What is the best Fishing bait to use on panfish?

Question

What is the best Fishing bait to use on panfish?

Answer 1

A Feathered Jig Head, with either a Waxworm or a Cappie Minnow,  I would also suggest using a bobber when fishing panfish

Answer 2

Stop_Makin_Cents has provided the best answer already(and a very good answer), but don't forget about wax worms. It's my  go to bait for bream!

Answer 3

Stop_Makin_Cents sounds like he clinched it but I would also add in the summer - small poppers or a spider work very well too. Not a spider fly but the one made our of plastic/rubber with legs... on calm water it's like ringing the dinner bell for bluegill and almost any other fishin close to it....

Answer 4

canned corn

Answer 5

Stop making cents nailed it (worms)

Answer 6

stop making is right but i caought quit a few bluegill on bakon

Answer 7

You will catch more panfish using the worms. You can also use maggots & grubs. For the larger panfish go with minnows and jigs. Use a light line and a float. Good luck!

Answer 8

I would have to agree with "stop_making_cents" the best baits for bluegills are very likely to be meal worms, night crawlers, and crickets, because crickets are hard to keep live on a hook, i would have to say that meal worms and wax worms are the best. I can't say any thing about crappie much, I've read book on them, but have never caught one seeing that they don't live i my area of the US and if they do, none of the lakes that i fish in. but i do know that minnows do work nicely, but sadly i don't have any experiences to back that up, just reading!! Worms like earthworms, and night crawlers work better for war mouth, and, rock bass.

```good catchin```

Answer 9

Probably the "best" bait for Crappie/Bluegill would be either Earthworms, Crickets, Crappie Minnows, Meal worms.

If your going for Bluegills-Earthworms/Mealworms.

Crappie- Crappie Minnows/ 1/16 OZ tube jig.