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[Fishwhittler]

Have you ever thought about how many different bluegill patterns there are out there? There are hundreds of them, and while they each represent the same fish species, no two are identical. I thought it might be interesting to see a bunch of different painters versions of the same pattern in one thread, so if you paint a bluegill pattern, post a pic of it here!

I'll start the ball rolling with four of my own:

[clayton86]

I love that 1st one there it matches the gills up here perfictly

[.dsaavedra.]

here's mine:

[senko_77]

Dave, I'm loving that pattern. I think gills give off that greyish look when not in direct sunlight. IMO, even though the other colors pop more, your pattern is the most realistic one. GJDM

[.dsaavedra.]

I think gills give off that greyish look when not in direct sunlight.

thanks, i've noticed this too. it seems like baby gills are almost always just an iridescent silver with a greenish cast. that's what i was going for with this one.

[Marc David]

Based off a local Bream:

[Cliff Logue]

female gill






male gill

[BIG M]

I hate painting blue gill patterns, mainly because I'm never happy with the finished bait. Here are a few of the blue gills I've painted recently.

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[Stringjam]

This one is more of a blend of bluegill and firetiger, but it ended up being one of my favorites:




A little cover bait I carved up a few years ago:

[Big Bass Man]

Here is a few different types of bluegills.

Bluegill


Bluegill


Winter Gill


Summer Gill


School Of Gills

[Cliff Logue]

Come on big bass man......you got to post some that you painted.....not photofinished....LOL!

[Big Bass Man]

Here is a few that I painted. Lol

[Locked]

Big Bass Man: Do you sell lures painted like that? If not, how much would you want for one?

[Fishwhittler]

Thanks for all the replies guys.

Senko_77, most of the bluegills I see in the water have much more subdued colors than the bluegills I posted. The bluegill in the fourth pic I posted is my latest attempt, and I tried to tone down the colors and go for a bait that is more silver overall.

One reason I paint brightly colored bluegill patterns is because bright colors are more attractive to fishermen than duller, more realistic colors.

I really like all of the bluegills that have been posted so far. Keep em' coming!

Ben

[BIG M]

Ben, here are few more gills. Couple of these are painted over foil.

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