There are countless methods for getting it done with artificial lures and flies, but it’s hard to beat bait when targeting panfish. From live offerings that wiggle and squirm to sleepers borrowed from ...

A cane pole or a cheap rod and reel set up with a bobber and a worm for bait will do the trick. Panfish also can be caught using crickets, bugs, small leeches, crankbaits, little jigs and by ...

These versatile lures will be referred to in this article as “panfish jigs,” but the truth is they can be used to catch just about any species that swims. I once took a small tackle box of ...