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re: Topwater Bluegill Fishing Advice
Posted on 3/15/15 at 7:43 pm to aaronb023
Posted on 3/15/15 at 7:43 pm to aaronb023
So I was using the bream getter this afternoon. They were blowing it up but I didn't hook any. Do I just suck at setting the hook or is the lure too big? Not sure of the size lure but it's probably an inch in diameter
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:27 pm to bearhc
You fill the Betts Bubble with water and, and use the or ivied peg to keep it watertight. You place a bead or a bobber stopper behind the bubble leaving about four feet of line trailing with a small floating popper.
Posted on 3/15/15 at 8:48 pm to aaronb023
quote:
They were blowing it up but I didn't hook any
depends on the species of bream. But if pure bluegill they have very small mouths. green sunfish, redbreaseted, pumpkinseed, goggle-eye, and other hybrids usually have larger mouths.
If you are having troubles hooking up one of a couple things is wrong
fish are too small
you are trying to set hook too quickly
you are trying to set hook too hard
hook gap is too tight
line is pulling hook in wrong direction
so
find bigger fish, or trim the legs of your bream getter with scissors
wait until you see the line not the bait move to set the hook
set the hook with a gentle pull of the rod tip to the side 1-2 feet with an ultralight rod
slightly bend the hook gap open with needle nose
use only light test mono for topwater, flurocarbon line sinks and will mute the force of the hook set as well as misdirecting it.
Posted on 3/16/15 at 6:46 am to Bleeding purple
Yeah, they are coppernose bluegill. I think I'm going to try a smaller lure and may bend the hook out some.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 11:43 pm to aaronb023
Sorry for dragging up an old thread, but hopefully you'll forgive me. While looking for some handloading supplies, I lucked up on a stash I'd forgotten that has my two favorite flies for topwater bream fishing. My favorite is the Ligon Yellow Bream Guinny . #2 is the Ligon Black Bream Killer. Interestingly, both are made by AccardoTackle Co of Baton Rouge. Wal-Mart used to carry them, but stopped doing so some years ago.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 7:02 am to TigerOnThe Hill
As a kid, I don't know how many pan fish I caught on our lake with a bream killer dropped a couple of feet under a popping bug. White or chartreuse poppers always seemed best.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:17 am to hogfly
I destroy them in Arky with a topwater cricket lure
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