble but I have found it to be very reliable. Now I know some are going to say that you have to put the crappie nibble on after every fish too but it is way easy and they dont crawl around or have to stay locked up or alive.

    These jigs work as well or better than live bait.

    I am no way affilated with Grizzly Jig Comapny but they make the best jigs bar none. If you want to visit thier sight go to www.grizzlyjig.com.

    I search for fish with a small roadrunner. Small fish attack the tail...thump, thump, thump and eat the tail. Large bream eat it whole and get caught!
    http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t130/crappiehound/
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  10. 05-14-2006, 06:58 PM #40
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    night crawlerz and crickets
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