lures for bream

I'm with you, Wade - I never understood the whole tipping thing. A live bait will act much more naturally without being encumbered by a lure. As far as the baits I use, my two primary baits are red wigglers and crickets. Crickets can be deadly during the summertime, sometimes outfishing anything else; but they tend not to stay alive long underwater, whereas a red wiggler will stay alive thirty minutes or more underwater no problem.

Sometimes a whole nightcrawler works well on really big bluegill.

Disco, you do bring up a good point about a lower percentage of fish swallowing the hook with a jig, and that's a very good reason to use one.

I agree with the deep hooking idea....Big redears are the worst for swallowing a hook and worm in my opinion....I use nightcrawlers mostly if i'm going to buy the bait....crickets and grasshoppers work wonders though....i just catch these and let them meet their maker

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Originally Posted by eagle 1

Black 1 inch slider jigs on red or black i/32 head .

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I like the black with black head & green pumpkin with white head. On a 1/64 or 1/32 oz ball head without the collar.

I also throw 1 1/2" sliders and 2" hot grub curly tail. And on occasion I throw small cranks.

Nate

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Originally Posted by Dutch552

I like the Beetle Spin bodies with a couple of legs inserted made out of silicone bass spinnerbait skirt material. If there's anywhere you all know to buy these premade I'l appreciate it because they're a pain in the butt to make very many at a time and threading the needle with thick silicone "thread".

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Use a loop of mono instead. Insert the loop through the eye of the needle. Poke the needle through the body and draw it through until a small loop of mono remains on the other side of the bait. Stick your rubber legs through the loop, then pull the loop through the bait and voila!

I use 1/80 oz hair jigs out of grey and fox squirel tails under casting boober.