Catching Redbreast

[smoothlures]

Hey folks, I've moved close to a river that's supposed to be really good bream fishing, especially redbreast. I've fished all my life and have caught plenty of bream, but I haven't ever really tried to break down one species and figure out how to catch them.
I've been reading and it says they relate to sandy and rocky bottoms, specifically around structure like logs, vegetation, ect. They'll eat everything, but mostly feed on the bottom.
I plan on taking some of my jigs, maybe some worms or corn, and a few beetlespins tomorrow and trying to catch a few.

What are your most productive colors and methods? I was thinking fishing some worms and corn on the bottom, maybe under a float, casting some hand tied 1/32nd oz. or smaller jigs, or maybe throwing the jigs out and letting them sink pretty deep or to the bottom them retrieving them slowly.

What colors would you try and what else would you try?

Edit - It's going to be in the 40s at night and mid 50s during the day when I go tomorrow.

[Dutch]

black beetle spin with yellow stripe..1/32, 1/16 size will wear the redbreast out in a river. It is also one of the deadliest lures for bream period. I fish U/L rod and reel with 6 lb.

[smoothlures]

Nice, thanks. They're a really pretty fish. How big of a hook on the jighead would you use? I only have 1/32nd oz. #4s and 1/16th oz #2s... I'm thinking the #4s are getting kinda big and the #2s are a little large for bream...

[Dutch]

They have a #6 hook, I buy the 4 pack for .99 (1 head/blade with 4 bodies) around here, 10-15 packs will last me a whole year of hard fishing.

[smoothlures]

I thought so. I'll try to get a pack of them and get my guy who pours my jigheads to make some #6 jigs.
Thanks again.

[DashRiprock]

What river are you going to be fishing? I just bought some property myself along the South Fork of the Edisto river in Bamberg county and I'd be interested to hear some fishing reports, whether it's redbreast, catfish, etc. Let us know how you do.

[smoothlures]

It's the Little Pee Dee River in Horry County, SC. Right on the way to Myrtle Beach. The catfishing is supposed to be great in it, too. Huge flatheads and nice channels. I haven't heard how good the crappie fishing is, but I think there's some in there.
I'm getting ready to go, if even for a hour or two. I'll let y'all know how I do.

[smoothlures]

Well I didn't get to fish, so I don't have a fishing report. I don't think it would have been too good today, it was chilly and overcast.
I hope to get out in a few days, if not then probably next weekend. It needs to warm up a little bit though.

[SteveJ]

It's the Little Pee Dee River in Horry County, SC. Right on the way to Myrtle Beach. The catfishing is supposed to be great in it, too. Huge flatheads and nice channels. I haven't heard how good the crappie fishing is, but I think there's some in there.
I'm getting ready to go, if even for a hour or two. I'll let y'all know how I do.

W. Horace Carter wrote a book in 1991 called "Crappie Secrets and techniques for catching other panfish", don't know if it is still in print or not, in which he talks about the Little Pee Dee as well as a lot of Fla. freshwaters. Not a lot of new type techniques in the book but lots of good stories. First place I ever read about plastics and minnows together, he used pieces of plastic worms, spider rigged with corks. I was a basser back in those days.

[smoothlures]

Sounds good, thanks. I'll try to find a copy.