Bream Fishing

[Hornblower]

I was reading an old fishing magazine yesterday when I came across an article on Bream fishing techniques. It said that one way of inviting more bites from Bream was to drift out about three times the length of line as the depth of the water you are fishing, while holding onto your sinker and when :questionyou have the required length of line out, to drop your sinker overboard. The article claims that that the sinker moving to the bottom pulls the bait through the water covering all depths and inviting strikes from Bream.

I have never heard of this before yesterday, guess it makes sense!! But has anyone else tried it? And, if so, does it work as the article promises?

Cheers

[tunaman]

Dont know? Its the first I heard of it. But I use floating baits where I can.
Dont have a great deal of luck, useing lead with bream.





signed tunaman

[StevenM]

Sounds Interesting Hornblower, might give it a go

[Jitlands]

Its a variation on what we used to call the "pickers doom"

best fished on a handline when you can feel the weight come on or the delicate bites

rig up hook, short trace, swivell and chanell sinker above.
When at anchor lower to the bottom the slowley feed out line.
The current will take the bait away from the boat.
The bait moving unempeded in the current invites the strike and your fingers on the line detect activity better than any rod or real

[chrisfish]

that sounds like a good idea. I often drift baits out with the reel open and hold the line in my fingers, and usually fish with one finger on the line at all times. It is amazing how much you can feel. I haven't tried holding the sinker back for a while and then dropping it but will.

[wayne_cook]

I use a snap swivel with sinker attached.Cast out to required distance attach snap swivel and wait the sinker slowly moves down line taking bait closer to the bottom. Wind in remove snap and start again. Similar to above method but easier with a rod.

[jimmybob]

hey hornblower........bout ten years ago on the inside of moreton we were doing somthing simalar fishng for snapper..using hairtail with the haed and tail cut off......massive shovel noses is all we got thou...so yer i have heard of that tech....

[Hornblower]

Guys you are all a wealth of knowledge, and will give it a try, and I suppose as some of you suggested, it would work on other species as well. Thanks for all your replies and if others can add advice, keep it coming, you can never have too much knowledge (in my case I'd like to have just a little ). The idead of the sinker on the snap swivel is a stroke of genius too - thanks brrbear!

Only been on Ausfish for a short time, but you guys have me hooked (pardon the punn ) so thanks again.

Cheers.

[Hornblower]

I'm taking the missus out for a fish on Wednesday while the kids are at school, might have a go up Cobby Cobby Passage for something different (Tides permitting) and I'll let you know if I had any luck with it. Thanks again.

[Tuggerah_LAkes_man]

Hi mate,

Yes mate have been using that for over 30 years.It is called WADDLING, using aparatus,sinkers, swivel and snaps to keep line moving in the water and keep bait on a rotational basis. This is to attract preditors like Bream, Flathead,Latchets, Tarwhine and Snapper.You can also do the same with translucent Traces now available on the market.

Good one mate.

Cheers and good fishing.

Nicholas

[Hornblower]

Thanks Nicholas, heading otu tomorrow, will let you all know how it goes. Also picked up some Gulp SP's which I will have a go at as well. See if you SP boys are on to anything

Cheers