The Best Bluegill Bait that’s not Worms! You’ll be Shocked!
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- The Best Bluegill Bait that’s not Worms! You’ll be Shocked!
I went down to the creek to do a little fishing. This time I went fishing for Panfish. I used a bait that I love when I dont have to run to the store.
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Not many things in life beat the thrill of watching a bobber disappear. I felt that way at 5 and now 65.
I agree with that!
As a teen, a friend and I spent a few years culling a stunted pond full of small bluegill. We would catch hundreds of small ones a day and pitch them in the woods for the raccons. Although earth worms were a bait of choice we were literally at times catching them off bare hooks About five years later we were landing much larger ones, including some hybrids. We also noticed an increase in the bass population. Somehow as kids and from reading countless fishing magazines we had an intuition what needed to be done to turn that pond around. It took a few years but absolutely worked.
That’s awesome! You figured it out!
When I was growing up my family grew crickets commercially and sold them over a large area. Our cricket buckets weren't the ones you buy at the bait shops, they were 5 gallon buckets with screen wire stapled over large holes cut in the sides. When we went fishing the way we found the big ones was to literally toss a handful of bugs on the water. If the big ones didn't start popping them pretty quickly we moved on to a different spot. I always had a rig ready with a hook and no weight. When we tossed the crickets in I'd toss my line in the bunch. Never failed to get me hooked up, that topwater action was a blast.
Crickets are so much fun that’s awesome
Something I learned to use for brim and sunfish several years ago is using a tiny piece of one of my old bass worms and put it on a small hook. I forgot my red worms and needed to catch some brim for catfish bait. And now I rarely ever buy live worms to catch brim as long as the sun's out cause that worked so well. No sinker tiny little hook and little piece of any color rubber worm, it works like a charm
Yes I like how you made it work and caught em!
My favorite bluegill bait when I was a kid was raw bacon & the Bluegill loved it. Going camping I could usually talk my Mom out of a couple of strips of raw bacon.
Yes I’m gonna have to go fishing with some bacon now. Ha thanks bud!
I used hot dogs, they loved it.
15k views in 6 days with only 15k subscribers. I have a feeling your channel is about to blow up.
Ha isn’t that crazy! Shows you just never know when you tube is gonna say we really like you we want you to blow up. I haven’t changed a thing I’m doing, just having fun fishing. Thanks bud I really appreciate that
You must be related
@@nsbstrong3624 ha my brother from
Another mother
Don't know what camera you're using but it is great. First video I've watched that I can actually see the cork. Just like being there!
@@raymster8450 thank ya bud I appreciate that feedback. That drives me crazy just hearing commentary and not being able to see what’s going on.
That is the fishiest looking creek Ive ever seen. I often scale, gut and fry those little bity bream. You can eat them bones and all. They crispy little fish chips.👍
Yes! That creek is loaded with fish James! I like to put mayo on the outside and butter inside of those gills. Wrap in foil and throw on the grill.
Love catching bluegill from a little pond near my house. Recently began using Spam as bait. Cut into small cubes and heat in the microwave for a minute to get rid of excess moisture so it stays on the hook. Also caught a couple of good sized catfish using this bait.
Yes! Spam is an underrated bait for panfishing. I have always gotten hot
Dogs which is about the same and those panfish can’t resist it. I like how you heated that spam up to not make it crumble or come off the hook easy.
How small do you cut up the hot dogs
@@bryantc1701 the smaller the better. I like to compare them to the size of a kernel of corn.
@@TBassFactory can you fish with them straight out the pack or do you microwave them too
@@bobbyanderson8647 you can right out of the package
They are all good ones! J
Just being on this beautiful water and seeing that cork go down is a GOOD ONE!!!
Yes that cork going down is my favorite part!
I'm enjoying all your awesome tips and tricks you share with us. I mean for me I can use all the help I can get lol. Keep up the awesome job and appreciate all you have been doing for us all. Till the next's one GodBless and Tight Lines
Ha I need some help sometimes BJ it’s not always catching. Thanks bud!
Gills will wrap u around anything trying to get free! Lol soooo much fun to tussle with !! Pound for pound best fighting fish
Yeah they are. They will surprise you how hard the pull.
Ever caught a warmouth?... bluegill/largemouth bass cross?... those babies really put up a fight!... they don't get real big except when fighting..used to catch them in south carolina as a kid, mostly in ponds
My son used to fish an old farm pond. Bluegill all day long with canned corn.👍👍
Yes! I’m gonna have to try out the ol can of corn again! It’s been a bit!
