Well i recently gave a break on bass fishing because no good places to bass fish that i can ride my bike or my mom is willing to travel sadly

Hey '151, You might be interested to know that just about anywhere you find bluegills you'll find bass! Bass feed on 'gills, so if you found the 'gills, you may have also found a bass BONANZA. If you want to catch bluegills, it couldn't be simpler. Although there are a host of methods and tackle types, if you can put a worm on a hook...you're in there! Just keep things small, all sunfish have small mouths. No.6 to no.10 hooks will work, I use no. 8's. 
                                                           

No rig?

I want to use a bobber

I have a stick bobber with a spring on it ans a small weight i have a worm hook, I have been trying a homeade bait but they dont like it. and i cant find any worms... So what else is good bait (DOnt say bread) and are there any lures or jigs for blue gills?

Just to build off what mo65 said, in addition to the small hook and worm, a good option would be a small slip float, as bluegills are light biters who love to steal your bait, which can get expensive and just downright annoying. Also, a good lure option for 'gills is a small 1/32 or 1/16 oz chenille and marabou jig, they eat those things right up. Not too hard to make yourself if you're looking for a winter project. Good luck!

winter? O yeah we dont really get cold much in florida and thanks!

I think i saw a BUNCH or Bluegill in the creek today when walking home from school...

Ill try throwing a bobber and size 8 hook down there with some homemade bluegill bait to start

My son and I use 1/32 oz crappie jigs. You can usually pick up a panfish kit at walmart and it will have an assortment of different little grubs and tubes in different colors. I once caught a 2 lb largemouth on a 1/32 oz red and white crappie tube while fishing for bluegill and pumpkinseed. My son catches small bass, perch and bluegill all the time in marabou and plastic crappie jigs. You can put a small bobber on it or just cast and jig it in

Posted By Hossinonimus on 20 Sep 2011 08:25 PM
My son and I use 1/32 oz crappie jigs. You can usually pick up a panfish kit at walmart and it will have an assortment of different little grubs and tubes in different colors. I once caught a 2 lb largemouth on a 1/32 oz red and white crappie tube while fishing for bluegill and pumpkinseed. My son catches small bass, perch and bluegill all the time in marabou and plastic crappie jigs. You can put a small bobber on it or just cast and jig it in

Good tip Hoss, and as far as live bait...just look around the yard. If you can't find worms, try crickets, grasshoppers, catapillars, grubs, just about anything. 

                              

As mo65 sais, any insects will work well, bluegill love insects.  Small bits of shrimp will work well too. I fish for sunfish using a 6 weight fly rod and use mostly yellow or tan foam beetles tied on #6 hooks. I use the live sunfish for flathead catfish bait. you could also use the foam beetles for sunfish on an ultra light spinning rig using a small bobber to provide enough weight to cast.

My rig i have so far tell me if this will work?

6 Ft rod
9LB Test
Stick Float
3 inches down a drop weight
5 inches down a size 8 gold long shank hook So i can get it out of there easily

Now i was using bread balls i made, It had Bread, Flour, Cheap soda, small bit of peach


and its just rained here (finally)

Im going to try and get some worms today


and i found a better place other than the collage, Its a small bridge in a creek you can almost see em

151 - a 6' rod should work fine as long as your casting a bobber. If you wanted to cast a small jig with a plastic tail or tube, you may want to consider an ultralight rod. 9 pound test is probably too heavy, but if the fish are biting, it won't matter too much. On days when the bite is tough, they will probably shy away from that heavy of line. 2,4 or 6 pound test would be a better choice on tough bite days. You should be good with a stick float. The hook size is good, but put more distance between your float and the hook to get the bait deeper, especially if the water depth is 3-4 feet or more. Start with 18", and if you aren't getting any bites, go to 24". If you go any more than 24", it will be hard to cast a spring float and you will want to try out a slip float. The drop weight should be about 6" above the hook and you will want to use enough weight to balance out the float. If you use too little of weight, you may not see a bite; too much and the float will sink.

I'm not sure if bluegills in Florida will bite on bread balls, but as others suggested, look for crickets, grasshoppers, worms, or any small type of plastic. When you cast the bait out, give it about 30 seconds. If you don't get a bite, twitch your rod every 10 seconds to add a little life to your bait. Good luck!

I dont know about crickets l but what about wax worms??

Ill look for worms before i use a cricket lol

Would a ise fishing rod work? Its small and light action?

morning little richards.
i've used iced fishing rigs for many yrs.. everyone has been giving you good advice and the list can grow as long as you want it to. as you get older you will adtain more fishing gear along with that knewledge.
now about wax worms. they work great

If you cant find live bait, worms, crickets etc..in your backyard, try going to a pet shop like Petland or something similiar...Any good pet shop will sell worms, crickets, meal worms, wax worms, blood worms...they use insects to feed pet lizards and there really cheap. Also try corn. My son and daughter caught many blue gills and sunfish with corn. As for your rig, i'd go light as possible. Small hook #6, 8, 10 worm hook or bait holder hook. And a bobber. If you want, use a split shot just above the hook to give it some weight. Other than that, it's really simple fishing, and lots of fun.

sometimes its best to leave the weight off and let your bait float down slowly. of coarse that means you'll need to watch your line very closely, just like your bass fishing with a jig or rubber worm

Bill but if i have a bobber it wont matter , I wont have to watch my line closely?

i like to use a nightcrawler harness and a bobber. if your lucky you will get two at once

Few more questions?

1. Would a ice fishing pole be good for blue gill or would a light action 4Lb test rod be better (Same Price)
2. Is a regular hook Size 8 or is a colorful bluegill hook better?
3. Is a grub plastic better or is a worm cut in pieces better?
4. What bobber is the best?
5. Should i use scents (I have heard highly of these).


Thanks

richards, if you don't watch the line below the bobber you will have allot of fish swallowing hooks.

1st. ? for where you live i would go with the light weight action rod.
2nd.? i would go with an aberdene hook.....so that way if a gill swallows a hook it will be easier to get the hook out.
3rd. ? plastic grubs work great on gills....use 1 to 3 inch types......also what is great on gills is getting 1/32oz jigs and a safety pin type spinner with a grub tail.
4th. ? those pencel bobbers work good. if you can find a casting bubble, its worth getting 1 and there are allot of different rigs that can be used with 1 of them.
5th. ? sometimes using scents can mean the differents between a few fish and a bucket full.