Best Bream Lures 2020 - Bream fishing with lures Tips & Techniques

Best bream lures 2020 what are they and how to use them to catch more fish. I love catching bream on various lures and soft plastics. This helpful fishing video bream fishing with lures provides insight on how to catch bream with different types of lures and how to use them covering 8 key areas.
Scents and how to use them | Jig head selection | Curl tail soft plastics | Paddle tail soft plastics | Crank hard body lures | Hard body lures | Crab imitations | Blades
We cover in detail the profile, sizes, weights, colours, usage, under water action and popular brands to select from including. Savage Gear, Daiwa, Shimano, Atomic, Berkley, Pontoon 21, Nories, OSP, Squidges, ecoGear, TT, and much more. Let us know in the comments what products you are using to target bream.
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[@liameklom]

Hey Alan, can you make an updated version of this video you legend thanks mate ✌️

[@fishingmad]

Great question, Your in luck the updated version was released a couple of weeks ago. You can watch it using this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36zn4CtqLdkb7s enjoy

[@refaiabdeen5943]

Cheers Mate.

[@russellhouse9597]

Another great informative video, would love a quick tutorial on how to put a soft plastic's on different type/size of hooks, as I don't find it easy as it looks...

[@PR0389]

Excellent coverage. Thank you.

[@fishingmad]

Thank you !!

[@_natevlogs]

thanks for the tips can't wait to have a flick down in the Marby river to get some bream 🤙

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, Good luck

[@peteh7966]

Great video Alan, keep up the great work - Pete.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks very much Pete, Appreciate the positive comments

[@ronmb81]

Very informative video, not many would go into this detail. Cheers 👍

[@fishingmad]

Glad it was helpful! Please find our updated version of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36zn4CtqLdkb7s which is in much greater quality and covers new products on the market. Hope that helps

[@jimmygalea2688]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your information

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Jimmy, your very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@marxfishing]

Nice work, stacks of good information here.

[@fishingmad]

As always, thank you for your positive comments !! I'm sure you probably have some great alternative bream products that I may have overlooked ( as there is so much good stuff out there )

[@ReedysRigs]

Nice one Alan .. makes me want get back into Bream fishing 🎣🎣

[@fishingmad]

Thank you kindly. Yeah I thought it was good to mix things up a little. I have a freezer choc full of squid, and thought a good way to escape the winter chill was to do some local land base sessions on bream.

[@bendavid6367]

Really good video

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Ben, I appreciate the positive comments. Ill try and get a few more out like this soon.

[@SuperSlothgaming]

I don't normally comment... This was very good cheers

[@fishingmad]

I really appreciate the comment. Thanks Dillon. There is plenty of other good stuff on the channel too.

[@roddaniels1809]

One of the best videos I've watched. As a beginner I gained a lot from your simplistic, informative style.

[@fishingmad]

Thank you, I would strongly recommend watching our updated version of the video which has more up to date lures and much better vide/audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36zn4CtqLdkb7s hope that helps. I also will be uploading one for redfin tonight

[@roddaniels1809]

@@fishingmad Thanks, have watched already. Congratulations for a superb job. I'll be purchasing some of your suggestions this week.

[@fishingmad]

Excellent, thanks for the positive feedback and really glad you found the content helpful.

[@debsmccann1814]

Awesome video

[@fishingmad]

Thank you. I have a few more in progress so stay tuned

[@Fishingwithsteve]

Mad video alan, very informative, went down to nelson and fished the glenelg last weekend with the savage gear 38mm cranks smashing the bream. Love ya work mate.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Steve, I really appreciate the positive comments. Yeah those Savage 38mm fathead cranks are awesome. I have one mid diving one in muddy prawn colour that has caught at least 50 bream on it. Ive had to change the trebles a few times already on this one lure. Trying to see how many I can catch on it. I bet the Nelson was awesome i'm hanging to spend a whole weekend down there soon. What colours of the Crank were you using up there?

