I Was TRULY IMPRESSED With This LURE (The GILLY)

The New Berkley Gilly is one of the most realistic looking lures that I have ever seen. I think this bait is going to be a game changer if rigged properly!
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As bass fisherman we have always had lures where we try to Mimmick what bass eat. I don't think any lure has nailed a bluegill quite like this one.
I was very impressed by the Berkley Gilly and the way that it swam!
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[@BassFishingHQ]

I know…I say bluegill weird

[@shadowwolf9329]

It does have the bluegill look to it. But I wonder if those baits will sold in my state?

[@LowBrowFishing]

I didn't think you said bluegill weird at all. In fact, I thought if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have never even thought about it.

[@BillJacksonDesign]

Every time🤣. Bluegale. I fish with a guy that likes to fish them in the shollows!!! Everyone has their little nuances, it’s what makes us fun and interesting. Keep up the great videos.

[@mcdrmtt]

You should look at the Gill Flat. It is the bait that berkely knocked off to creat the gilly. In some of IKE's videos you'll see it on his shop bench behind him. LOL!

[@ShelbysGT]

You’re a great fisherman I would honestly love to see you come up to my neck of the woods and catch as many fish as you do please lol

[@wesmattless5776]

The importance of honest, unbiased reviews online can not be overstated. Too many products being pitched in paid promotions and, don't get me wrong, I'm not begrudging anyone from earning a living but I place a lot more value on unbiased reviews. Thanks for another good one Ty!

[@patrickmahoney3479]

Great, straightforward and honest review. When nose hooking, try covering the barb with a small piece of the tail of a straight tail worm. It improves the weedlessness and creates the illusion of a bluegill chasing bait.

[@ansonyt3966]

thats a money tip right there

[@LowBrowFishing]

That thing is almost creepy it looks so much like a bluegill, or any sunfish for that matter. Sunfish are a major forage species in my local fisheries and I would certainly be interested to see how these perform.

[@AlbertoLopezR79]

Thanks Ty, nice video with useful info as always..!! I would love to see a second part after you’ve fished it for a while, you always come up with great fishing new ideas.

[@jeffc2630]

I really enjoy the way you deep dive into the subject, today being the Gilly. I haven't used it yet, but this puts us ahead of the curve, thanks!

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Ive had my eye on the gilly and been lookin for them lately. Did actually find out where they have some in stock finally. Thank you for your time and great content

[@donpanico8514]

That nose hook rigging is the best alternative to the side rigging that I’ve seen so far. I have some being delivered today so I will definitely try it. Thanks for the info.

[@johnroskosky7816]

Thanks Ty for a great instructional video on the gilly baits. I have never used them but will look for them to add to my tackle box. I like the idea of side hooking.

[@tripwilliams9103]

What timing! I just ordered some of the gilly baits and am so happy to see that you did a lot of the testing for me already. Thank you!

[@jeffyoung6231]

I appreciate this review being that it’s not a sponsored one. Been watching the channel for a while and I’m liking them. Thanks

[@scottvermonter920]

Excellent Tyler have a few of the gillys waiting to try them out! Awesome review sir thank you!

[@buzzworth2396]

I'm glad you did this video. I knew about the Japanese bait and yeah I saw the video where Iconelli was saying he designed it. But you were exactly right about it's origen. I love the way they look but I wanted to see how they went for other people. They are always sold out where ever I shop for them. I've got a good supply of Bellows gill's and they work really nice. This gilly is a different look & I like the color scheme. I've got a pond I fish that I know they are deadly on but it's still early. Now I'm going tomorrow to do some sight fishing. Wacky rigging did great last week but I'm trying to frog some tomorrow. Last year it started exactly the same week so....... Thanks for sharing this. I'm definitely going to apply them as soon as I can get a handful.

[@BlindSymmetryLurePainting]

I definitely Gotta Getta Gilly. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@heathschwab]

Thank you for your honesty and the help to hook and fish. God bless.

[@timothymason8779]

Awesome tip and thanks for taking your valuable time to make it

[@michaelburke7063]

Very good video. I really appreciate the rigging info. I have had problems getting the bait to run straight. It always fell on its side. Thanks

[@ModestReviews]

Been wanting to review these as well! Haven't seen them around my local stores here in Kentucky though. Thanks for the insights!

