I Was TRULY IMPRESSED With This LURE (The GILLY)

The New Berkley Gilly is one of the most realistic looking lures that I have ever seen. I think this bait is going to be a game changer if rigged properly!

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As bass fisherman we have always had lures where we try to Mimmick what bass eat. I don't think any lure has nailed a bluegill quite like this one.

I was very impressed by the Berkley Gilly and the way that it swam!

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[patrickmahoney]

Great, straightforward and honest review. When nose hooking, try covering the barb with a small piece of the tail of a straight tail worm. It improves the weedlessness and creates the illusion of a bluegill chasing bait.

[LowBrowFishing]

That thing is almost creepy it looks so much like a bluegill, or any sunfish for that matter. Sunfish are a major forage species in my local fisheries and I would certainly be interested to see how these perform.

[donpanico]

That nose hook rigging is the best alternative to the side rigging that I’ve seen so far. I have some being delivered today so I will definitely try it. Thanks for the info.

[jeffc]

I really enjoy the way you deep dive into the subject, today being the Gilly.
I haven't used it yet, but this puts us ahead of the curve, thanks!

[NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Ive had my eye on the gilly and been lookin for them lately. Did actually find out where they have some in stock finally. Thank you for your time and great content

[SouthJerseyBaitReviews]

been telling guys who where having issues with it staying upright since the issei gill set is nose hooked and is the original of this bait. I just recommend same rigging and u ended up making a video about it so kinda was cool for the reassurance and also if want it to be a little weedless a wire guard wacky hook would work really well on the nose hook.

[Michael-qipc]

As soon as these came out I picked up 6 packs. 2 of each size. Was using these before seeing this. I tried rigging them like Ike suggested in his video, which is the side rig with the nail weight. I lost 3 of them because they just kept ripping off of the hook during casts. So I evicted them from my bag. I like what you have done with the screw lock instead of rigging it Texas rig style. I'll have to revisit this bait with that.

[br]

Im stoked your doing a video on this, but also, It's just gonna make them harder to get like the bounty fish lol.

[AlbertoLopezR]

Thanks Ty, nice video with useful info as always..!! I would love to see a second part after you’ve fished it for a while, you always come up with great fishing new ideas.

[lionhounds]

The hitch hiker method is much like the Banjo minnow rigging.
In that rig though, a weed less khale hook was employed.
This would allow your setup to function in more than just open water.

[tripwilliams]

What timing! I just ordered some of the gilly baits and am so happy to see that you did a lot of the testing for me already. Thank you!

[ModestReviews]

Been wanting to review these as well! Haven't seen them around my local stores here in Kentucky though. Thanks for the insights!

[Mr.Higgs.]

Excited to fish this for bed fishing and light flipping. Try the 110 on a 4/0 flipping hook and try putting a small piece of a packing peanut/pool noodle in the top slit and superglue it closed, then add a line through with the treble hook on the bottom.

[cadendickey]

I heard you said you use the 5/0 twist lock hook for the 110 and I was just curious what size do you recommend for the 90mm size

[jeffyoung]

I appreciate this review being that it’s not a sponsored one. Been watching the channel for a while and I’m liking them. Thanks

[tedlincolnsfishinglife]

Finally a good review of this bait. I’d love to see a side by side of the it next to the JDM version.

[Blackbird]

ive got sum the OG jdm gill flat but ive had trouble trying to find out the best to rig it bc i hate to waste the lures experimenting. So thanks for the ideas

[buzzworth]

I'm glad you did this video. I knew about the Japanese bait and yeah I saw the video where Iconelli was saying he designed it. But you were exactly right about it's origen. I love the way they look but I wanted to see how they went for other people. They are always sold out where ever I shop for them. I've got a good supply of Bellows gill's and they work really nice. This gilly is a different look & I like the color scheme. I've got a pond I fish that I know they are deadly on but it's still early. Now I'm going tomorrow to do some sight fishing. Wacky rigging did great last week but I'm trying to frog some tomorrow. Last year it started exactly the same week Thanks for sharing this. I'm definitely going to apply them as soon as I can get a handful.

[DavidS]

2 or #3 screw in hook with nail weight and the take a small piece of foam and pack it in the little pouch on the top of the gilley. Tyler...this cause the gilley to stand up straight and also makes it look like it is feeding on something on the bottom when fishing in beds. I caught a 6 pounder and a few smaller ones doing this method, a little secret I learned years ago, get a small piece of Alka seltzer and put it in all your plastics, using like a larger creature bait and take a knife, cut a small slice in it, put the Alka seltzer in it and let it work on the bottom, especially when bedding..the bubbles drive the bass crazy..it pisses them off and they will go after it..learned it from my grandfather 👍

[johnroskosky]

Thanks Ty for a great instructional video on the gilly baits. I have never used them but will look for them to add to my tackle box. I like the idea of side hooking.