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I've been catching some nice bream in 24 to 30 ft. of water using crickets. I'm looking for something easier than re-hooking a cricket or a red worm every 2 seconds. What kind of artificial baits could anyone recommend. I tried the cocktail shrimp and didn't have much success. I might be just stuck with these stinky crickets.
Thanks
Small jigs or flies are good artificials.
You could also try live maggots. They're very tough on the hook. As a test, I once tried to see how many gills I could catch on one maggot. I stopped counting at ten.
u could try live leeches, cut into thirds, lasts long time too!! or use freeze dried leeches or waxworms.. both seem to work well for me years ago
Are you willing to try flies? I tie a few cricket patterns. I also can do a meal worm imitation, and tie jigs from 1/80th oz. - 1/8th oz... PM me if you'd like a picture of anything or wanna see specific pattern. If you want live baits, I'd try meal worms or maggots if crickets and worms aren't working out for you..
Powerbait and gulp have a variety of baits that work fairly well. When we fly fish we sometimes tip flies with the 1inch maggot style powerbait. It makes all the difference when the bite is slow.
Like I told you on the main forum board I have a lot of very small jig heads with #8 hooks and some flies that will work well. I think the peacock swords as tails and wings are effective. Also the small flies with a split shot ahead of them will catch lots of bream. I also have some great color glass bead flies that will work very well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie K.
Also like I told you I will work on some pics for you tomorrow.
I am also working on a shrimp pattern for a guy that should kill the bream. I am going to try and get one of them tied to show. The entire thing is only 1 1/4" long.
Skip
Try this link: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...entId=cat20166
When you get to the page, scroll down a bit, you'll see a plastic imitation cricket.
I use 1/32 or 1/64 oz jigs tipped with a waxworm.
I've had good luck with the rubber crickets,get them at walmart,brown ones work better than the black ones.
Berkley makes artificial red wigglers and maggots both are scented and very good give them a try
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Originally Posted by Charlie K.
Hey Charlie,
you do not need meat at all.
Get yourself some small jigs like some of the jig tiers are saying.
I kicked the meat habit a decade ago and my fishing success got way better.
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tell you what, every time i have gone out this year. spring through now, the berkley nymph has been my number one producer of larger gills. Second to the nymph has been the 2" senko. I rig both on a 1/80 or 1/64th jig head. I sometimes tip the nymph with a tiny bit of worm or fish meat. I never tip the senko. I do noy rig the senko Wacky style on the jig head....just rig it straight as you would any plastic on a jig head.
Nano's and Nano jr's are panfish candy
our small and mini spoons work very well, just wish we had big brim in our lake but spotted bass and striper just eat em
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What are Nano's and Nano jrs. and where do you get them?ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by NJcrappie
Caught a few on the nymphs.Where do you find 2" Senkos?I like the 4"Senkos for Bass.Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by bassnbrian
use a can of whole kernel corn just rinse them off but in a ziplock bag and there ready to go. the bream just eat them up
Nice gill crappiekeith,
and sticko, I'm definitely going to have to try the corn thing, I've never even heard of that.
I have better luck keeping meal worms on if you hook them rear end first and then run the hook half way through the section with the legs, because that part of it is tougher. Wax worms seem to have to be replaced more often than meal worms, in my fishing experience.
Nano's are 2" and the nano jr is 1" I use them with 1/64oz dart headsQuote:
Originally Posted by Baxter1
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These work really well during the cold months in NJ. 1.5" paddle tail grub. I use them with a float and let the wind and chop works its magic. On calm days I will twitch it very slow and with long pauses.
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I just added these to my product line 1.5"
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Glad to here you found some success on the nymphs. I have found Toad to be the best producing color around here. Those little lures have really treated me well while fishing for crappie and gills. Often out producing live bait!Quote:
Originally Posted by Baxter1
Anyway...I have only found the 2" senko's at cabela's online store
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I caught a few on the nymphs yesterday,gonna have to get some more of them sometime.Thanks for the info.
Give the mini spoon a try. I hammered the gills using the candy green one with a crappie nibble, tuesday. Couldn't find the bigger ones but had non stop action on the smaller ones.
If you are fishing an area where the "bull" gills live I'd use 1/64 jig or a #8 hook and tip with an artificial gulp maggot. If they are "slab" gills living there you could even use a small jig and tip with the piece of corn as was already stated. If they are "dinks" as Babe would call them, I'd cry ....then use #10 hook and a piece of corn or cut up shrimp.
For live bait though, you cannot beat a waxworm or a peice of a red wiggler with the ends dangling. My choice in a jig would be the 1/64 of the picture in my signature.
I've been using spoons also and doing well on them.I tip them with a nibble or 1/2 of a Gulp maggot.I like the yellow with orange splash also the spoons with a spinner on them.I want to try the spoons thru the ice this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
Ship,I've never tried corn for gills.I used to use corn for trout and did well.A buddy always said to use green giant niblets for trout.I like your jigs also.
Corn is a great (and cheap) bait. Gills love it, as do carp, cats and trout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baxter1
I have found that when all else fails, find a wasp nest, steal it from the wasp, pull all the tops off the chambers. Discard the adult wasp and fish with the larvae. You will have to hide behind your tackle box to bait your hook. Bream bite this so well you will have to rest your arm from pulling them in.
Tip: a coffee can with a small amount of gasoline in it will instantly kill the wasps on the nest.
My grandfather taught me this trick and my brother and I have been using it for almost half a century.
Good luck.
What size hook or jig would be best for the 2 inch senko.Yum dinger dont make em this size do they?
meal worms last me a good couple fish, every now and then I can catch 2 on the same wax worm :)