Benmin Smith

Typically bluegill fishing are easy. Cast it out there, put on a nightcrawler, watch your bobber go down and pick up a sunfish. It is easy. It is accessible. And if you’re teaching children how to fish, it’s perfectly suited for teaching them patience. Then sometimes it’s not. Something unexpected rise from the weeds. Your … Read more

Bluegill fishing can be frustrating. You’re out there sitting beside water casting a tiny hook with a worm on it waiting to see if anything bite. Then, when nothing does, you cast again. Again. And again. The bass guys around you is slapping big noisemakers around that don’t even look like a panfish should be … Read more

Although bluegill aren’t about size, targeting them with a small plastic is great training for precision, feel, and paying attention to the water column. Because most guys view ’em as warmup fish there’s nothing wrong with that if you’re just killing some time. But practicing casting accuracy at bluegill will translate into better casts when … Read more

Swim jigs have long been associated with heavy cover by most bass fishermen. They envision themselves flipping the swim jig into some weed or dragging it across a brush pile. While that’s certainly a good way to use this lure, it limits it to one role. In reality, swim jigs are very versatile lures that … Read more