temperate, subtropics, and tropics), the temperature has increased steadily by roughly 1 C across the entire time series
When fishing these big baits, Ive come to rely on three hook placements that cover most of the situations I encounter in western Long Island Sound, but are just as effective wherever similar conditions are found
Some of the best heads for bluegills and red ear would include the following: Eye Hole Tungsten Jig 1/16 ounce Size 8 (coming in November) Eurotackle ESR Micro Finesse Tungsten Jig Size 8 Northland Tungsten Panfish Jig Size 6 Z-Man Micro Finesse ShroomZ Jig Heads 1/30-1/15 ounce Trout Magnet Tungsten Jigheads 1/32 ounce Size 8 Eye Hole Jigs 1/64 ounce Size 6 As for plastics, while bluegills and red ear will hit crappie plastics and even swallow them, if you will scale down from 2-inch crappie baits and focus more on 1 inch baits, you will land a lot more quality panfish
You might be surprised by which ones I and other guides use
When fishing in the northerly winds that accompany cold fronts, Toney heads for tall mangrove-forested keys that run east and west, which protect anglers from the blustery breezes