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Bream fishing tips
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:24 am
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:24 am
I would really like to get back into fishing but haven't really fished since I was in elementary school. Don't really know what lures are good and would appreciate any tips and hints on catching them. Thank you all in advance.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:35 am to CajunLife
I’ve found crickets to be the best bream bait but I don’t fish them much anymore. They are spawning in my neighborhood (Madisonville) right now so it might be a good time to get back into it. The larger fish are right in the bank.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:47 am to CajunLife
Like posted above, crickets are money with panfish. I like using 1/32oz tube jigs with the tails trimmed at the hook bend. Chartreuse and black or black and pink tend to be my favorites. They can be jigged off the bottom along canals, bridge pylons, stumps, fallen trees, piers or an open hole amongst lily pads.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:22 am to Koolazzkat
Beetle spins work great also in the swamps
Posted on 8/5/23 at 6:25 am to Nado Jenkins83
shite load of crickets and a ice chest full of Miller Ponies!
Posted on 8/5/23 at 8:22 am to CajunLife
I see you're in South Georgia. The best bream fishing is on the Satilla River. Crickets and the swamp spider made by Ga Boy lures.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 9:26 am to CajunLife
Don’t overthink it. Get a small hook and a bobber on some 4-6lb test. Use worms or crickets and have some patience.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:20 am to Potchafa
Reminds me i need a new cricket tube. Lent it out. Came back smashed
Posted on 8/5/23 at 10:42 am to Nado Jenkins83
If lure fishing I like a rooster tail in either white for clear water or yellow with black spots for stained water.
I put 1/2 inch of a live red worm on one of the treble hooks. This increases the bite by 50%. Judged by the fact that my son does not put the red worm on the lure and I feel like I get twice as many bites.
But when has a 16 year old ever listened to dad.
I put 1/2 inch of a live red worm on one of the treble hooks. This increases the bite by 50%. Judged by the fact that my son does not put the red worm on the lure and I feel like I get twice as many bites.
But when has a 16 year old ever listened to dad.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 11:29 am to CajunLife
I’m a worm man and cork. They will tear them up. Smallest pole works the best I find.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 1:19 pm to CajunLife
Bream fishing is great to do while beer drinking. You can catch them all day and then switch over to catfish in the evening. You will never even have to turn on a depth finder.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 1:21 pm to Taxman2010
I love chasing stripers and trophy size blues, but when I'm by myself I enjoy a little smoke and a few cold beverages and catching bluegills and sunfish.
It's easy. Crickets, worms, a rooster tail, a beetle spin or whatever on ultralight tackle is a good time.
It's easy. Crickets, worms, a rooster tail, a beetle spin or whatever on ultralight tackle is a good time.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 2:03 pm to El Segundo Guy
Shrimp cut into pieces are hard to beat. We have a lot of shrimp so we use them however we can. 

This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 2:30 pm to CajunLife
Cricket on a #8 eagle claw light wire or aberdeen j-hook under a 2 inch (or smaller) slotted/pegged styrofoam bobber, 4 or 6 pound test, ultralight spinning reel on ultralight rod. I stick with 4# in water where I'm not likely to accidentally hook into something bigger, 6# in water where there's a decent chance I might hook something bigger. I generally pinch down the barb for faster unhooking. Almost never lose a fish.
Also, it's not always easy as people pass if off to be. Some days they won't bite anything. You can put a cricket or a worm right on their nose and they won't bite.
Bluegill typically bed around the full moon when water temps are above 70. In some places in Florida than means they bed year round, in some places up north they may only spawn once or twice a year. When they are bedding, and you know where the beds are, that can be the quickest way to load up. Outside of the spawn, just fish any kind of structure, docks, trees, rocks.
For shellcracker, aka redeared sunfish, aka whatever Louisiana calls them, they frequent the same areas as bluegill but stay lower in the water column. Target these by fishing the worm, catalpa worm, or cricket on the bottom, and you'll lose some hooks this way.
All of the above is for pond/lake fishing.
For river and creek fishing, I use panther martin inline spinners in the 1/32 size, experiment with color combos. Redbreasts really like them "dressed" which has the hair on the treble hook. Again, I'll pinch the barbs down on these for easier unhooking. I generally find great numbers of small bream species when river and creek fishing but lakes and ponds tend to have more size. That said, I haven't fished the Satilla but I've read enough GON articles about it, it's on the bucket list.
Also, it's not always easy as people pass if off to be. Some days they won't bite anything. You can put a cricket or a worm right on their nose and they won't bite.
Bluegill typically bed around the full moon when water temps are above 70. In some places in Florida than means they bed year round, in some places up north they may only spawn once or twice a year. When they are bedding, and you know where the beds are, that can be the quickest way to load up. Outside of the spawn, just fish any kind of structure, docks, trees, rocks.
For shellcracker, aka redeared sunfish, aka whatever Louisiana calls them, they frequent the same areas as bluegill but stay lower in the water column. Target these by fishing the worm, catalpa worm, or cricket on the bottom, and you'll lose some hooks this way.
All of the above is for pond/lake fishing.
For river and creek fishing, I use panther martin inline spinners in the 1/32 size, experiment with color combos. Redbreasts really like them "dressed" which has the hair on the treble hook. Again, I'll pinch the barbs down on these for easier unhooking. I generally find great numbers of small bream species when river and creek fishing but lakes and ponds tend to have more size. That said, I haven't fished the Satilla but I've read enough GON articles about it, it's on the bucket list.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 4:29 pm to deeprig9
Good tips - thank you all so much for the tips. 

Posted on 8/5/23 at 4:31 pm to CajunLife
Fish deep. The bigger ones are deeper.
Use a slip cork so you can cast with your hook set deep.
Use a slip cork so you can cast with your hook set deep.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:06 pm to Quatrepot
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Fish deep. The bigger ones are deeper.
Use a slip cork so you can cast with your hook set deep.
I experimented with these for deeper crappie with live minnows, but eventually stopped fooling with them and will just fish floatless in those situations and let the split shot sink the wiggling little bastard down into the deep. If something doesn't hit the minnow/worm/cricket on the way down, or within 10 seconds of hitting the bottom, it's my opinion you are in the wrong spot, or the fish just aren't biting that day. I fish live bait like artificial. If I cast it out there and there's not a bite really quick, I'll work it back a little then reel in and cast to another spot. I'm not the guy who throws out the bobber and just sits and waits for something to swim by and take it, at least not when it comes the bluegill or crappie.
Another tip for OP- dont use the round bobbers for bream. Always a streamlined type that gives minimal resistance when they take the bait. And the smaller the better.
"stick bobber" and "slotted and pegged" are search terms you can use to see what I'm talking about. People don't think it make a difference but it do.
This post was edited on 8/5/23 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 8/5/23 at 5:25 pm to CajunLife
doesn't catch as much as crickets, etc. but I love fishing with the Betts flys like the Bream Getter on an ultra light spinning rod.
Posted on 8/5/23 at 7:19 pm to deeprig9
quote:I certainly cannot argue with that. They are a pain in the arse for sure. I just love to see that cork move when I get a bite.
I experimented with these for deeper crappie with live minnows, but eventually stopped fooling with them and will just fish floatless in those situations and let the split shot sink the wiggling little bastard down into the deep.

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