Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Fishing without a float or weight is one of my favorite, and most productive ways to catch bluegills. But you need to be on your game and focused on your line. Set the hook at the slightest line twitch or even when it just doesn't act "normal", or you will have a lot of deep hooks.


YEP!

1/100th oz. ball jighead, Berkley Creature or 2" Powerbait twister tail, 2# test Flurocarbon line. Reel straight back, reel-pause-reel, or twitch/swim it back. Many of my pickups are on the slight "fall" of the bait, and rarely are then hooked with the whole jig in their mouth.

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