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Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Big Bream: which lure would you reach for?

In the most recent poll I asked the hypothetical 'what do you do' question: Paddling back against an outgoing tide, you spot a flock of busy looking birds 1km offshore. Of the two alternatives posed, most voters (72%) suggested that like myself, they'd ignore fatigue and paddle out to investigate. 28% prefered to keep paddling back to shore. I can hardly blame them to because sometimes those circling birds amount to nothing. Most of the time (in my experience), however, they don't.

I've got a new 'What do you do?' for you to ponder. I was faced with this very same dilema just yesterday: You spot a school of bream hanging around. Which lure do you reach for?

- Ecogear sx40 hard body
- Soft plastic worm
- Soft plastic grub
- Soft plastic minnow
- Other

If you choose other, please add a comment here to spill the beans.

Ecogear sx40 lure

As a point of interest, when I encountered these bream I did indeed try all of the above mentioned lures, in that order. The placcies I used were all the Gulp brand. I think next time I'll try out one of my little 2" Finn-S minnows.

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22-08-2007 15:18

I would fish an unweighted soft plastic... bringing it back with the tide of current on the drop. Sometimes this can work extremely well if the tide's not too strong. You find that the soft plastic sits nicely in the first third of the water column, fluttering about.

I can't remember which Modern Fishing this was in, but there was a full write-up on catching bream using this tactic when they can be seen. Other might be able to help.

Written by garfish

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