3 questions from a newb

[breambattler]

Hi Guys, I am new to the forum and new to Bream fishing. Enjoying flicking through the many threads here .

I have plenty of experience with angling and am well kitted out with rods, reels etc. What I don't have is Bream experience, so can I ask you three questions

1) what 3 must have lures should I begin with ?

2) what 3 simple newbie rules should I follow without fail ?

3) what are the 3 best Victorian waters to fish right now to get off to a start?

Thanks in advance

[nathanl]

1) Depends on where you are fishing but some good quality crank baits in the 36mm range is a good start

2) Tip 1 practice, tip 2 practice, tip 3 practice. Success in bream fishing comes from time on the water

3) Not sure

[boris]

Lures are well covered in threads mate and tend to be a flavour of the month thing. I generally fish with a shallow running crank a mid depth shad and a plastic or a surface walker at this time of year.

Casting and time on the water is most important to me. Relax and slow everything down, you cannot go to slow with your retrieve. Let the bites come and dont get disheartened after one of two sessions.

As for vic waters i have no idea but nsw is the better state anyway so maybe consider a sea change

[Yak_Hak]

Originally Posted by boris

Lures are well covered in threads mate and tend to be a flavour of the month thing. I generally fish with a shallow running crank a mid depth shad and a plastic or a surface walker at this time of year.

Casting and time on the water is most important to me. Relax and slow everything down, you cannot go to slow with your retrieve. Let the bites come and dont get disheartened after one of two sessions.

As for vic waters i have no idea but nsw is the better state anyway so maybe consider a sea change

Couldn't of said it better.

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[Yak_Hak]

My biggest tip would be time on the water.

There are NO SHORT CUTS to bream fishing. After a while you'll be able to get a better sense of where the bream like to hang out in a particular system and what they're feeding on, then you'll start getting consistent results.

[breambattler]

many thanks guys...time on the water...got it

[Commocean]

Atomic crank 38 (i find the deep diver works best no matter what the water depth, its always good to hit bottom especially when theres sand for your lure to stir up, that aggrevates and tempts the fish) in a natural colour
Zman 2" grubz in motor oil colour (or whatever colour is working over there)
Jackall chubby vibe in natural colour

Makes sure you have frequent long pauses in your retrieve because that is when the bream hit the lure
Use good fluorocarbon leader (6lbs or less) because if the bream see the line it will put them off
When fishing snags, pylons and other structure (generally good places for bream, sand flats are also good but the fish are less concentrated) get as close to the structure as possible, dont be afraid to get right under the tree or hit the pylon. Around structure bream tend to hold up in the shade.

Sorry mate, dont know about spots to fish over in VIC.

Hope that helps start you off in bream fishing.

[kamikazeghost]

After all the years of lure fishing for bream, everyone has their "go to" lure, however, there is no spectacular lure that is supreme.

Have a selection of SPs and HBs overall.

The most important part is practising your casting. Accuracy, Accuracy and Accuracy.

And then..... finesse, finesse, finesse to start with.

Enjoy your foray into bream lure fishing.