Open can put in small handfuls in baggys,freeze extra bags.
Fish can't digest corn ,they die a painful death cause they can't pass them,Don't use corn.
I used canned corn as bait when I was a kid. Worked great for blue gill!
Yes! David it’s crazy how well that corn works on those bluegill!
Illegal in some places though...
Great video!!! I subscribed!!!👍👍
Why would corn be illegal?@@70supertube
I catch grasshoppers with my grandsons. We use barbless hooks. They reel in the blue gills and red ears like crazy out of our creek.
That’s awesome. You sound like a great grandpa! Making those memories!
Man, you're deadly accurate casting
Thank ya I appreciate that!
Thank ya I appreciate that!
Does anyone eat bluegill. Yummy. Salt cornmeal and a hot pan of peanut oil
Yes! They are delicious! My favorite way is descaled filet in half put some butter inside and mayo on outside wrap in foil and throw on the grill.
A little bit of pepper too.
.... Bluegill and panfish of the like are one of the largest consumed fish in this country, caught naturally😮
I got the same rod. It’s nice to see it in action! Good video!
Yes! You got a good rod! Ha Thanks bud!
Beautiful honey hole. Picturesque. And thank you for the bait tip. I was going to try plastic red worms with worm juice scent, but this looks better.
You’re welcome bud!
I always used a popping bug and a bream killer, attached to a fly rod with great results.
Yes those poppers are fun catching those bluegills.
Thanks for the video
Your welcome bud!
Bluegill...always fun to catch those feisty little fighters!
-Jeff, "Deerhearse" channel
They hit so hard and pull hard for the size
beautiful spot where your fishing too!
Yes that spot is so green and back in the woods. Beautiful back there.
New subscriber! Great looking Bluegill, thanks for sharing. Keep it up!
Oh yeah! Thanks bud I appreciate it!
Always a good idea to wet your hands before handling them.
I’ll try to more often. thanks bud!
When I was a kid my favorite bluegill bait was the inside of a 3 Musketeers bar. Best bait ever. I could take a bite and then put some on the hook. My uncle would take few feet of twine and tie a knit on one end. Bluegills would hit the knot and he would jerk and they would flip up on the bank.
That is so cool Big Al. I have never heard of that with a 3 musketeers. Sounds like a good reason to be stocked up when ya go fishing.
The twine trick would be a sight to see for sure!! Sounds like fun fishing trips
Great looking spot! I love that technique, use the GULP Maggots all the time on a 1/80 oz. jig head & a TINY weighted Bobber. Gonna have to try those worms. New Sub from Indiana!
Oh yeah! You know what your doing with that setup. Thanks bud I appreciate it!
Nice looking fishing spot!
Thank ya bud!
The gulp worms work great. I've been using them for over a year and I catch a lot of bluegill. I normally use a #12 hook (I fly fish) with a tiny split shot on 4lb line. Rarely a cork. Bigger the worm can lead to a bigger fish. Biggest fish I caught was about a 2lb bass lol...huge for that #12 hook.
Dang Caesar you have that setup down it sounds like. I like it!
Try the gulp alive crickets they don’t disappoint
@mattjarrett4150 The gulp crickets work too. Thanks!
I’ve only used the Gulp minnows. Those things are killer bass bait. I’ll have to give worms these a try.
Fun catching bluegills fish.. thanks for posting 🎏
You’re welcome Don! Thanks bud!
Love this!! Only thing missing is your lady! So jealous when I can’t go 😅
Yes I miss it when your not out there
Awesome video
Thank ya bud!
Great fishing 🎣
Thank ya Kenneth!
@@TBassFactory your very welcome keep up the great videos
So much fun catching bluegills!!! I've been getting tons of them lately (in the 6 - 9" range, looking for a 10") just throwing a crappie magnet grub on a 1/32 oz jig at my local ponds. I use the Gulp scented products (minnows or tipping the jig with a crappie nibble) when the bite is slow (cold water and middle of the summer) and they work great but right now here in NC the bite is on and they are very aggressive, hitting the jig as soon as it hits the water. I've caught a bunch of bass as well with them, they catch everything!
Yes! That is a winning
Lure when they are super aggressive. I love it when you get that tug as soon as it hits the water.
