Best Bluegill Bait

[@alisonchan1838]

Thank you SO much for sharing this cool tip! I am just learning how to fish, and I was getting diheartened not being able to catch anything. I tried this somewhat recently at a local lake and was shocked at how quickly the tiny bluegills by the shore would flock to this little chunk of lure! I had 4 or 5 chasing and pecking at it at times! I had a sweet interaction yesterday with a little family, a mom and her two little boys, who came by asking for tips when I was shorefishing on how to fish as it was their first ever fishing trip. I showed them your setup with half a chunk of one of my damaged green pumpkin senko worms and they ended up catching 6 blue gills in 2 hours! Their youngest boy didn't even have to cast or reel the fish in, just dangling this in the water with a bit of line was enough to catch fish! It was a really sweet interaction and your video made it possible for both them and I to have a great time learning how to catch these tiny fish. Thank you!!

[@mortsims]

use a worm and number 6 hook.

[@conniemiller7065]

I am 10 years old and I'm so good at fishing and your tips are helpful

[@nicholaspoole321]

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[@westondavis3602]

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[@spencercollier1426]

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[@M4Unknown007]

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[@djskate8584]

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[@richardherrington2852]

You are not stupid for sharing this knowledge. I think it was nice of you to do so. Thank you. U.S. Army, Ret. TX

[@JohnDoeEagle1]

Back in 1994 while on a fishing camping trip we ran out of nightcrawlers and crickets for bait. We were out in the middle of nowhere at least 45 minutes to 1 hour away from any place to get more "store bought" bait. I happened to notice all the ponds had this algae/seaweed crap growing on all the side which happened to be full of Crawdads. All you needed to do was take a garden rake and pull up a clump onto the bank and start grabbing. You could catch 100 or more in 2 or 3 loads to the surface. After we filled a 5 gallon bucket full we tore off the tails and removed the shells to expose pure meat with no shells or body parts....just the tail. We threaded that Crayfish tail meat onto the hook and tossed it out. Boom...boom....boom, one right after the other the big monsters were biting. None were smaller than a pound and some went near or at two pounds. These were nice keepers and we all caught our limit in a few hours time. We had a fish fry and fried them all up that night as well.

[@ReelJedi]

Thats awesome!

[@jackriley5974]

"Back in the day" for me was about 70 years ago. Chesapeake back waters, about 300 yards from home. I had a 14-foot bamboo pole with about that much line tied on the end. That allowed me to place the bait out to about 20 feet. Bait was snail that I pulled off of cattails and smashed with a rock. I recently purchased a tee shirt with the graphics saying "Yes I'm old, but I got to see the world before it turned to shit"

[@briansprinkle7855]

I've been doing this for 50 years for gills. You have to watch your line very close for bites. A better option is to use a 1/32 oz jighead and reel slowly in. Works great on crappies also.

[@stephencbellanger3622]

Sink hotel??????.

[@jaealxndr]

@@stephencbellanger3622 lmao he is saying “Senko tail” Senko is a type of soft plastic bait

[@robwilliams2265]

@@jaealxndr I think he's just trying to be funny

[@jeremylesso857]

That line watching is hard gotta have perfect timing

[@Coastalcrusaders34]

No it doesn’t i use a circle hook

[@chenryrex]

Something my grandmother, who started fishing in 1907, when she was seven years old, taught me was to use bacon rind as bait for bream and catfish. The oils put out a strong smell in the water and the fish are attracted to it. Because you're using rind, the hook is almost impossible for the fish to steal your bait off the hook. Try it and let me know what you think.

[@oldschoolfishing4194]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I had been using various baits like crappie nibbles and pink corn, but the bigger bluegills swim up to them and turn around. They swim up to this thing and eat it! This morning I experimented by nose hooking just the end of the bait with the hook point sticking out the flat side. Works just as good, maybe better. No more threading for me. Thanks again.

[@jimmymac4559]

My go to is a 1/64 oz black marabou jig. Looks like a leach to them. Hits are instantaneous.

[@Charsept]

"I should not be sharing this" This is how I feel when I tell people about the Renosky Keystone Minnow jig. I've caught 140+ fish a day with that.

[@timadams3975]

Can't wait to try this out. I usually use a trout magnet with a small piece of worm to target small bluegill for catfish bait. Works pretty well. For larger bluegill I use a slip bobber with a longer shank hook with a live red worm on it.

