re: Bream fishing tips

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Man brim are about as easy as it gets in my opinion .

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Largemouth and Spots are easier.

Crickets are probably your best bait, they hard to get in my area so I get worms.

I like to fish them with a 6-7 medium light spinning rod spooled with 15-20lb baid. Mustad no. 6 O'Shounesy* extra strong hook, clam shell weight, and a slip bobber. Put the weight about 4" above the hook

I pretty much fish exclusively with these jigs:

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I put them on a 1/32 jig head, under a Thill float using 4lb test on a light weight jig pole.

I like these jigs because the smaller bream will “tap” it but won’t take it off like a cricket or worm. They also tend to catch larger bream too.

I like fishing with tube jig baits. My two main colors are a dark blue/white and dark green [or black]/ and light green skirt.

I will fish these tube baits with 1/32 or 1/16 oz jigs. The method kind of depends on what the area looks like and the depth of the water.

I like fishing a small spinner bait, usually with a silver spinner with an ultra light rod and reel. Sometimes I just tie on a jig and fish it with a slow retrieve. sometime I will put on a cork.

Some areas call for fishing with a cane pole or flyrod where you can put the bait next to structure.

Another fun method is with a fly rod and a small popping bug.

Using tube jigs, saves you the trouble and expense of buying live bait. I usually kept my fish in a basket in the water. When the basket starts to get full, I put them on ice.

I grew up brim fishing with a cane pole and crickets. Now I love to fly fish for brim. Bets popping bugs work great. Use the smaller ones.