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Old 03-29-09, 11:46 PM   #1
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Default My new favorite spawn bait

I usually don't throw on or near the beds, but have done it a few times this spring. I have found that a blue gill colored spinner bait has been great for me when I am limited to the number of rods (on shore).
It has given me the versatility to work the deeper water and focus on the pre and post spawn fish, but I can also treat it like a jig on the beds.
In a lot of our pressured lakes, white baits have not been getting hit at all. I think it is because of how many times the bedding fish have been caught.

I figured I would pass it on.
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Old 03-30-09, 08:56 AM   #2
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Good info, Cass. Makes sense, too...bluegill love bass eggs/fry, and the bass on the beds know this, so they act to defend the kids.
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Old 03-30-09, 09:00 AM   #3
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I've seen a bunch of bass on beds that attacked bream when they swam by, so it makes great sense. I keep a couple of bream swimbaits in the boat this time of year for that very thing.
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Makes a lot! I'll have to try it! And I also have no blue gill spinnerbaits, got any decorations?

Thanks Cass!
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I only tried it once last year and I was blind casting to a spawning area, but I did have one attack a Giron in a bluegill pattern. It is a very small swimbait but still a pretty big profile.
I really want to try using a swim jig in these situations and see how that works. How deep do they spawn out there Cass?
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Old 03-30-09, 12:26 PM   #6
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I only tried it once last year and I was blind casting to a spawning area, but I did have one attack a Giron in a bluegill pattern. It is a very small swimbait but still a pretty big profile.
I really want to try using a swim jig in these situations and see how that works. How deep do they spawn out there Cass?
I caught one bass on a bed swimming a blue gill colored swim jig it and kill it when it's ever the bed and as soon as it hits the bed burn it back.
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They spawn rather shallow, but the water level is up since they first built the beds. Right now, most beds are in 5-6 foot of water.
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Old 03-30-09, 01:50 PM   #8
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yeah it makes sense.... they do hate them blue gill...... hey bassboss i will be coming your way in a week..... go spring break
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My favorite are Jerry Rago baits. The hard to find Rago Gill & the Generic sewer rat. Both are deadly when there is a spawn on.
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Old 03-30-09, 02:29 PM   #10
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yeah it makes sense.... they do hate them blue gill...... hey bassboss i will be coming your way in a week..... go spring break
That's great man! We may be able to get together and fish if you wanna make a detour!

btw, you have spring break in sc next week? We have ours this week!
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Old 03-31-09, 01:46 AM   #11
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hey Cass, Dirty jigs tackle has a bluegill and sunfish pattern jig that is very realistic.Also KVD's swim jig in a bluegill skirt looks sharp.
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Thanks Hookset. I have some bluegill jigs as well. I am not saying that the spinner is my favorate for the beds themselves, but I really like the versatility it gives this time of the year. I can try to get the pre and post spawn fish on the way in and then drop it on the beds. I usually go with a swimbait when trying for the deeper ones, but this allows me to focus it on the bed more as well.
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whats the "definition" of bluegill color?
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most have a bluish hue and some purple in slight amounts, also some with green with orange bellies
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Old 03-31-09, 09:24 PM   #15
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ok jb.................where did ya get that bait? com'on man............GIVE.
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ok but ya have to fish with denny n me for an hour or two next month..deal
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Old 03-31-09, 09:48 PM   #17
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GOOD LAWD JB...................I CAN'T AFFORD THAT! hahahaha, thaks pal. they DO look good though. as for fishing with you and denny..... i would LOVE to. heck i just might LEARN something huh? lmao.
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Default Bluegill Duplicates

JB, Those are truly astonishing. I always study the prey in the lake or pond I'm fishing. I too notice the purplish mauve color that bluegill have on their sides behind the dorsal fin.Like you say,the hue is subtle but it's there nonetheless

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