[@Oldbasshole]

Love this type video . There’s so many baits out there it’s good to get an honest opinion

[@TonyaF-yk7lt]

Thank you for this how to video. Anxious to go try my Gilley baits now.

[@cadendickey4536]

I heard you said you use the 5/0 twist lock hook for the 110 and I was just curious what size do you recommend for the 90mm size

[@corvette_jake7225]

I've been using 3/0, seems to fit perfect, also suggest a small nail weight pushed into the belly to keep upright when burning it in. Can also use a line through setup with a treble hook on the bottom or for deeper applications I've been using the berkley fusion 19 weighted wacky hooks and a nail weight in the belly for balance

[@CarlHanlon]

Great review and tutorial on this rig. Just got the 110mm and 90mm and chomping to get out on the lake with these baits.

[@dankjankings7339]

2/0 is recommended with 90

[@MrBig06Daddy]

Thanks I really needed this video. I've had some 90s in my tackle box for a few months but could never figure out how rig them!

[@SouthJerseyBaitReviews]

been telling guys who where having issues with it staying upright since the issei gill set is nose hooked and is the original of this bait. I just recommend same rigging and u ended up making a video about it so kinda was cool for the reassurance and also if want it to be a little weedless a wire guard wacky hook would work really well on the nose hook.

[@tedlincolnsfishinglife]

Finally a good review of this bait. I’d love to see a side by side of the it next to the JDM version.

[@chrisrittenburg1719]

Good video. Ike has a fantastic video on the gilly. Lots of different ways to rig the gilly.

[@ErnestColeFishing]

Great review. You earned a sub and a sale. Been looking for these everywhere.

[@Mr.Higgs.]

Excited to fish this for bed fishing and light flipping. Try the 110 on a 4/0 flipping hook and try putting a small piece of a packing peanut/pool noodle in the top slit and superglue it closed, then add a line through with the treble hook on the bottom.

[@Michael-qi5pc]

As soon as these came out I picked up 6 packs. 2 of each size. Was using these before seeing this. I tried rigging them like Ike suggested in his video, which is the side rig with the nail weight. I lost 3 of them because they just kept ripping off of the hook during casts. So I evicted them from my bag. I like what you have done with the screw lock instead of rigging it Texas rig style. I'll have to revisit this bait with that.

[@jamesblake1848]

Nice vid I was ordering some of these and needed a review on them thanks 👍👍

[@LipRippinJunkie]

What a crazy lure.. awesome video dude you crushed it 👊🏻🔥

[@Blackbird0216]

ive got sum the OG jdm gill flat but ive had trouble trying to find out the best to rig it bc i hate to waste the lures experimenting. So thanks for the ideas

[@ahhlee6042]

Thanks for the review i been debating on picking the gilly up. Now i am for sure

[@br2434]

Im stoked your doing a video on this, but also, It's just gonna make them harder to get like the bounty fish lol.

[@cross_fire_]

I bought quite a few and I’m really looking forward to fishing them, they have a very distinct smell!

[@DoubleBogeyBass]

Yup, gonna have to get some of these. Great review.

[@jddarby007]

You definitely should be over 200k subscribers.... You give great information

[@jamessteelman721]

Really liked the way you explained everything

[@lionhounds]

The hitch hiker method is much like the Banjo minnow rigging. In that rig though, a weed less khale hook was employed. This would allow your setup to function in more than just open water.

[@bradtaylor8405]

Ty. I saw you on Alexis’s channel live. You are right God has blessed you. So cool that you give glory to God. I love your content! May God bless you moving on!

[@mattwest6669]

Thank you for showing us your technique

[@Exploremorefishing]

Perfect timing ...I literally just got home with some of these 🤙🏼

[@formerIWUcoachDDD]

I fish almost exclusively farm ponds in NW Indiana, and bluegill aren't just the primary bass forage here, they're the ONLY forage. Excited to try these.....

[@ronaldyeater3322]

So cool. Have to try some of those! Ty tc

[@flipper644]

Great Info....THANKS!!

[@nicksanchez3270]

Just picked up 2 packs locally! Thanks for the awesome video

[@Lsmoe]

I like using hitch hike with wacky rig hook best. I used 5/O too run a little side ways . Keep amazing coming love the channel

[@296skipweld]

Just got some in the mail today , can’t wait to try them

[@joeyhelton7114]

Great information man.

