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what bait to use for panfish

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I bought a bunch of beetle spins while they were on sale for .99 at BPS.  I can't wait to use them. I caught many a bass and crappie as a younng boy!

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Small sized Rebel Craw, Rebel Tad Fry, Rebel Tiny Wee Frog, Beetle Spin,  Strike King Bitsy Minnows, and Gulp.  

i like to use corn for blue gills

You realize that corn is illegal for fishing for small game fish. I use Gulp corn. Its legal and works great!!!

i like to use corn for blue gills

You realize that corn is illegal for fishing for small game fish. I use Gulp corn. Its legal and works great!!!

Not everywhere. It's 100% legal here in the mighty MO.

Crickets,minnows,red worms,wigglers-live bait

Rebel teeny wee crawdad,rebel crickhopper,1'8 oz. roostertails,mini strike king spinnerbait-artificial

oddly enough, i have been having my son use a small fly type lure with a small piece of shad catfish bait from walmart. its almost a cast and reel back in.

i like to use corn for blue gills

You realize that corn is illegal for fishing for small game fish. I use Gulp corn. Its legal and works great!!!

Not in Kentucky...  pretty sure that varies state by state...  But for what its worth, I never had a whole lot of luck with corn...just me apparently.

i like to use corn for blue gills

You realize that corn is illegal for fishing for small game fish. I use Gulp corn. Its legal and works great!!!

i've never heard that before and don't see it in the MN regulations, can you show me where you heard this?

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Crickets are King!!

Also Hildebrandts(Not sure on spelling!) spin dandy 3/16oz. black skirt gold head and spinner laced with a cricket is deadly on readbreast here in ga

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Live Crickets ;)

Dont the crickets break apart fairly easy/fast?

Yes, but its usually because its been nailed by a hungry fish. ;)

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Crickets for me.....They love crickets.

Excellent advice!

I catch panfish on strike king bisty pond minnow crankbaits and bomber fat A #3. For some reason the bass and crappie love these baits too.

I second the Strike King Bitsy Minnow crankbait.  This past weekend I slew a bunch of bluegill by burning one of these and a tiny Rapala Countdown minnow.

Honestly, I had no clue panfish would even hit a crankbait.  It was the most fun I've had fishing in quite a while.

Rooster tails and bettle spins

I think your seeing alot of us like them both

Small curly tail grubs, gold spinners.... thats all you need and a small deep running crankbait for the big dogs.

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