| Be ready at a moments notice to go fishing for that | | | | coming off of a wounded minnow. Not sure about |
| monster bluegill. With the way the world is moving so | | | | that, but I do know that they work. Be careful of |
| fast today, you never know when or where you will | | | | the sparkles, they will get everywhere. Your spouse |
| be able to steal away to fishing for a monster bluegill | | | | will think you just came from the local gentlemen's |
| so be prepared. Artificial baits tipped with prepared | | | | club. |
| baits is a perfect solution to this problem. No longer | | | | Berkley also has a Powerbait line that includes small |
| do you have to keep live bait going or travel miles | | | | baits the size of the Nibblers through to 1 and 2 |
| out of your way to grab fresh stock only to have it | | | | inched formed baits designed for bluegills. They are |
| die in transit. Prepared baits come in a wide variety | | | | much tougher that the Nibblers but do not ooze as |
| of sizes shapes and colors for catching the wary big | | | | much scent into the water. But if the bite is on like |
| bluegill. | | | | Donkey Kong, they will last all day without having to |
| Homemade baits are inexpensive to make and have | | | | replace them. This saves valuable time should the bite |
| the advantage of putting your own personal stamp | | | | be turning on and off over a short period of time. |
| on them. No one in the world will have the exact | | | | Recently Berkley has released the Gulp and Gulp Alive |
| recipe that you have fine tuned over the years to | | | | micro product lines. These seem to be the best of |
| get the big guy to bite. | | | | both worlds. Firm enough to stay on the hook yet |
| One very popular and productive manufactured bait | | | | soft enough to ooze the scent into the water as it is |
| is Berkely's PowerBait Crappie Nibblers. A soft little | | | | fished. There are several body types that can be |
| dough ball, these smelly little guys will turn an inactive | | | | used alone like the PowerBait line or smaller shapes |
| fish into a voracious eater. Once it hits the water it | | | | that can be used to tip other artificial baits should |
| becomes very soft and starts to ooze some of its | | | | you want a body type that they do not cover. Ice |
| contents into the water column. It is like chumming | | | | jig or small flies tipped with these options are deadly. |
| the water for big bluegills. Pick your color and | | | | Artificial baits tipped with or made from prepared |
| whether or not to have sparkles for a little extra | | | | baits are perfect for the busy fisherman of today. |
| flash to get their attention. Some think that the little | | | | Ready at a moments notice with the reliably |
| sparkles give the appearance of scales shining in the | | | | consistent results they are worth keeping on hand to |
| sun and that when they shed off, it mimics scales | | | | catch the big bluegills. |