[@bassblastingthemideast4774]

Actually from a guy who lives in TN only some of the lake are deep and rocky, most of them are actually like clay and gravel and a fair share of grass, that are really shallow in most places! But I tried that bait you showed around some grass in 6 feet of water and it caught me a lot of dinner.

[@kurtisw7034]

Crappie sliders with a 1/32oz jighead are the absolute best from my personal experience. Im definitely gonna try the senko trick and see how it works

[@ec9697]

Favorite color sliders?

[@kurtisw7034]

E C my favorite is the pink top with the green bottom. I think its called electric chicken. I also love the watermelon.

[@1955Ranger]

Speaking of tips from magazines, a few years ago Field & Stream suggested fishing for bluegill using a drop shot. It is the best technique I’ve ever used for catching bluegill - you cover lots more water, fish water until you find a bed, then you just wack em’!

[@ApexLaneProductions]

In my experience, you can spit in the water and a bluegill will eat it. You really don't need anything fancy to get them to bite.

[@ReelJedi]

Yeah they do the same where I feed them at

[@randytolin3059]

I'll give it a try thanks man

[@ApexLaneProductions]

@@randytolin3059 😂

[@PeggyParrow]

If you need to get unsnagged, put a spark plug on your line, close the gap, slide it down the line, gently jerk it up and down when it hits bottom, works most of the time, not always, it has saved this poor boy a lot of times !

[@chuckfreed4584]

I tried this and it works. I need to work on hooking it on the hook. I caught several breams in my pond and they were good size. Thanks

[@tbone3587]

Black eyed Susie flower pedals will mimic most lures in a pinch. I caught three bass using the flower. You have to hook it so the pedals are on the bottom and use a light jigging action.

[@FireShine-ss4sb]

You can even use a tiny flat piece of aluminum foil like a gum wrapper and catch small panfish. My favorite is any tiny yellow fly as it looks like a yellowjacket and the sunnies hit it. Really its a trout's best easy to see in muddy water lure. Thanks for showing us your bait invention.

[@getdownorlaydown3696]

I use crickets

[@ericpettyfishing]

I clip the very end off a zoom super worm, they are skinnier than senkos A hair longer than the 1/8th jig head hook. Usually use pink. It looks like a super tiny ned. I caught 37 bluegill in 2.5 hours the day after work. The second it was hitting the water, it was getting hit. I will try this style too! Looks legit!

[@jedicazador]

I found a farm pond so full with BG you could throw a bare hook and instantly get a fish on, so trying to impress a young lady I took a field flower baited a hook with it and caught her a BG with it lol she loved that .

[@yunggunz3000]

thanks for the tip. I'll have to try it. I 'm a beetle spin guy so I'll definitely put it to the test.

[@jimmywilson1388]

That’s super cool, I kinda did the same thing with a small piece of a plastic worm I found laying on the bank when I was a kid. I was catching small bass and honestly that’s what got me into bass fishing.

[@rogerfranz1152]

I had a no 4 flatfish lure and removed the paint from it ..This ended up clear plastic and i painted it with the exact green colour you had testor gold green color and put little tiny spots on it and it resembles what you show and wow it was my lucky lure tranlucent yellowy green with spots !

[@Carolinafishingtales]

Hey man. Just came across your channel. I'm definitely gonna try this tip. Love this channel already. Great job !

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

I use the method of watching the line too and appreciate the bait advice - I wouldn’t expect the piece or plastic worm to be that remarkable but to be honest, I’ve had great success with many baits, mostly live or weighted flies.

[@mathew00]

Thank you! I'm going to try this. We usually use bread.

[@she_cashedout]

Hi. I’m a very new angler and I love panfishing. I’m looking for this bait online to grab. It’s a senko bait but how many inches? senko or senko floater? does the color matter? Or should I be looking for a kvd stink bait? I think that’s what you said but I’m not sure 😬

[@ichigo31045]

Just tried this and I can confirm bluegills go crazy for this and many other species I haven’t landed from this bait

[@edwardclement102]

That looks like a good way to bass fish, catch 5 2 lb bass you in second place in many local tournaments, like to try that rig on a Zebco 33 set up, and that first bass you caught could mean the difference in a tournament.

[@thomasflickinger1949]

Great technique. Do you use a fixed float at times? Or just cast the unweighted bait?

[@koriibett]

Does this work for pressured bluegill? They won't bite anything I throw in lol

[@ikarusmiller8180]

Ive always used a purple worm with a wax worm on the end. They usually bite the first few warms of the season in june.

