Bream Fishing

[auburn5]

Other than live bait what is a good lure to catch bream?

[Brand0n]

they love chicken liver when im catfishing

[00 mod]

Crickets....oh wait they are live huh?

Jeff

[Marty]

Other than live bait what is a good lure to catch bream?

I think a variety of small artificials will catch them. I don't target them as often as I used to, but these are what I used and all were successful:

Small Kastmaster spoon

Rapala Mini Fat Rap

Smallest size Rapala Countdown

I'm not sure exactly what the word "bream" covers, but what I caught were Bluegill and Pumpkinseed. They're great fighters on an ounce-for-ounce basis and are loads of fun on an ultralight with 4# line.

[Brian Needham]

"black beetles"

but nothing much beats a cricket.....black beetle comes close when fish are active.

[Bassn Blvd]

Brad balls or some flour/water mixture.

[VolFan]

Small beetlespins

Small inline spinners (roostertails, mepps, panther martin, etc.)

Fly and bubble with something rubber legged

Small dark marabou jig under a bobber

1 inch curly tail grubs on a 1/32 or so jighead

the smallest classic rapala in persh or gold/black

Get a micro rod and have at it

[ctf58]

used to use a small popper on a fly rod and wear them out in ponds.

[deep]

I used to catch a bunch of bluegills on floating rapalas (F-5 and F-7s) when fishing for bass... I moved onto other baits and don't catch too many sunfish any more. I once caught a huge (like 1.5 pounds) 'gill on a 5" senko once that gave me a memorable fight.

Sorry, my reply probably isn't very helpful.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Strike King Bitsy minnows

Gulp Alive Crickets

[Hyrule Bass]

Last year i bought a small lure called a Rebel Tad Fry.

its a floater/diver and has one small treble hook on it. i must say i had a blast throwing this lure and catching bream. they will hit it on top and will hit it while reeling it in. also caught a few bass on it when i tried it in a pond. its designed to imitate a tadpole...

[WookieeJedi]

You can catch them with small in-line spinners, micro beetle spins, and small Road Runner jigs. Rebel makes some realistic tiny plugs like the crickhopper that will get them too. I even used a rattling crappie bobber I found on the lake to cast a popping fly once. It worked.

[NCbassmaster4Life]

beattle spins.

[Clash City Rocker]

Berkley Gulp Alive micro baits always work for me, the white waxies are my favorite. I always keep a jar in my tackle box for when the bass bite slows down.

[Teh]

The bluegill around me like the powerbait crappie dough bites. They tear up the small fly poppers too.

[LgMouthGambler]

Wardens Rooster Tail, I kill them with my UL.

[MCS]

Rapala just came out with a new smaller version of the floater for 5.99 supposed to be for ultra light applications for perch and bluegills. Tinking about picking up some for my son. But u can also use Manns makes a little crank like hard bait. Rebel makes the wee series, they also have a good line of small craws and grasshopper baits that work too. Is there any red ears down here in Fl? I used to get the big ones on night crawlers and a split shot.

[Hyrule Bass]

Rebel makes the wee series, they also have a good line of small craws and grasshopper baits that work too. Is there any red ears down here in Fl? I used to get the big ones on night crawlers and a split shot.

the Rebel Tad Fry beats the small craws and crickhoppers easily when it comes to bream. its an amazing little bait

[Crestliner2008]

Try a small spoon; i.e.: 1/12 oz. Kastmaster. Or a similarly sized Swedish Pimple. Cast out....count down..... If your line twitches during your count. That is probably the suspended depth they are in. Start your retrieve. Then stop & let the spoon flutter down a bit. Start your retrieve, etc.. You will get bit and it will probably be a very large 'gill to boot! Yellows and crappie love this presentation as well. Good Luck!

[Stasher1]

used to use a small popper on a fly rod and wear them out in ponds.

That's what I use when chasing bream. I have a bunch of Bett's Trim Gim poppers in different colors that I toss with my little 3wt rig.

[Diggy]

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