Also in NC, they are fierce right now!
Thank you so much for this going to try this tomorrow
Your welcome bud!
@@TBassFactory they worked it took me a while to actually start catching them but I was hiking them thanks bro
@@TBassFactory any tips for bass fishing ?
@@demarcusfountain2171 depends on how big of a bass your going for but the best lure for catching all sizes has to be a 1/8oz beetlespin but a 5 inch senko on a 2/0 or 3/0 wide gap hook with no weight has to be one of the best ways for catching bigger ones if your a beginner or learning.
A rubber spider works the best. The little gills bite at the rubber legs and swim off with it not getting hooked, then the big gills take the spider away and get hooked because they get the whole body and the hook.
That’s awesome Daniel you have that spider figured out for those big gills.
Trying #10 blk & red spider bait over $8 in worms daily.
Dang nice casting sir.
Thanks Jeff!
That must be a super stable kayak. I would never dare fish standing up on mine.
It’s very stable and I’ll probably go swimming now but I’ve never gone swimming or flipped it in 100s of trips.
Thank you
Your welcome bud!
Used green peas from Mom's tuna casserole when we were picnicing one time and slaughtered BG.
Big Fun!
I can totally picture that working!
If you want bigger panfish, you have to take those fish home and eat them. Overpopulation is a main reason why they stay small.
You got that right Jay! There’s some huge gar in this hole I’m sure they are chowing down and every once in a while we take some home! Thanks bud!
That's bologna! It takes 7 years to grow a trophy sunny. I fish waters that are not open to the public and get pounders. It is fishing pressure that makes small fish. They keep the big and put the small back to reproduce.
Ah, yes, alligator gar!
We ate bluegill as a kids growing up lot so delicious.
jayfroman,
You've got that right !
Eat ALL the little ones and soon all you'll have are big slabs. There's only a certain amount of food, feed 1,000 minnows or 10 hogs. Simple math / nature... ☆
The Gulp wax worms work great. Especially in the winter up here in Minnesota
Yes! They sure do!
That is a very peaceful looking fishing spot!!
Slim Jims also work for panfish.
It’s a great backwoods spot on the creek! Yes those slim Jim’s will catch them!
My go to as well. They are tough to get on a straight line circle hook, but catch and release is very easy.
I found those at Wal-mart a month ago, and I've been catching blue cats over 10 pounds on a daily basis.
Dang! Now that is awesome!
Wasp larvae works really really good we've been using that since the sixties
I forgot about those wasp larvae this is the time of the year to find a bunch of those.
Yeah wasp larvae are only available in the Outhouse this up at the Lakes to keep you from going to the bathroom lol
In Arizona trout magnets work very well and you can snip the legs off so they bite the hook
That’s a good way to make them bite it better if they just nipping at it. Good idea bud!
Your pretty good at fishing. The bluegill are great to use to catch flathead catfish.
Thank ya Crain! Yes those are some perfect gills for catching some flatheads.
@@TBassFactory Your welcome, could you try to make a video with them fishing for flat head catfish.
@@crainoxlong2338 I sure can I’ll try and get that bait together and go catch some
There is probably so many in there that they are stunted. Go put a trap in there and use them to catch catfish or give them to someone that does fish for catfish. Then, when there are fewer in there, they might get bigger.
I once caught many bluegill & redbreast with pieces of a white plastic trash bag that held my braunschwieger/catfish bait from the nights catfishing...it only smelled like braunschweiger but I couldn't keep the panfish off the hook!
That is so cool you definitely tricked em!
I love pan fishin
Me too Greg it’s so much fun and underrated. They pull so hard
They love crickets too.
Yes they do!
Cool content. Subbed👍🏽
Thank ya Fabian! Appreciate that bud!
I like to use tiny fly hooks with a tiny small bobber. No worms needed.
Yep that will get the job done!
Just the plain hook? I'm kinda lost on that one.
beetles work good, also. Plus you can catch four or five on a single beetle.
I honestly have never tried a beetle I bet they work really good for catching them.
Bluegill were ontroduced into a few ponds in South Africa as a feedfish for the also introduced smallmouth bass. The best bait we use for them are flying ants....
Oh wow Mike! That is awesome you have bluegill over there in South Africa. I bet those flying ants really catch them.
