Bluegill imitations

jig fisherman · 03-26-09, 04:21 PM

What are some good jig colors to imitate a sunny?

supermat · 03-26-09, 05:11 PM

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!

3dkicker · 03-26-09, 05:31 PM

Bluegill, green sunfish, redear, pumpkinseed, etc??? Colors all depend on what you're trying to duplicate.

The Doc · 03-26-09, 10:23 PM

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.

fishin' fool · 03-26-09, 10:34 PM

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

jig fisherman · 03-27-09, 04:24 PM

Okay,now my question is what are some good bluegill imitating lures?

MississippiBoy · 03-27-09, 05:01 PM

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...

cassidyta · 03-27-09, 07:40 PM

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.

keithdog · 03-27-09, 08:02 PM

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.

aikenyounggun · 03-27-09, 08:55 PM

yeah swimbaits are great.... but flukes and spinnerbaits are great too

BIGMO_13 · 03-27-09, 10:32 PM

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.

cassidyta · 03-27-09, 11:49 PM

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.

The Doc · 03-28-09, 02:48 PM

You can't beat the Bandit bluegill pattern either. Great crankbaits for a good price.

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpage-BLFL.html#

keithdog · 03-28-09, 02:52 PM

I've got 3 of the Bandit bluegill pattern crankbaits Doc, and your right, they look good and really catch fish.

challenger · 04-01-09, 02:50 AM

these are some of the jig colors I like

swimbaitkid · 04-01-09, 09:39 AM

I use green pumpkin with orange on teh bottom

jig fisherman · 04-01-09, 03:37 PM

Okay cool, thanks for the help guys, and the bait monkey says thanks too

Mac2 · 04-05-09, 09:43 AM

Rapala DT6 in the bluegill color is a great hardbait.

BigBassin144 · 04-05-09, 11:53 AM

Bandit 100 in Bluegill. awesome fish catcher!

BB

Lancer6 · 04-05-09, 01:03 PM

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.

Lancer6

3dkicker · 04-05-09, 01:16 PM

Challenger - Nice jig colors. Any information as to the maker?

keithdog · 04-05-09, 04:47 PM

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?

Lancer6 · 04-05-09, 09:41 PM

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

challenger · 04-06-09, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Challenger - Nice jig colors. Any information as to the maker?

I make them . you can see more at www.pourmanbaits.com

BassBandit · 04-06-09, 03:55 PM

Looks good challenger.

03-26-09, 04:21 PM	#1
jig fisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: south eastern PA Posts: 290	Bluegill imitations What are some good jig colors to imitate a sunny?

03-26-09, 05:31 PM	#3
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Bluegill, green sunfish, redear, pumpkinseed, etc??? Colors all depend on what you're trying to duplicate. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-26-09, 10:23 PM	#4
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	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. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

03-27-09, 05:01 PM	#7
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	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... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

03-27-09, 07:40 PM	#8
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	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. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-26-09, 05:11 PM	#2
supermat BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 51	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!

03-26-09, 10:34 PM	#5
fishin' fool BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 184	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

03-27-09, 04:24 PM	#6
jig fisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: south eastern PA Posts: 290	Okay,now my question is what are some good bluegill imitating lures?

03-27-09, 08:02 PM	#9
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	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.

03-27-09, 08:55 PM	#10
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	yeah swimbaits are great.... but flukes and spinnerbaits are great too __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-27-09, 10:32 PM	#11
BIGMO_13 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 10	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 $35 at www.fishingskirts.com, oh well guess i really didn't need to eat this weekend anyway LOL. __________________ If your gonna be a mule, let your @&*$ hang out.

03-27-09, 11:49 PM	#12
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	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. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-28-09, 02:48 PM	#13
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	You can't beat the Bandit bluegill pattern either. Great crankbaits for a good price. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descpage-BLFL.html# __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

03-28-09, 02:52 PM	#14
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I've got 3 of the Bandit bluegill pattern crankbaits Doc, and your right, they look good and really catch fish.

04-01-09, 02:50 AM	#15
challenger BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	these are some of the jig colors I like

04-01-09, 09:39 AM	#16
swimbaitkid BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 352	I use green pumpkin with orange on teh bottom

04-01-09, 03:37 PM	#17
jig fisherman BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: south eastern PA Posts: 290	Okay cool, thanks for the help guys, and the bait monkey says thanks too

04-05-09, 09:43 AM	#18
Mac2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 389	Rapala DT6 in the bluegill color is a great hardbait.

04-05-09, 11:53 AM	#19
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Bandit 100 in Bluegill. awesome fish catcher! BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

04-05-09, 01:03 PM	#20
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	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. Lancer6

04-05-09, 01:16 PM	#21
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Challenger - Nice jig colors. Any information as to the maker? __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

04-05-09, 04:47 PM	#22
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	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?

04-05-09, 09:41 PM	#23
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	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

04-06-09, 03:55 PM	#25
BassBandit BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 430	Looks good challenger.

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