Thread: Best (scented >?) Plastic Cricket for Gills.

I'll add one more voice for the Gulp Alive 1 inch minnow. It's amazing how well these work.

I use a #6 Octopus hook tied directly on the line 8 inches above a 1/8 oz drop shot weight. Work it
slowly across the bottom. A friend of mine and I caught over 300 bluegill in one day fishing
spawning beds this year. Chartreuse shad color is our favorite but other colors catch well too.

Thanks Everyone who saved me $$ and time watching a still bobber (float-lol) with the gulp crickets.. I will picked up some Gulp 1 inch minnows and some micro craws...colors ? . Thanks for the hook suggestions too- that is big time tip seeing i usually use a 3/0 or 5/0......

Originally Posted by Basscaster

Thanks Everyone who saved me $$ and time watching a still bobber (float-lol) with the gulp crickets.. I will picked up some Gulp 1 inch minnows and some micro craws...colors ? . Thanks for the hook suggestions too- that is big time tip seeing i usually use a 3/0 or 5/0......

I would go with the natural color, but remember those aren't scented, so you need to keep it moving so the fish thinks it's alive.

Originally Posted by doctorxring

I'll add one more voice for the Gulp Alive 1 inch minnow. It's amazing how well these work.

I use a #6 Octopus hook tied directly on the line 8 inches above a 1/8 oz drop shot weight. Work it
slowly across the bottom. A friend of mine and I caught over 300 bluegill in one day fishing
spawning beds this year. Chartreuse shad color is our favorite but other colors catch well too.

Were can I get a #6 Octopus hook.

I would guess that you use a Palomar knot so the hook sticks straight out from the line....??. . . . How did the Farmer find his Wife ?? . . . . . . . . . He Tractor

Originally Posted by Basscaster

I would guess that you use a Palomar knot so the hook sticks straight out from the line....??. . . . How did the Farmer find his Wife ?? . . . . . . . . . He Tractor

I used to do that with a Palomar knot. but I found out I got a lot better results when I attached the hook with an inch-and-a-half surgeon's Loop and let the hook dangle and swing freely out from the main line. I had a much better hookup ratio.

Thanks Techno, Back to the Knot Blackboard to learn the Surgeon's loop. .. . For real Big Gills > Do I Use the Sturgeon's Loop ? wacky mood today......I was leaving for my morning walk and had Big Thunder & the skies open up for a 10 minute can't see downpour...lol > Sitting here waiting for steady rain to stop...maybe I will put on the old shoes and get the Golf umbrella and Just GO...

Originally Posted by Basscaster

Thanks Techno, Back to the Knot Blackboard to learn the Surgeon's loop. .. . For real Big Gills > Do I Use the Sturgeon's Loop ? wacky mood today......I was leaving for my morning walk and had Big Thunder & the skies open up for a 10 minute can't see downpour...lol > Sitting here waiting for steady rain to stop...maybe I will put on the old shoes and get the Golf umbrella and Just GO...