@@TBassFactory we do have bluegill in sheltered dams with no inlets or outlets because they dont survive in the natural water courses. The indigenous fish wipe them out before they can reach a survival size. On the other hand, we do have a problem with other introduced species wiping out the native fish. Carp, largemouth bass and trout, once caught are not to be releasesed. The SA record for a bass is just under 16 pounds. (7.19kg)
@@mikespencer4922 wow that is a big record
I bought the 1-in version at the bait store ,we're up in Minnesota on vacation right now and absolutely slayed the
Whopper blue gills yesterday.. they're nice because you don't pinch them in half. You just put one on
Yes! That’s the way to do it. Sounds like you had some serious fun.
I think bluegill are beautiful.. like many I've caught them in many different locations.. sometimes when the sun hits them just right you can get a kaliescope of colors you couldn't see in a painting..
Yes Phil that’s one of my favorite parts of catching them is seeing what colors I might get!
What works best for me: 9' Little Jewel bream pole, 6# test line, #8 McGill long shank hooks, no reel, no sinker, no bobber, and (in order) grass shrimp, worms, crickets, bread, Gulp.
Those all
Work real good for catching them
you should do a catch and cook with those bluegills
Yes I should, that would be a tasty and fun video. Thanks bud!
@@TBassFactory Maybe just add your own little twist! (only because there's SO many C&C vids already)
Cheers! I subbed :)
Beer batter and panfish deep fried will really surprise you how good it is! We’d catch them, clean them and fillet the meat off the sides and de-skin and put them in milk cartons, cover with water and freeze. You can keep adding fish fillets until full. When you have several cartons of fish meat…thaw them and fry them! Wonderful tasting white fish meat!
I used horsefly when i had the shrimp will work
I had luck with grasshoppers small ones
Yes! You using good stuff John!
Dude I walked into a liquor store in Michigan (from Indiana) and this guy had the biggest bluegill I've ever seen taxi'd. Like 4x that first fish. 5 of them. I don't know if they make fake mounts, if they do, I apologize lol.
That is an absolute monster and sounds like on the edge of unbelievable. I bet they lookEd like monsters at that size.
where in Michigan?
those are what we use for catfish bait their too small to keep and eat but fun to catch we keep the ones the size of a paper plate for food for us
Yes! Thats a great way of doing it and catching cats like that is a blast!
Have you ever took a wasp nest with the larvae and used that, bluegill love those, little tricky getting to the wasp nest, might get a sting but that's the risk.
I haven’t but I’ve heard of stories of using those and tearing em up. I’ll have to try that someday
Seriously need to check those out.. I'm tired of buying worms every weekend just to have the ones I don't use die because I don't have the means to keep then alive...
Yeah they work awesome bud. You should get ya some
@@TBassFactory I actually grabbed a jar today! Hope to try them out this weekend...
*Live nightcrawlers cut in half work better* but yeah
Yes they do! I agree
i use this stuff. love it. i have caught 5 lb blue cats. perch. Tilapia and more. Much cleaner and stay on hook well.
Yes! A lot of times I don’t have time to run by and get live bait and this stuff can stay in the backpack and catches almost every time!
Chartreuse poppers work great, too!
Jeff, "Deerhearse" channel
Yes they do!
In my experience, a bare hook often works just fine!
Yep it’s crazy sometimes they will hit a bare hook
I’ve been catching giant bluegill using gulp minnows on a drop shot. Biggest one was .80lbs
Dang that’s a good one Paul!
Wax worms are a favorite.
Wax worms works so good Dale!
Nice
Oh yeah! Good times out there!
Been using Gulp Nightcrawler the last couple of years. They work fantastic and unlike live worms last after a few nips and bites. I've caught a dozen different species on them (LMB, trout, crappie, perch, various sunfish, catfish, etc.).
Oh yes Chris I love those gulp too they catch everything.
(( 👀 )) I'm watching this video and thinking here, there's got to be some big huge largemouth and smallmouth bass in that area. bass loves eating bluegills and sunnies plus you got all that cover as well. Nicely job well done on catching those great panfish
There are some big largemouth in that are and gar too. I didn’t really see them swimming around so I’m thinking they were buried up in some cover. Thanks Shawn!
@@TBassFactory
Very welcome you are
Filet brean drop in shrimp boil they are good
Oh yeah, you’re getting me hungry!
I like crickets for live bait.
Yes! Crickets work awesome especially in the summer.
