What type of bait/lures did your gma use to catch the bluegills?  I don’t know anything about fishing for bluegills and thought I might give it a try.  Thanks!

Originaly Posted By John Cozart

What type of bait/lures did your gma use to catch the bluegills?  I don’t know anything about fishing for bluegills and thought I might give it a try.  Thanks!

I used a Berkley Max Scent Flatnose Minnow and cut them up in pea-size. We figured out that we just dropped it down (instead of casting) and letting it slowly sink. If no bite within 5-8 seconds, we would pick up the line and drop it at a different location. We found that fishing by the left corner of the dock was the money spot. I think my grandma caught 7 in a row.

I may take my toddlers here for blue gill, and this is what i’d do:

1. canned corn as bait (super cheap and you can chum the waters and get the fish on a feeding frenzy)
2. line that is 6lb or less
3. small bobber 6-8 inches up

If you don’t want to get corn, just cut up your senkos in to the size of peas and you’ll be good. When you get up to the dock, you’ll see the feeders. You’ll see the pellets scattered on the dock, and you can see the size they’re used to. Throw them in the water and see how slowly it sinks and how the bluegills react to them. The smaller ones will hit first, we found the biggest bluegills are about 2 feet down. You could add a split shot and jig your bait up and down in that depth. 

If you notice that the bluegills have all of the sudden stopped biting, it’s most likely big bass under them, so I would have a seperate rod rigged with a wacky/fluke/neko rig and let it hit bottom. You may land a big one!

Let me know if you have any other questions! 

Originaly Posted By Jason Lee

I used a Berkley Max Scent Flatnose Minnow and cut them up in pea-size. We figured out that we just dropped it down (instead of casting) and letting it slowly sink. If no bite within 5-8 seconds, we would pick up the line and drop it at a different location. We found that fishing by the left corner of the dock was the money spot. I think my grandma caught 7 in a row.

I may take my toddlers here for blue gill, and this is what i’d do:

1. canned corn as bait (super cheap and you can chum the waters and get the fish on a feeding frenzy)
2. line that is 6lb or less
3. small bobber 6-8 inches up

If you don’t want to get corn, just cut up your senkos in to the size of peas and you’ll be good. When you get up to the dock, you’ll see the feeders. You’ll see the pellets scattered on the dock, and you can see the size they’re used to. Throw them in the water and see how slowly it sinks and how the bluegills react to them. The smaller ones will hit first, we found the biggest bluegills are about 2 feet down. You could add a split shot and jig your bait up and down in that depth. 

If you notice that the bluegills have all of the sudden stopped biting, it’s most likely big bass under them, so I would have a seperate rod rigged with a wacky/fluke/neko rig and let it hit bottom. You may land a big one!

Let me know if you have any other questions! 

Thanks for responding!  Last question:  what size hook did you use for the bluegills?

Originaly Posted By John Cozart

What type of bait/lures did your gma use to catch the bluegills?  I don’t know anything about fishing for bluegills and thought I might give it a try.  Thanks!

John, 

The artificial fish food works great on our lakes that have artificial fish feeders/food. Try this. 
https://www.stubbysteve.com/

Originaly Posted By John Cozart

Thanks for responding!  Last question:  what size hook did you use for the bluegills?

the smallest ones i could find. I think they were eagle claws size 4. Round bend with a shank/straight offset.