fav baits and techniques

I'll get it started. fav bluegill in spring is rebel crickhopper twitched on top, man do those gills pop it. Crappie is either roadrunner or 1 1/2" tube under weighted cigar float. Just curious to see anyones eles tech.

ill post a pic when i find them... but i like to use 1/32-1/16 oz hair jigs in a bluegill or shad pattern fished about 3' under a small cork float with a flat top...

the flat top float makes a "popping" sound on the surface drawing in those bruiser gills and crappie before the spawn in early spring... and a tempted LM or SM will take a hair fly when available

catching gills is almost to easy in the spring as long as you have some maggots,small weighted bobber, 32sec jig head and a mr twister. reel in slow, work it a little. I could catch blue gills all day if they are in the area.....Crappie will also hit it.......For crappie I love the roadrunner/crappie thunder in white and shartreuse....If you can get minnows I usually throw the head of a minnow on the hook...If not minnows maggots work great to....I have also had perch nail those set ups

Hey flathead king you ever tried any of those flies you tyed under cork!!!!

Lightweight in-line spinners or 2" chartruse twistertail. Let it fall for about 3 seconds and pull it just fast enough to keep the blade/tail spinning.
For docks and cover I like to use an ice jig and a couple spikes.

Good fishin"

ratherbe

I love to jig some 1in. 1/64oz. southern pro crappie jigs, rigged tandem, with a waxie.. any time of year any place

All great tips guys thanks for the input, thats why i kove this site.

hey flatheadking know this is an old post, just wondering if u ever tried those flies u tied under a float for bluegill and if so howd they work.

yea I have them tied up... let me find them and get a picture put up later

if u have any extras in bluegill or shad pattern i would bye a few from u and pick em up when we go wb fishin.

sounds good to me! Ill try to find that picture I have... if not Ill tie up some more tomorrow and post the pics

sounds good, i'll be waiting inpatiently. i wish the spring would get here bought ready to go nuts if i don't catch a fish soon.

I got a wild assortment of stuff for crappie and WB today... now I just have to wait for a couple warm days... it's gonna be on like donkey kong.

well while were waiting for the warm what ya buy?

36 rooster tails, assorted colors and sizes.... some spider rigs for crappie, Seaguar AbrazX 4lb. like for crappie jigging cover, some assorted small jigheads and small twistertails and panfish tubes, and a few beetlespins.

good ole beetle spins, i like to hit walmart in late jan. picked up beetles for .50 and found panther martins for 1.50 in mason wv. yum trout bait for 1.00 a jar that came with hooks and sinkers.

hey fk still waiting on them pics of flies and flat cork bobber. LOL

saugeye1 wrote:hey fk still waiting on them pics of flies and flat cork bobber. LOL

When they get old they forget

yea I know... I cant find my old pic... but Ill post the picture of the bass pro jigs I tie them off of...

lookin good, i still can't pic that cork you are talkin about

very nice jigs, what are the weights on them?

1/16oz... but this is the picture I use to tie my flies off of