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Spent the last month getting my new jon boat setup like I want and now I'm ready to get on the water on some small lakes and bayous in south-central Louisiana. Now, granted, "winter" in Louisiana isn't exactly sever...might get down to 32° once or twice a year, but I was wondering, when the water cools down do bream prefer one over the other, worms or shiners. Or does it just depend on the fish's mood that day and I should always bring both?
Thanks.
Up here when the water gets hard the switch is too smaller jigs, spoons ,tipped with bait like wax worms an maggots, maybe minnows for carppie , perch, walleyes, pike. Might try meal worms , or a piece of worm under a bobber..
I wouldn't bring either one. I always prefer some type of grub bait (maggots, wax worms or meal worms) over anything else. They work year round.Quote:
Originally Posted by clay slayer
Wax or meal worms has always worked for me!
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Never known anyone to use minnows for bream. They will bite minnows but by far worms and crickets are the prevalent bait at least around here.
If you have crappies in the same waters as your bluegills like we often do up north, then take some crappie baits along, like Lil Hustlers, Bobby Garland Baby Shads, or their Itty bitties or the Mr Twister Micro Shad. The plastics do not need to be kept alive and the littlest ones often work great for both crappies and bluegills up here anyway on 2# mono and jigs with size 8 or smaller hooks in open water (on 2# 1/48 and 1/64th oz jig heads work well but need patience to get down). We have often taken some real nice bream on the 2" baby shads, too, as strange as that may sound. Maggots or mealies for sunfish, and those often take hard water crappies up here too. Forget the shiners, far too much messing around for the return. One more thing crappies and sunfish in the same waters at the same time often prefer different colors. 1" black Gulp Alive leeches or minnows are also very good for all sunnies, either under a tiny bobber or on a plain hook behind a size 0 single blade gold or silver spinner with a split shot for casting weight. All these baits you can carry in a jacket pocket without needing aerators, batteries, fresh water, or any of that stuff. If you want, take along some red worms, but only use a piece at a time. Circle hooks do reduce gut hooking even for sunnies and can be had down to sizes 6 and 8.
We been Ketchn some dandy bream about 15 foot deep on 1/32 number 6 jig heads and plastics , but if I wanted to just Ketchn bream I would use worms on the jig head ....I like a number 8 .... in a 1/64 for bream
Reddish orange colors seem to a bream favorite as well around here in artificial baits
This time of year since my black soldier flies are done, I tie flies and tip them with a black soldier fly maggot to save them until they get started in the spring. Larvae of most any type are so easy to grow, I'd just stick with that. Tie a fly of most any type when production is slow so you won't waste what you have.
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Thanks for all the input. I'll pick up some mealworms nearby and give them a try.
I ain't never caught no Bream on a minner
Me neither,but I caught one in 50 FOW in dead of winter on a spoon jigging on the bottom for perch. So I guess anything can happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharphook
Just saying!! Searay that's a crappie your holding India pic???
i managed a few Saturday on a 1/32 number 6 and a tiny plastic bait with a crappie nibble on it .....just because I couldn't get anything else to bite ....LOL
That is from a different trip. Not sure I took a picture of the bream. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by sharphook
Thats his Avitar....not a picture of the fish he is talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharphook
That's a purest lil Bream fish!!!!!
Purrddy
My number one choice will always be wax worms but they are not always available. I raise my own red wigglers and they are always available so they will be my #2 choice.
Yeah, I've raised European nightcrawlers for my garden. Man, they all jumped ship and haven't seen them since. I bet the pH level was off or something.
Try sum American worms Next Time!!!!
I did. They left faster than the Europeans. The American worms were half the size and caught half the fish that the Europeans nightcrawlers did.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharphook
Red Wigglers multiply better and will stay home if you treat them right. Feed them yellow corn meal, damp shredded newspaper, chopped apples or lettuce. They are also an excellent bait for Bluegill and Shellcracker.Quote:
Originally Posted by funbun
I'm gonna be farming red wigglers in February!!! Y'all keep teaching us new activities!!