[@hello-bm6iu]

One time I was screwing around and threw a bare hook into the water and caught pumpkin seed fish.

[@ReelJedi]

That's awesome!

[@mohamedabdou6237]

It’s nice to be CoCo sometimes 😂

[@brycealthoff8092]

I used to do that when I was a kid and ran out of worms. I would just tie on a shiny gold hook below a bobber and split shot rig and just twitch it. Worked surprisingly well at times! Still do that sometimes when trying to catch small sunfish for bait.

[@bowhunt9968]

Do you bring the hook out the flat side or round side? Watched on my phone so it was hard to see

[@mariokcmahomes7100]

You made it look easy. Definitely going to give it a try.

[@michaelmontgomery2535]

I prefer nightcrawlers and red worms over plastics

[@ratdog3055]

If you want a UL rod, try a Zanger type rod. I have a 7 foot that throws tiny lures well but still has enough action to set a good hookset

[@dopadyess]

North Florida here..I will have to try this and see if it will work for me

[@gabrielduarte3904]

you could use 6# braid.. better casting and line management, more sensitivity and less prone to be broken off and also thinner than 4# mono

[@RayofFishing]

Ever used braid to get a smaller diameter but stronger test line?

[@ReelJedi]

Yes, I prefer straight mono throwing this around, less hassle and wind knots

[@RayofFishing]

@@ReelJedi that I can understand

[@MrRourk]

I prefer fluro / mono hybrid lines over braid

[@murphyspell7125]

I second the wind knots being a problem. I was running 8 pound braid and got so frustrated with it that I stripped it off and replaced it with 4 pound fluorocarbon.

[@got2kittys]

A good substance for making little jigs like this is the skin off a pork shoulder or roast. It's tough, but flexible and rawhide, hard to damage and fish like it. A strip will mimic a plastic worm, too.

[@MrJHT81]

Thank you for the tip! Would a Size 4 circle hook work?

[@ReelJedi]

I wouldn't use that I'd use a size 6 or 8 bream hook.

[@MrJHT81]

@@ReelJedi Thank you man! I subscribed and will be watching your videos!

[@tjk88788]

i liked what you are saying. I'm here in ichigan and give your bait a try. Thanks.

[@caydongriffis2985]

I grow live worms worms for bream/spekeled perch fishing

[@ReelJedi]

My grandma did a long time ago also we would go dig them up and go fishing

[@caydongriffis2985]

@@ReelJedi yea same I dig some up too

[@magicmountainpercussion3336]

good tip! This seems to make sense I will try it and let you know how it works for me. seems like just taking a redworm and putting it one a small hook with no weight would work better, but the action of this might be something that triggers them.

[@lesterallen9496]

I’m sorry but I’m just starting fishing again in retirement and I’m unfamiliar with the object you were cutting up to use as bait. Would you mind spelling it out for me. I’m real anxious to give it a try. Thanks!

[@ReelJedi]

Gary Yamamoto senko

[@lesterallen9496]

@@ReelJedi thanks!

[@HunterMMA]

I got a question, what is your setup or go to setup and method.

[@PastorPeewee20]

Another hack to catch bluegill or bass and anything in between, take paracord cut it to the same length of yours and hook it up and be ready to catch

[@landanwarren5394]

Personally I use my ice fishing rod setup all year long for jigging, can't beat the sensitivity off an ice rod.

[@thomasflickinger1949]

Interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[@Tuxdaddy]

Will have to give this a try. I usually roll with a 1/64 jig with a 1" gulp minnow..

[@Lone_Star_Outdoors]

1" gulp minnow with 1/64oz jig is definitely a winner for sunfish, you can even catch decent bass on them. Or if you want to weed out smaller fish, grab 3" gulp minnows and 1/16-1/32oz jig depending on the current, I've caught some of my biggest bluegills on that setup!

[@svutility1]

@@Lone_Star_Outdoors I can confirm. That's my bluegill setup. Whenever I fish that, I only get 8" and above

[@Tuxdaddy]

@@Lone_Star_Outdoors I"ve usually tried a 1/32 oz with the 3 inch minnows, but the result is the same . Always caught some stout fish..

[@thomasflickinger1949]

That combo works.

[@WarriorCall]

Broke the fish off right after talking about drag. That was good timing or editing. Thanks for the video. I'm gonna try it.

