Quote Originally Posted by jasmax
Second only to by beloved crappie I love to fish for those big bream. I too love to see that bobber go under. Especially that 45 degree steadily disapearing one. I use crickets frequently, however my favorites as far as live bait goes are grubs and maggots. I catch the best bream on these two baits under any conditions. I get the grubs from my garden and the maggots by simply putting a fish carcas or other dead animal, to include road kill, in a plastic container. Once the carcas is saturated with maggots I let them grow for a week or so and then put them in a can with some cornmeal and sawdust mixture. This cleans them and makes them a little more pleasant to handle. I also found that by using a red blood hook ( I use a #6 or 8 which I scratch to reveal some of the silver) provides an excellent shining attraction combined with the red. This combo has proven to be superb for me. I put the same rig out side by side with a regular colored hook, the red hook set up consistently receives the most aggressive bites as well as the larger bream. I also thread 2 and sometimes 3 maggots on the hook (thread) they stay on very well. Give it a try, Im sure you will be pleased with the results. Good luck!!
That is exactly how I do it except for growing my own maggots and I have not tried the red hooks although I will be picking some up now:D . I always thread one or two completely on and let the last one hang a bit. You ever tried small leeches? Man that is by far the best big Gill bait for me.