[@Tbowie13]

Man, that thing is pretty awesome! Good sized and a swimbait that won't make ya cry if and when ya loose some. I fish Megabass 185's and 262's, Vatalians and whatnot, but there are just some sketchy scenarios I won't throw them in cause $60-$100 bucks a piece sucks to loose, but I'll try these in the mess!

[@bubbaward]

Love the vid bubb!!!!!!!

[@snipertv2755]

I bought the 90 today and ready to try it. Nice cool cloudy day in S. Ga

[@quintenbender8543]

I’m thinking about getting the 90mm size. Are these heavy enough to throw weightless where it’ll be under the surface a few feet & can cast far?

[@ernestlangley255]

I bought some today! I can’t wait to try them this weekend!!’

[@DavidS19551]

2 or #3 screw in hook with nail weight and the take a small piece of foam and pack it in the little pouch on the top of the gilley. Tyler...this cause the gilley to stand up straight and also makes it look like it is feeding on something on the bottom when fishing in beds. I caught a 6 pounder and a few smaller ones doing this method, a little secret I learned years ago, get a small piece of Alka seltzer and put it in all your plastics, using like a larger creature bait and take a knife, cut a small slice in it, put the Alka seltzer in it and let it work on the bottom, especially when bedding..the bubbles drive the bass crazy..it pisses them off and they will go after it..learned it from my grandfather 👍

[@surfrat8884]

Nice job thanks

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

Awesome dude. i been debating on buying a couple of packs of these. They had some cool Displays and Demos at the Classic

[@derekwilliams6186]

love these videos great job bro keep the bait reviews coming great idea nailed it!

[@Eco.boost2.7]

I caught my pb bass on the hard version of that lure. There's alot of realistic hard perch lures out there, just have to shop around. The savage gear pulse tail i recommend, and amazon has a lure called the bassdash and it comes with 6 different colors for $30 and all are hard lures not like the berkley.

[@williamtomlin192]

Thanks for the info

[@jamesfaudeck540]

How about trying to rig it for punching? It looks pretty sweet and I will definitely buy some and try it out thanks for the review

[@FishingWithDamon]

Another sick video I am so hyped for our bass fishing season starting in 3 weeks here in 🇨🇦 we still have ice over our water eh can’t wait for the trout and bass season eh tabernac. We will be up to our tits in bass this season eh!

[@joeturner1195]

Great job always do very helpful videos

[@Fishin480]

Downside of using the nose hook with screw lock is it gives the fish more leverage to throw the hook off more often. I stopped using tiny screw locks on my dropshot baits because I was losing half the fish I got to bite.

[@shaokahn2772]

When u hook it with the lines on the side what size hook for a 90mm? I been trying a 2 seems to big

[@user-lt3em7pu8f]

Just purchased the Gilly bait and will give it a go this afternoon.

[@MrMikestella]

hey can you or have you ever reviewed the multi jointed lures

[@adammitchell3462]

Great video man

[@FishnTheSouthOkanagan78]

I'm going to try the line through with a rivet pinhead and have a treble hook, not sure if it'll skip with the treble or not

[@glenndaugherity6187]

Awesome review !!!👍👍

[@DavidS19551]

Tyler, I don't know if you tried this, anyway the pouch on the top put a little piece of foam in there and put a tiny bit of super glue to close the pouch. I got on some bedding bass, I had a great day. Ike has a video about it.

[@chrisstewart6226]

The best way to rig the Gilly I found was to line thur it with a coffee straw and it saves the bait to reuse it over and over you can actually use one bait all day long then some let it slid up the line after a fish hit the treble hook so it make it look like a crank bait screw a Hitchhiker through the bottom of the belly in front of the line through Hole . spread the hitchhiker clip out to where it lets the hook released when the fish hits it and he or she get a mouth full of hooks your good to go !!!& great fishing god bless had to share that secret thank you for what your doing love you channel a fan for sure 👍🏻oh ps and it lets it swim ever naturally

[@bopappy]

Can you tell us what size twistlock hooks to use on each size of the berkley gilly? The 90,110,190

[@pondparadisedesignsinc.rob5313]

Live this bait just starting with it. I think it’s a game changer looks so good.