[@abelabner]

I like the ingenuity! Thanks for sharing!

[@joseinthehat]

I don't use senko worms but I have them somewhere. Can't wait to try em. Cool action.

[@jamescraig8601]

Im just going to keep my opinion to myself on that four pound line.

[@timhenslee1025]

What is the name of the two baits your were talking about?? Little hard of hearing and the last bait I used was bee moth grubs.

[@ReelJedi]

Senko

[@philwood1009]

I’m hard of hearing so I always turn on the captions.

[@steveharutunian5440]

Interesting that this works as I’m not sure just what natural forage this is supposed to mimic.

[@upyoursassmonkey]

Shape wise, maybe a leech, but it definitely doesn't move like one.

[@thomasflickinger1949]

Maybe small leeches or small crawdads. Just a thought.

[@trevoralanmoore2776]

For bass I take a shad lure throw out 40 yards and reel in slowly and catch fish all day

[@edwardandrade4390]

This is my style of fishing. Light , ultralight. It's much funner to catch with this gear

[@bertbirge3617]

And you were saying something about making sure your drag was set right???

[@FL-PHILLIP]

Seems like this would be good on a dropshot rig as well.

[@ReelJedi]

Sounds like a good idea. Let me know how it works for ya.

[@sammylacks4937]

I'm sure that's a great bait but you said smaller bream. I like catching big copper heads and I love watching any type fish hitting top water. I also got hooked using fly rod and using that with flies or a glow bug along our black water rivers putting it back under Cypress limbs where its right dark and they will knock the paint off it. I may not catch as many but when you set the hook with a 3 or 4 weight rod it's on. I throw most back anyway just loving a good fight. I'll try your way , you try mine. Thanks for sharing.

[@ReelJedi]

If the grass is topped out i would try to find a hole in the grass to drop some minnows in on a cork. Likely around any trees or hard structure would be the best places.

[@desert-walker]

Wow, good tip will try it out. Thanks.😊

[@TopsailOutdoorAdventures]

I will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing.

[@killamoreno4508]

I catch crayfish peel the tail and use about 1/4 peace of fresh bait every time I catch blu-Gill an sun fish .

[@brainretardant]

Try putting that cray on a big bobber at about 18" on a treble with a rubber band around his waist so he can work his tail. He will drag that bobber all over but that big bass is gonna eventually find him.

[@khalli2112]

Or just use a Bison colored Trout magnet!

[@MACMAN901]

Great video! I’m just now learning to fish and I want to start out fishing smaller fish like bluegill and crappie. So if you or anyone else have any advice it will sure be helpful.

[@badboy.7458]

Get you some Popeyes green or black , and get some meal worms not wax worms. Put meal worm on the hook with a small bopper and ur good to go.

[@MrRourk]

Learn the child rig and easy rig

[@ced3576]

the smaller the hook the more small fish you can catch. use a smaller test line also. 10 lbs or less

[@MrRourk]

@@ced3576 I use a Mop Fly on a number 6 fly hook as a sort of UL Ned Rig tied to 3lb fluro leader. It works well.

[@gregregor9689]

The gulp/gulp alive baits work very well for freshwater.

[@jordonlaur9643]

There's a little goldfish pond by where I live, you can drop colored hooks in the water and watch them hit it so many times before one gets caught. Gonna have to try this to get my daughter a fish, she ain't got the patience yet but I think if I land her a few she'll fish with me xD

[@markforster6457]

The first time I took my oldest daughter fishing, she was three. It had been raining steadily for almost a week. I had just caught a 12-inch bluegill and was feeling proud. Less than a minute later my daughter pulled up on her fishing rod and "horsed" a nice bass onto the bank, all by herself. All three of our girls fish circles around me and I love it!

[@krdpoutdoors]

Dude , im perking up hotter then a texas twister on fresh hott paved texas asphault , this weekend im planning on catching some bream so i could have a bream sammich. the bait method i never thought of doing it that way.

[@SherryHawkinsMartin]

I will give this a try fore sure. Thanks a bunch for sharing

[@brookmiller1986]

Great idea for the senkos! I will try it this summer.

[@Lj-md9ng]

For me down in Louisiana the best bait ,even better than worms are crickets. I’m a new subscriber and enjoyed the video

[@kenneth9874]

Try grass shrimp...

