Thread: Which plastic for bluegill?

White trout magnet, or gulp maggots work great up here in Oregon. I also love to use 1.5" white/red crappy tubes slid over a #8 egg hook. slow retrieve under a weighted bobber.

Normally you guy fish for bluegill with bobbers? How deep? I’m thinking of cast it out let sink and slow drag or hop.

I use several methods. I've used a bobber with red worms, jigs etc. I will also fish a red worm with a basic hook and small sinker on the bottom and also cast and slow retrieve a small jig.

Originally Posted by Just_Bass

Normally you guy fish for bluegill with bobbers?

With jigs? Never.

I usually go about 2 feet down..

The most common bream here, at least for me, is the green sunfish. These have a lot bigger mouth than say a bluegill, and can be caught on bigger lures. But ... my favorite that catches all types of bream, crappie and small bass, is the South Pro Creek Spin with a small plastic. Trout magnets are good, but a bit small in diameter for the creek spin.

I haven't found these for sale anywhere and had to order them direct, 1 inch Charlie Brewer sliders. The 1 1/2 inch is good too, and available lots of places.
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Creek Spins
Creekspins 1/16oz. :: Southern Pro Tackle

The bream here seem to like bright colors, especially PINK and CHARTREUSE.



I caught this spotted bass a couple years ago, on a creek spin.

I like the looks of that creek spin.


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Lunkerhunt Maybug in olive is my go to soft plastic for gills and redear. I cut the first two segments off and fish them on a 1/48 jig with a #10 hook, no collar. Lot's of fry in the lakes now so try to keep my baits around an inch long. No need to tip these with anything.