[@predatorarmyfishing5901]

This s a good bait in small size,i ve got the ISSEY small and medium and it works good!!!

[@chrisrus53]

I love to nose rig flukes. I wondered how it would work with the Gilly. I have in stock alerts set up to try and get my hands on the 2 smaller sizes. I think they'll be killer in the Iowa lakes and ponds. Great vid!

[@johnbracewell3700]

wonder if it'll get snatched or thrown off easy 🤔

[@chrisrus53]

@@johnbracewell3700 as long as I kept an eye on the plastic by the twist pin and quit using them as it got tore up it didn't loose any. I assume these will be a similar situation. Pill the twist pin out and save it for different rigging.

[@johnbracewell3700]

@@chrisrus53 I've noticed when a bluegil is nearly dead they tend to slowly float side and twitch. I also wonder if this thing wacky rigged would nearly perfectly look like a nearly dead bluegil. I live baitfished alot with bluegil when i was younger, and I have taken a nearly dead one off the hook several times and tossed it in just to have a bass smoke the barley twitching bluegil. I was gonna buy 1 but it's 15$ with shipping 😐 gonna wait till I can pick 1 up from bass pro 😅 Or just order the 50$ worth to get free shipping lol

[@jamierice3189]

Great video.. very informative

[@travisfox5034]

Didn't Berkeley make a prior version of this bait? It didn't have the waffling on the sides like the gilly does but otherwise looked identical, except I believe they were weighted and pre rigged. I have some of them in an old tackle box I had forgotten about and rediscovered a couple days ago. Pretty sure they're Berkeley. If so, any recommendations for using or modifying that version? Anyone else have these?

[@Basschaplain]

Great stuff!

[@TWC6724]

I got the 130 version. I love the action but the material doesn’t last long at the mouth. It rips easily. A good rigging option is the line through with the treble at the bottom.

[@SasquatchTX]

Grab a bottle of Mend-It - worth every penny and lets you fix those torn out heads / noses, I even reattached the tail section of a Gilly with it

[@TWC6724]

@@SasquatchTX That’s a great idea. Thanks

[@bigtimfish01]

I threw the small 90 one the other day. On a 3/0 ewg hook. It didn't swim up right. Still looks really good in the water. So I just kinda fished it like a dying bluegill. No fish caught, but I think it will work well

[@barkermjb]

I just picked some up. Gonna try them soon

[@Davo2233]

The 90 side hooked would be awesome for bed fishing

[@DavidS19551]

Love it when rigged with nail weight but it tears up easy..I like it..rip it about no more than a foot below the surface especially early morning thanks 👍

[@sladenorthernil]

They don't dry out like the gulps does it? Because it looks great.

[@czrider3999]

I'm onboard. But I'm wondering about the hookset especially with the side rig set up.

[@benkemp9283]

I've seen tons of these and now I think I'm going to pick them up. Because everywhere I go I see tons like at least 30 of bluegill

[@5.7.0bassin2]

I can't wait to get my hands on these

[@PastorPeewee20]

Which size and color is most effective? Never mind I finally found it so bought them today

[@formerIWUcoachDDD]

What size hitch hiker do you use, or does it vary between sizes of Gilly?

[@jamescox9746]

Everything I use from you works. I’ll have to buy it or I may start to twitch.

[@siryarwammowray3445]

Always good reviews I wonder how it would do as a trailer on a spinner bait

[@jw-zl3zp]

Awesome job

[@ericpettyfishing]

Just got mine from amazon. Can't wait to give em a try. I got the biggest and smallest versions.

[@donavanstarr9899]

Definitely goin to hammonds fishing in the morning

[@TheFrugalFlyRodder]

Love the hitchhiker idea.

[@jasontesar7325]

Hey what size nail wait are you using

[@SayntNyk]

What is that topwater bait that rotates at the beginning of the video called? Looks interesting

[@atamagashock]

The gilly is badass, but the 90 takes some work to get it to actually work. Definitely much better in the bigger sizes. I put to pin weights in its head and then ran a circle hook through the eyes. Swims perfect and adding the weight in the head gives it the best action

[@bradleyrussell1973]

Truth

[@poststalone1496]

What was that little top water bait that worked sideways?

[@user79592]

I'm expecting four packs of them next week. 2 pumpkin seed and 2 bluegill. 🎣