Crankbaiting for bream

[AverageAngler]

I know the time of year for crankbaiting is fading, but i was hoping you guys would give me some tips and lure choices so i can be ready next summer.

[Breamobsession]

Still very possible to catch Bream on Hardbods in the cooler months mate It can just get a bit tougher. As for what Cranks the list is a massive one. Have a scroll through the forum i'm sure you will find popular lures

[cameron087]

I know different colours are better for different areas maybe put up where your located mite help as well.

[BloodWorm]

Get your hands on a copy of the book "How To Catch Bream On Lures & Flies" and learn the Bushy Wiggle.

[Green Hornet]

Mate, check out the "Brag Board" section to see whats working in your local area.
If you really don't want to get too into hardbods 'till next summer, keep reading, you'll have a good idea of what you want by then.

[AverageAngler]

thanks guys!

[forsterfisho]

I wouldn't discount crankbaiting at this time of year, or even deep in winter. I'd focus on specific tides and locations, I'd be looking for rockwalls, rockbars, or oyster leases where the fish will be there at the high tide feeding on oysters and such like when they become submerged. The fishing may not be as great as in summer time but it's still worthwile

Check out the cranka range of lures, i'm sure they'd give you a few options.

[brunsbreambo]

A few lures to consider

Atomic Crank 38 (Ghost Gill Brown or Muddy Prawn)
Jackall Chubby (Any shrimp colour)
Ecogear CX35 or 40 (524, 527, 537)
Smith Camion
Megabass Baby Griffon
Cranka Crank (All colours)

More:

R2S Baby Crank
Maria Crank
Austackle Sakana

And the list goes on.....

PS colour is a personal preference, over time you'll figure out what works where.

[boris]

the other guys have given you lures and there are more than enough on the market at every price point!

look at the tournament angler guides on the bream.com.au website, there free to read and have a few editions up now. Always full of useful info as is the lureandfly.com blog, the Seeto boys are crankbaiting addicts.

hope they should point you in the right direction...

[Windknot]

I think a lot of it depends on where you live. Down my way, the local estuaries are usually running high with muddy freshwater for most of the colder months. It makes using hardbodies extremely difficult. Take today, for example, I fished both the Anglesea River and the Painkalac Creek with hard bodied lures. The water was the colour of milk coffee and the visibility was about 2 inches at best. Needless to say, I didn't catch a thing. I would have been far better off trying vibes in the deeper holes.

If you happen to have reasonably clear estuaries in your area at this time of the year, there's no reason why you shouldn't try using hardbodies. Sure, bream definately slow down over the winter months, but they still have to eat occasionally.

[fishincomau]

I fish crankbaits slower in the cooler months, plenty of pauses. I would be more likely to use a suspending crankbait. Cranka cranks and suspending chubbies would be my preference.

[AverageAngler]

I'm a big fan of cranka crank's, the flathead just engulf them,i live on the northern beaches by the way so if anyone knows what works, where i'dbeen really keen to find out.

[pipnosis]

Windknot, clear water can be equally difficult. Its like glass here right now and fish are completely ignoring all presentations. Very difficult conditions.

A few weeks back I was wishing the water would clear up. Now Im realising the murk can be your friend.

Go the rattling lures during run off/muddy conditions. Cranka cranks, atomic cranks . . .

[Bobby Bass]

I will use crankbaits if the conditions start to get a bit crazy. When the wind picks up so does the chance of catching bream on hb's.

In winter I pretty much throw blades and plastics 85% of the time but if you are in the right sittuation HB's will work better than any ther lure.


Cheers
Chris

[Windknot]

I agree wholeheartedly pipnosis. Extremely clear water is usually nearly as bad for lure fishing as extremely turbid.

I've found that metal vibes are a good standby when the estuary is full of muddy freshwater. I just fish them in the deepest holes, as that's where the bream will probably be.