I've has success using the Berkley 2in. grubs. What have you guys had success with?

When i was a kid my parents use to put hot dog on and me and my bro would kill them. :

When i was a kid my parents use to put hot dog on and me and my bro would kill them. :

Oh wow never heard of using hot dogs.

Ya they worked very well. I still use them when i go fishing with my buddy and his kid.

Larger ones will eat just about anything on a 1/16 oz jighead.

Tiny Rapala Original Floaters run just under the surface, tiny crankbaits, the list goes on. Gills aren't very particular about what they eat.

Bluegill will eat just about anything.

I have even caught them using chewing gum.

When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.

I like a foam beetle or grasshopper with #8 hook on my 7 weight fly rod.

I don't know about the "best." I used to use the smallest Kastmaster spoons, then I started using tiny crankbaits, mostly Rapala Mini Fat Raps and some of the smallest Countdowns. But I really think just about any small lure that they can take with those little mouths could be effective.

i've had success with bright colored beetlespins.

I like a foam beetle or grasshopper with #8 hook on my 7 weight fly rod.

x2...spider pattern is along the same line and works well

Bluegill will eat just about anything.

I have even caught them using chewing gum.

When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.

LOL chewing gum, that's funny!

Bluegill will eat just about anything.

I have even caught them using chewing gum.

When I really want to catch them I will use bread or nightcrawlers.

LOL chewing gum, that's funny!

How bout sawdust from the waxworm container : ;D

I've killed 'em on a local lake with a Rebel Wee Craw (the smallest size) and a Rebel Crickhopper.

Tom

Gills aren't very particular about what they eat.

Bluegill will eat just about anything.

Exactly!

Beetle Spin

my best are the rapala 2.25 jointed minnow black and silver and also the rooster tail white

Strike King 1/8 oz. Bitsy Minnow

Swedish pimple.

Rooster tails do well for me as well as beetle spins..

Back when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket.  Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz.  It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these.  I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging.  Both rods were VERY flimsy.  For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.

Back when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket. Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz. It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these. I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging. Both rods were VERY flimsy. For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.

I use jigs as well but I use 1/8th down to 1/32nd ounce jigs. I don't strictly fish for small sunfish very often. That 1/100th size sounds like a pinhead or smaller. ;D

Back when I actually fished for sunnies and gills, small jigs were the ticket. Anything from 1/16 down to 1/100 oz. It takes a special kind of UL rod to toss these. I had a 9' slip float rod, by Fenwick I believe, for running jigs under a flaot and casting, and a 5' Daiwa Procaster SS Tournament UL for more vertical jigging. Both rods were VERY flimsy. For line, 2 or 4# Silverthread worked great.

I use jigs as well but I use 1/8th down to 1/32nd ounce jigs. I don't strictly fish for small sunfish very often. That 1/100th size sounds like a pinhead or smaller.

Beetle spins are killers, but the line tends to foul in the looped wire eyelet

I prefer Worden's 1/24oz Rooster Tail (No. 11 - Black w/green body)

Actually, some of our largest bluegills & crappies fall to lures meant for bass

Roger

Beetle Spin

Ya those work pretty good!