Catching bream on artificial baits

Of course, this topic is more carp and works when catching crucian carp. But, it turns out, it is also applicable to bream. Yes, it is not very widespread, but it is interesting. In addition, there is a good chance to additionally get a bite of a large crucian carp or carp. Why not try to maximize your chances?

For the first time I thought about catching Kama bream on artificial bait (sinking and floating baits) a few years ago. On that day I had several bream weighing more than two kilograms each caught on the Kama. On the hook then was planted homemade flavored pellets, but the equipment was used classic feeder: paternoster on the main line. In addition, feeding also followed the classic bream scheme. Feeder, using in the bait of millet and steamed peppers. I thought about it and decided to try it. And said means done!

Fishing rods and reels

Nothing new here. If fishing is going on a strong current, we use heavy and powerful rods not less than 420 cm tall and test in the region of 120 grams. In pair with them will work powerful reels and braiding. If we plan a trip to the bays, in which in spring you can also perfectly catch large bream, then depending on the distance of fishing can be used lighter rods with a length of 360 and 390 cm and a test of 60-80 grams.

Tools

Here you will definitely have to supplement your arsenal. In addition to the basic feeder accessories, you will need special carp fishing tools to work with baits such as baits and pellets.

1. a needle for putting the bait on the hair.

2. A drill bit for baits.

3. A stopper to hold the bait on the hair.

4. Stationery knife for trimming baits (there will definitely be a need for this).

5. Crusha, or a special boyle pulverizer. Crushed into a powder of boyles will be an excellent addition to the bait.

6. FLAT FEEDER feeders and molds for them.

These tools are inexpensive and will be of great use:

Leashes

The classics won’t work here either, because you can’t put boyle or pellets on the hook.

You need leashes with hair. The leashes can be of different lengths. As in classic bream fishing, the leash is selected experimentally on the reservoir. Today the bream likes the bait on a long leash, next time you will have to use a short one. The material of the leash – it can be an ordinary monofilament fishing line. Less often I use old braided fishing line, removed from the spools at the next replacement. To prepare leashes, you can also use a special material for knitting leashes from carp themes:

Hooks are used only with a spatula. Hooks OWNER 50921 and 50188 showed themselves well in practice. Yes, these hooks I not only catch crucian carp and carp, but found them use and when catching bream.

There is one more interesting variant. For such fishing can be used and ready-made montages, hair jigs. The choice of such leashes is large, to any taste:

Bait

Here is where the variety! Sinking and floating baits in different diameters and with different flavors. The various combinations of these baits both in terms of color and aroma. Bait pellets. Artificial flavored corn. Boyles can be used whole, or you can trim them with a knife, reducing the size, or making a kind of platform to connect two different (in color, property or aroma) halves in one boyle. All those developments, which are used in carp fishing, also work in bream fishing. The best in my practice have been the 14 and 10 mm boyles. At the same time, 14-millimeter boyles have to be trimmed, while 10-millimeter ones are used whole. On aromas in the summer time in the favorites plum, corn and honey. In cold water, pineapple and monster crab are the best results.

What kind of baits should I buy?

Feeders and feeding tactics

There are two options to use. The first option is the classic bream approach. To a greater extent, it is justified when fishing on rivers with currents. You need to feed there a lot. There is a search and selection of points by marker weights or echo sounder. For feeding is used voluminous heavy feeder and heavy river bait with the addition of millet, perlovka, moths, oprysh, cut worm. The right approach will be to add to the prepared bait mixture of cut (crushed) boyles, small fodder pellets. For fishing can be used any montage. Various loops, sports equipment or blind. The choice is up to the fisherman. The leash is mounted in a way loop in loop, with the help of tools leash with a hook is equipped with boyle (combination of boyles), bait pellets, artificial flavored corn.

The second option is more suitable for fishing on water bodies without current, in lakes or bays. In these places, a feeder from the FLAT FEEDER series can be used. They are also available in various versions, different in weight and volume, with and without rubber shock absorber. When using these feeders it is mandatory to have a mold:

If before the outing it is planned to use in catching artificial attachments, then on all types of reservoirs I usually fish with two feeders. The first one with classic jigging and classic feeding of the bait (worm, opary, moth, corn) when it is put on the hook. The second feeder is also with the classic rigging, but the bait (boyle or pellets) is fed on a hair leash. Working with two feeders at the same time you can more quickly determine the length of the leash, other moments and peculiarities of fishing on this day.

The distance on both feeders is set the same. Bait in the feeders is also the same. The only difference is the time of reloading. The feeder with an ordinary leash work more often. Plus on rivers I put it upstream. Thus, the leash with an artificial bait remains in the water longer.An additional feature for fishing on reservoirs without currents can be a tactic of abundant starting feeding with a classic feeder. We feed the selected point powerfully and abundantly, then switch to a special feeder. Additional feeding with a feeder at certain intervals brings good results. Every hour, for example, thrown into the point five – seven feeders with bait and again we go to change it to a special feeder.

Fishing results

The first trips were not very productive. There were several reasons for this. I was just mastering this kind of fishing, working on technique and tactics, selecting successful and working in our water boyles, their size, method of feeding, combinations of bait. On the fourth trip I started to catch on artificial bait steadily.

The fishing itself turned out to be not difficult, but very interesting. Classic feeder unambiguously wins in the number of nibbles and in the number of fish. But the bream catches bigger bream on artificial bait on a hair leash, it is unequivocal.

Fishing is a creative process. You can always find or see from other fishermen something new in equipment, bait, techniques and tactics. You should not be afraid to try and experiment. They give us development, improve the quality of fishing and the result – the quantity and quality of fish in the cage. And how much you can experience the joy of successfully mastering a new tackle, can not be counted!