Any Panfish Enthusiast On TackleTour?

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

Bass get all the love.

I think more than bass, I enjoy catching big panfish. They are loads of fun and provide some great tugs at the end of the line.

It's a ton of fun using staple bass techniques for them. Using a 1/16oz tungsten worm weight with a Texas Rigged small plastic like the new Zman Micro Finesse line is tons of fun. Flipping brush and lilypads for big panfish is a whole new experience

[fffishing]

I Like it too! Small jig with tiny plastic,micro cranks,even small spoons,all works well.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

That's a slab crappie!!

I was hoping to find some last night but, found a few bluegill over 10" so, I can't complain too much.

[fffishing]

That's a slab crappie!!

I was hoping to find some last night but, found a few bluegill over 10" so, I can't complain too much.

Yea!Nice fish!Got it yesterday ,and couple large-and smallmouth,some rockbass and also nice pike! Was a great fishing day for me!
I have another nice spot ,full of bluegill,on topwater lures lot of fun there too!

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

One of the fun things about UL fishing is, you never know what you are going to catch next.

[fffishing]

One of the fun things about UL fishing is, you never know what you are going to catch next.

Exactly! And the big plus,you're all time catch something in pressure spots from the shore.

[John G]

This is from I think the last time that I went fishing and it was in February. I'll be totally honest and say that with the UL tackle that I like to use, I would be happy if Panfish were all I caught all day long.

[Smalleyez]

Panfish enthusiast here. The last couple years I’ve been doing well dabbling crappies in timber along Mississippi River islands. Jig ‘n plastic has been the go to. This year I’ll involve some bfs pitching to the same covers. That and a concerted effort to locate the ever roaming jumbo perch. The river is still very high, so I’ll take what she gives.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

Panfish enthusiast here. The last couple years I’ve been doing well dabbling crappies in timber along Mississippi River islands. Jig ‘n plastic has been the go to. This year I’ll involve some bfs pitching to the same covers. That and a concerted effort to locate the ever roaming jumbo perch. The river is still very high, so I’ll take what she gives.

Pitching micro jigs and baby Texas Rigs is a ton of fun. I'll be releasing a video shortly using some micro jigs on BFS gear for some big panfish. Vegetation is still low because of the late melt around me but, you bet I will be pitching into those woody lilypads fields for crappie.

[Smalleyez]

Panfish enthusiast here. The last couple years I’ve been doing well dabbling crappies in timber along Mississippi River islands. Jig ‘n plastic has been the go to. This year I’ll involve some bfs pitching to the same covers. That and a concerted effort to locate the ever roaming jumbo perch. The river is still very high, so I’ll take what she gives.

Pitching micro jigs and baby Texas Rigs is a ton of fun. I'll be releasing a video shortly using some micro jigs on BFS gear for some big panfish. Vegetation is still low because of the late melt around me but, you bet I will be pitching into those woody lilypads fields for crappie.

Perfect! Can’t wait to see the video, I have mega applications for it! Panfish on bfs is a ball!

[DarkShadow]

A few months ago, I caught a big ole bluegill on a crankbait. So, I went back the next week with 2 pound test and had a blast.

http://instagr.am/p/CeXc8BcrpB0/

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

A few months ago, I caught a big ole bluegill on a crankbait. So, I went back the next week with 2 pound test and had a blast.

http://instagr.am/p/CeXc8BcrpB0/

It's funny how bluegill are the first fish mano of us have caught and as we get older, we go back to them.

[Firstoutfisher]

Love catching panfish. Not as much as bass or a nice big trout but I do enjoy it quite a lot. Unfortunately none of my current ultralites are really well suited for the task. I was going to get a couple setups for panfish specifically and then got bit by the fly fishing bug. So itll have to wait.Over at the crappie.com forums you will find lots of panfish enthusiasts.

[Hobie-Wan Kenobi]

Love catching panfish. Not as much as bass or a nice big trout but I do enjoy it quite a lot. Unfortunately none of my current ultralites are really well suited for the task. I was going to get a couple setups for panfish specifically and then got bit by the fly fishing bug. So itll have to wait.Over at the crappie.com forums you will find lots of panfish enthusiasts.

Fly fishing for panfish is a blast. My fly skills are good enough for stream fishing

[DarkShadow]

It's funny how bluegill are the first fish many of us have caught and as we get older, we go back to them.

You are correct. The bluegill was the first freshwater fish I caught. I used to use a small mealworm under a bobber and had a blast.

And then one day, it happened. One of those "bigger green fish" ended up eating the tiny mealworm, and gave me the most exciting fight of my life.

Suddenly the bluegill were left in the rear view mirror and the bass bug had bit hard.

BUT, when you can target 1 lb+ bluegill, and catch 100 of them in an afternoon, the bass may take a back seat for a day.