03-26-09, 04:21 PM | #1 |
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Bluegill imitations
What are some good jig colors to imitate a sunny?
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03-26-09, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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Curt at www.dirtyjigstackle.com has some phenomenal bluegill imitators! Alabama Bream, Pumpkinseed Bream, Bayou Bluegill, Green Sunfish, and even Winneconne Craw. Here is a pic of my favorite, the Alabama Bream, deep inside a rather large mouth!
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03-26-09, 05:31 PM | #3 |
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Bluegill, green sunfish, redear, pumpkinseed, etc??? Colors all depend on what you're trying to duplicate.
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you can make your own based on what you see locally. www.fishingskirts.com has pretty much everything you need for the skirts. You can buy the jig heads just about anywhere online, BPS, Cabela's, Dicks, and Gander Mountain should all have them.
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To me it all depends on water clarity and sky condition. If its a clear water with bright sky I like a skirt that is a medium light green with alittle bit of black or blue fleck in it to look like a female bluegill. But if its alittle stained or cloudy, I like to immitate a male blue gill with a jig with a green skirt, and a few strands of or yellow or orange and a touch or red. Always make sure the lighter colore strands are always down so it looks like natural countershading like a real fish. Good fishin
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Okay,now my question is what are some good bluegill imitating lures?
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Other than jigs, spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jerkbaits, flukes...all of these can be gotten colored like a bluegill. A little orange on the belly, a touch of green on the side/top...
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Well, I would say blue gill swim baits. But I have recently had some really good fishing days with a booyah spinner bait that resembles a bluegill.
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Tell ya what guys, go to the BassFishin.com main page and click onto the Maximum Exposure section. Then check out the bluegill swimbait made by Mattlures! I've never ever seen such a true reproduction of a fish before. It's absolutely incredible.
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yeah swimbaits are great.... but flukes and spinnerbaits are great too
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Why did i have to click on this thread? I have never fished a jig that much but had already decided to commit to it this year and fish them alot, so i click on this thread and what do i do......i just spent $60 at www.dirtyjigstackle.com and $35 at www.fishingskirts.com, oh well guess i really didn't need to eat this weekend anyway LOL.
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You nailed it Keith. I have mentioned Matt Lures in several threads. Plus it doesn't hurt that he is out in in San Diego.
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You can't beat the Bandit bluegill pattern either. Great crankbaits for a good price.
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpage-BLFL.html#
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I've got 3 of the Bandit bluegill pattern crankbaits Doc, and your right, they look good and really catch fish.
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these are some of the jig colors I like
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I use green pumpkin with orange on teh bottom
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Okay cool, thanks for the help guys, and the bait monkey says thanks too
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Rapala DT6 in the bluegill color is a great hardbait.
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Bandit 100 in Bluegill. awesome fish catcher!
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I used to do a killer Bluegill imitation. I'd get in the water and dazzle the crowd with my piscine mimicry. Sadly, I had to give it up after I was severely bitten by a large and irate spawning bass.
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Challenger - Nice jig colors. Any information as to the maker?
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Hey Lancer, wasn't that the same day you were doing your seagull imitation down at the beach and people started tossing you pieces of bread and crackers?
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Naw, that was BEFORE the Bluegill schtick and AFTER the Wet 'n Starving Kitten-with-an-injured-paw routine.
I got tired of crackers and told the bastadges I'd do a true-to-life imitation of a gull hovering and pewping on them if they didn't start tossing shrimp (fried, with tartar sauce.) Worked well. One even tossed me a Stella Artois to wash it all down with. Lancer"Jonathan Livingston Seagull"6 |
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I make them . you can see more at www.pourmanbaits.com
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Looks good challenger.
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