A live bluegill.
No seriously, I've seen some guys catch some huge bass and catfish on bluegills.
I'd use a gill 2 to 5 inches depending on what your fishing for. For a bass, something like 3-4 1/2 is a good baitfish. A 5-6 inch fish will deter small and medium sized fish from taking the fish, and will make a nice meal for a larger bass.
To hook it, just stick a bass hook or a #1 hook under the dorsal fin or the little hump on the little rump. near the head.
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nothing is indestructible, you just need more lead.
I've caught 21 + inchers on a bunch of different stuff. Swimbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbait, senko, even a shaky head with a 4 in. worm. There were some more but I can't think right now.
Figured I might as well join in. My biggest largemouth came on a Mann's Rat. Got her at Mogadore on the east side of Congress Lake Rd. Not sure how much she weighed.......I'm sure she was over 7 lbs. She was 22 and 3/4 inches long. Biggest largemouth I ever weighed was 6 lbs 10 oz. again from Mogadore. I caught her on a 1/4 oz chartruse and white spinner bait. I've caught a lot of 21 inch plus bass, most of them on a jig and pig. A few on spinner baits, and a few on Texas rigged soft plastics.
The picture of the largemouth is a fish I caught at Milton this year. Not sure how much she weighed. I'm guessing 5 1/2 to 6 lbs. Caught her on a Texas rigged 4" Jackall Cover Craw. The other picture is my biggest smallie, (again not sure how much it weighed) it was 21 1/2 inches long. Guessing it around 5 lbs. It was a thick fish. I got it on a Deps Buzzjet Jr. A wakebait/topwater lure. Another Lake Milton fish.
Figured I might as well join in. My biggest largemouth came on a Mann's Rat. Got her at Mogadore on the east side of Congress Lake Rd. Not sure how much she weighed.......I'm sure she was over 7 lbs. She was 22 and 3/4 inches long. Biggest largemouth I ever weighed was 6 lbs 10 oz. again from Mogadore. I caught her on a 1/4 oz chartruse and white spinner bait. I've caught a lot of 21 inch plus bass, most of them on a jig and pig. A few on spinner baits, and a few on Texas rigged soft plastics.
The picture of the largemouth is a fish I caught at Milton this year. Not sure how much she weighed. I'm guessing 5 1/2 to 6 lbs. Caught her on a Texas rigged 4" Jackall Cover Craw. The other picture is my biggest smallie, (again not sure how much it weighed) it was 21 1/2 inches long. Guessing it around 5 lbs. It was a thick fish. I got it on a Deps Buzzjet Jr. A wakebait/topwater lure. Another Lake Milton fish.
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Everything from Rattle traps to square bills to flukes to wacky worms. I've got them on everything. However doesn't matter why you use, presentation is the key.
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