[@Lj-md9ng]

@@kenneth9874 I tell you what grass shrimp is like going to an expensive restaurant for fish in Louisiana. Never know what you catch. I remember going fishing for redfish and had some nice looking frozen shrimp and didn’t get a nibble. Shrimp boat showed up and a guy gave us some grass shrimp and we couldn’t even fish with two poles. We were fishing the same spots and it was unbelievable

[@kenneth9874]

@@Lj-md9ng lol, fish love them!

[@garywoodlief1976]

I subscribed because you put this information out for us

[@smelltheglove2038]

Worms work the best. Can’t beat them. Or crickets, too.

[@garrettroberts223]

When I fish I always set the hook wrong and I’m at out door adventure I saw a 20 in bass and he ignored my bait I have been hopping a curlly tail off the weeds the guy said use a hotdog so we’ll see how it works

[@carlhanson7312]

I have caught a full limit with just a bare hook! Little buggers are voracious 😁

[@James-i8u9c]

Looking fwd to using w my flyrod. Reminds me of uncle josh fly strips

[@kelvinspicy1994]

That method might work in your neck of the woods, but on lake Okeechobee Fla. Blue gill only love live crickets or wigglers 🤷. I doubt very serious if they'd bite cut plastic bait

[@BM205]

Yep same here in Alabama on most water I fish. I have used pieces of Slim Jim's though

[@donjuwann5868]

how bout chizzy winks?

[@kyleogle27]

I really enjoy your videos. Great tips that I will be using soon

[@rudyruiz9521]

Good idea for sure, I think flies are a good option too.

[@danluther1741]

i just watched a vid on catchin bream & enjoyed it!! Thanks!!

[@jaymans3412]

use reds mostly cause I catch more panfish with them here, love the video n keep em up

[@ReelJedi]

Thanks!

[@markforster6457]

I am a new subscriber. Thanks for the video and the info. Interesting idea. OBTW: I always respect and appreciate a fisherman who gently releases a fish instead of just tossing it back like so much trash! There's too many videos of fishermen roughly handling a fish they know they will be releasing.

[@shadygraves]

Forget the Beetle Spin. A ¹/¹⁶oz Black or Gray Minnow Roostertail will outfish it 3 to 1 because it has 3 hooks vs. 1 on the Beetle Spin, plus they're in the back where they hook up every time. There is no better lure. It's my SURVIVAL lure.

[@flyguy4515]

Those are good. Definitely my go to lure. But not for panfish.

[@shariwestmoreland4364]

Thx for the tips. I will giv it a try. Happy fishing 🎣!

[@johnthroop2092]

Great idea, ty for sharing

[@mongomay1]

Anyone use corn on a hook?

[@nancyhainline2517]

Thanks. Will try it.

[@integr8er66]

Why do people always tell you what they are going to tell you, then give you the back story on how they found it, then share some friends who had good luck with it, then tell me how much I'm gonna love it, JUST TELL ME!

[@OldTimerGarden]

Apparently you have no idea how creators make money with KZbin.

[@squidpeanut]

Do you put the flat side facing up or down?

[@ReelJedi]

Down

[@squidpeanut]

@@ReelJedi Ty what kind of hook/size do you recommend?

[@burtgordon4796]

One inch gulp minnows work great also.

[@ReelinTension]

I could use a Shout out 😆 . It’s funny you are showing this as I was just doing this not long ago and was smoking the bluegill and war mouth in the river behind my house.

[@ReelinTension]

By the way how do you like those carbon shield rods?

[@ReelJedi]

Sweet! And the carbon shield rod is awesome I've had it for a few years now

[@claytonthrelkeld9048]

Thanks for sharing this. I will definitely try it.

[@piratelooks]

Can't wait to try this. Love panfishing

[@ReelJedi]

Let me know how it works for ya!

[@joedumjo5405]

Very interesting 👌 never used a piece of sinko like this. Thank you 😊 💓

[@jacobclark3]

Beetle spin my favorite for last 5 years I caught more bass and big gills on them then live bait but I use this trick before its every good for the use of all my old worms

[@ReelJedi]

Beetle spin is a good one for sure

[@lucyloose8598]

Crickets are good.

[@diverbob33]

They haven't invented a fish yet that won't hit a beetle spin!

[@ThatboyDee-qy3ci]

Can you bobber fish it

[@ReelJedi]

Yes

[@PastorPeewee20]

Been using canned sweet corn since my childhood in the 70s

[@cabotbluegill]

good advice i live in vermont

[@centralbears3010]

great description details