I don't know how you stand on that...I have a 36" wide yak and I don't stand...lol good video bud
Ha yeah probably gonna jinx myself but I’ve probably been on over 100 trips and I’m yet to go swimming but that could change the next trip. Lol thanks bud
I didn't have a very good experience with those fake worms. No bites, switched to salmon eggs and killed them
Oh dang, that’s awesome you figured em out
Come on down to Florida and fish the Kissimmee river 🎉
Yes! That’s a dream of mine and the St. John’s too
great
Thank ya bud!
Corn will work good too if the fish are there.
Yes that corn sure will
One tube of crickets 🦗 and a cane pole.
Yes easy peasy works
I do good with corn.
Yes corn is hard to beat!
Red hot dogs from Walmart works great I'm from Mississippi and I catch the hell out of blue gill all the time plus channel catfish with a red hot dog.
Yes! You are so right Donald. I’m gonna have to get out there and go fishing with some.
Yes if the fishing is slow they taste better than worms
Your thumbnail said it's not a worm. Sure looked like one from down here in Kentucky...😂
Ha not a real one at least! That fishing up there in Kentucky should be on fire right now!
@@TBassFactory it sure looked real to me 😂 I'm going to Briar Creek Nolin Lake and the Spillway all weekend.
@@jefflay5818 oh man! I hope you tore em up!
@@TBassFactory Wal-Mart was out when I went to the lake this past weekend. Though I got the gulp minnows and the gulp catfish blood bait and only got one bite off the minnow and none off the blood bait. I used chicken liver and caught several.
What is that rid and reel combo.... great video
That’s a lews xfinity spinning combo I got
From Walmart!
I will try the corn
I hope you get em John!
I use maggots and the setup I use would catch them every time not even trying
Oh yeah those maggots will catch them
Wax worms work good
Yes!
Did he show where on the set up he put the bobber and split shot?
Usually I set the bobber at about 2 feet from the hook but sometimes you gotta figure out if they want it at a different t depth. The split shot I usually put a foot from the hook so you can go to a foot deep with bobber.
A can of corn works also
Yes you got that right bud! Corn will catch them for sure.
Man, you can catch them on practically anything close to sunset.
Yep they get super aggressive at low light.
@@TBassFactory ---We used to cut a piece of drinking straw and put it on the shank. It's crazy!
Been baiting trot lines for years with hot dog chunks and they produce almost as good as crawfish tails or shrimp We joke around here that we knew a trick to turn a 99 cent pack of hot dogs into a catfish dinner That price aught to tell you how long we been doing it
Buy the cheapest dogs ya can find cut em into chunks about as long as the dogs are thick Just before you head out the door stick em it the microwave just long enough to get the juices flowing an stick em on your hook in the outside and out the other outside skin of the dog then tip the point back in a little so the fish don’t feel it till it’s too late Trot lines limb lines cane pole yo-yo or fishin rod it don’t matter they’ll all work Good luck an Tight lines
You that right bud! I can tell you’ve been doing it quite awhile. I miss those days of trot lines on the river and seining backwater for crawdads and bream to put out and check throughout the night. Those Trot lines are so much fun!
Not judging love the videos but is there a reason you cast the way you do?
Ha yes, you don’t know how many times I’ve been asked that one. I used to flip brush piles for crappie years ago on the river and I would under flip a bobber and minnow then cast at specific spots and it became second nature. I tried using a finger like everybody else and it felt weird.
If you think those little fish are big ? You need to go fishing in missouri !
Yes! There are some biggins up there. I’m
From Arkansas and both states have amazing gills.
Can go wrong with a can of sweet corn and a good spot either haha
Yes! I actually am planning
On going fishing with some corn soon.
LMMFAO! A BLUEGILL BITE ON A SHINY BEAR HOOK EVERY TIME!
Yes!
Small fish is good bait for bigger fish !! !!
Yes! Jerry that’s exactly right!
Dynamite works great
Ha best bait out there!
Crickets are magic
They sure are!
Use a barbless hook. Won't catch less fish.
Yes! Your right
Those are just tiny ones where I come from
Yep some big ol gills out there in places
All I caught was turtles with this Walmart bait(Gulp)….Our Bluegill & Bass were running in the opposite direction 😂
Dang that stinks. They can’t resist it where I fish.
I’ll be damn he’s using the Xfinity speed stick, the exact same rod that I was using catching all the turtles with that bait…wth