starter baits

[Ben.h]

Hey I'm just starting out throwing big baits and need some advice. 95 percent of of the bodies of water I fish have bluegill as the only forage and 5 percent are primarily BG with a small population of shad. I was gifted with the opportunity to get the bull shooter and/or slide swimmer 175 for $50 a piece. I was wondering which to purchase first or if there was another bait in the $50 range that i was overlooking (ie Bullgill)

[Ben.h]

* both deps are available in jdm colors and the bullshooter is in the 160 size  

[FishEastCarolina]

I like the tophook ROF 12 huddgill, gantrel from jackall is another popular bait

[sluglord]

i just got a bull gill and that thing is sick 

[drewmoniz]

Can't go wrong with either Deps, especially at that low of a price. Other gill baits to look into:

-Gantarel

-Mattlures Hardgill

-Bull Gill

-Mattlures Hammer Tail Bluegill (soft bait)

[Moleman]

love my bullshooter, really liked my bull gill while I had it, and a hardgill is a must of youre fishing bluegill waters

[Zigtherat]

Although I don't have any experience with the Bullshooter either Deps is a solid choice. Both the Bullshooter and SlideSwimmer are glide style baits so if you're looking for that style then you're on the right track. If you're looking for more of a multi jointed/freestyle bait then you might want to look into the Gantarel, Bull Gill or Hardgill, like some of the other guys have already mentioned. If you're looking for soft baits then you've got even more options, Huddleston, Mattlures, Rago, 3:16 all have bluegill baits as well as shad profile baits. There are many other soft baits out there that aren't bluegill profile but do come in bluegill colorways.