Thread: Saturday Bream on Waxworms

Mainly just trying to see if I can post pictures.:o Had a good day fishing with my boy on Saturday and we brought back 15 pretty good size bream anchored by a nice 11" shellcracker. Would have been quite a bit more but for the wind whipping slack into our lines (bank fishing). I have always used crickets exclusively for bream, but decided to try waxworms just for a change. Don't know if waxworms are any better, but they sure aren't bad!

Well - apparently I uploaded a big file I didn't want to and now I can't seem to get rid of it.

Those are some pretty brim. Congrats.

Nice catch...I have two containers in the garage fridge that I picked up from the local Pet Mart...I can't wait to try them this weekend.

Now that's a nice looking little batch of panfish. Them shellcrackers don't look a whole lot different then the bluegills. Shellcrackers do not exist up here so it is cool to see something different. Looks like they have a slightly longer face and tend to be a bit larger then the bluegills.

Originally Posted by slabsrus

Looks like they have a slightly longer face ...

Yeah, they don't develop that "pug" nose that bluegills do. Shellcrackers keep that traditional fish shape.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

Yeah, they don't develop that "pug" nose that bluegills do. Shellcrackers keep that traditional fish shape.

DBD, that's the best description/explanation I've ever heard. Nice. Thumbs Up

Originally Posted by sbcpower

DBD, that's the best description/explanation I've ever heard. Nice. Thumbs Up

Glad you liked it. Another way I like to think of it is that the bigger the bluegill, the more he will be shaped like a ping pong paddle.

nice catch, and good eating.

Thanks folks. We had a good time catching them.

Originally Posted by slabsrus

Now that's a nice looking little batch of panfish. Them shellcrackers don't look a whole lot different then the bluegills. Shellcrackers do not exist up here so it is cool to see something different. Looks like they have a slightly longer face and tend to be a bit larger then the bluegills.

The shellcrackers do tend to average a bit larger and are usually thicker through the middle. I don't catch too many that large because I don't target them. They tend to hang out in deeper water than the bluegill most of the time and like worms and crickets down near the bottom. I love the thrill of seeing the bobber go under so much that I seldom ever get deep enough to tap into the big shellcrackers. The lake we caught these from, Tippah County Lake, is known for high quality redears and bluegill.

Nice catch! Thanks for sharing the pics.