My 8 year old gets a thrill from hooking even the smallest bluegill. All we use are worms. Stop at the convenience store on the way out, grab a coffee and 2-3 packs of worms and head out. No strategy really, just get the line in the water and see what happens. He has been crushing it this summer. Mostly bluegill, rock bass, pumpkinseeds, etc., but also some nice smallmouth. Caught his first brown bullhead the other day although that was on powerbait. But yeah worms seem to do the trick. This morning I managed a beautiful lake trout on a little worm. I have other lures but we never get to them.