Aaron Baugher wrote:
Ben writes:


Does anyone ever talk about Bluegill fishing?


Anyone have ideas for catching bluegill and *not* catching bass?

We stocked a 2-acre pond here in Illinois a couple years ago with 3-5
inch bluegill and 1-2 inch largemouth bass. The bass are now about 10
inches, and are very aggressive. They hit any sort of live bait or
spinner in a hurry, and it seems like the bluegill never get a chance.

You need to be using very small natural baits, try crickets, on a number
8 long shank hook,, small red worms, wax worms, mealy worms, another
great bream bait is raw shrimp,, cut it into pieces just big enough to
cover the end of that number 8 hook,, you can also cut up a few and
scatter it in the water where your going to fish.

Although many bream are caught on lures,, it is not the most productive
way to fish for them,, and like you say you have little bass jumping on
those lures before the bream can. You will still get a bass or two that
hit the bream baits

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com