[@Fishingwithsteve]

@@fishingmad only used the one colour, its jet black, got smashed on a good fish that bent the trebles on it too. I just uploaded a new vid from that weekend, take a look I explain what lure i use just before i get a big bream mate. If you head down there, we went up river from the mouth a bit and put the yaks in at the sapling creek ramp, then drifted up river fishing the snags and flats in front of the weed beds

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Steve, yeah those black ones are really good too. ill check out your vid now.

[@jordynfenn1053]

great vid

[@fishingmad]

Thank you !!. I will be doing a few more like these in the coming months.

[@crazysithslave]

I love blades for a lot of fish, good choice. Great video mate

[@fishingmad]

Thanks heaps, a bit of effort went to putting that one together. Really glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting !!

[@crazysithslave]

@@fishingmad all good mate, really enjoying all your videos, I have made a few fishing videos too, but I can tell how much work you put it as yours put mine to shame haha, thanks again mate and keep em coming! Ps. I also love blades as they are generally cheaper to replace lol

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!! Really appreciate the positive comments. I agree Blades can be fantastic, caught some big redfin, bream and flathead on blades in the past.

[@SultanOfSlam69]

Great video Alan! Lots of great info there, especially for those of us that are relatively new to fishing with lures and plastics - with such a wide variety of different types, brands and colours out there it's super helpful to know where to start! Would love to see similar videos for lures for other species!

[@fishingmad]

Thank you kindly for the positive comments. I thought it would be good to get something out there that covers different lure types and different brands and give viewers and overall view at some really good options on the market, without flogging any particular products. It should be really helpful for those who are still quite new to lure fishing. I'm glad you enjoyed it, hopefully I can get a few more vids out like this and catching a few more fish soon. Let us know if you have any particular ideas that you would like to see.

[@SultanOfSlam69]

Personally I love any of these videos that give me ideas for stuff to catch on lighter gear anywhere around Melbourne, whether that be in the bay or anywhere else. I know while the weather is a bit cooler I’m planning on hitting up some freshwater for some trout and Redfin!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks.. Yeah, Ive been hitting some lakes in recent weeks too, just to mix things up a little. Nothing better turning up to a spot with 1 light rod and a handful of lures.

[@SultanOfSlam69]

That's pretty much how I fish everywhere! Light rod and a tray of lures in the backpack, nothing better. Looking forward to getting out on the pushbike and looking for some good spots along some rivers, I hear there's a good lake just out of the northern suburbs for redfin too which I'm keen to check out!

[@fishingmad]

100% agree, the best way of fishing. I always find it fascinating those that get out on their push bikes to find spots. That's brilliant.

[@johnazzam2179]

Awesome videos! I’m here in Melbourne too and find myself lost at time’s. thanks for the info. Can you do a snapper video next? :)

[@fishingmad]

Thanks John. Yeah im hoping to get a snapper and redfin one done in the coming months. In the meantime have a look at this kzbin.info/www/bejne/p16zmHemebZmbZI which shows us catching snapper and runs through some of the gear we use. Also this one is specifically for flathead but we often use the same plastics for targeting snapper kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorXk2Wch6qXl8U hope that helps

[@ryanottens8540]

Awesome video mate, legend for sharing!

[@fishingmad]

No problems, you are welcome. Hopefully a few helpful tips for you.

[@unahbs]

Watched your updated video on this subject and bought many of the recommendations from the new video, but watched this one just to check it out. Could you explain a bit more on rod tip up vs down? You were saying rod tip up let's you feel the vibration of cranklures but I don't know why you said rod tip down for the soft plastic grubs?

[@alexnunn4026]

Great vid👍 Explained really well, you deserve way more subs and views👏😀

[@fishingmad]

Thank you, Have a look at this video aswell which might be helpful too kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorXk2Wch6qXl8U

[@alexnunn4026]

fishingmad thanks, watching it now😀👍

[@fishingmad]

great

[@alexnunn4026]

fishingmad also what colour crankbaits do you think are the best?😀

[@fishingmad]

Have always done well with brown colours.

[@alexnunn4026]

Please do one of these vids but for estuary perch!!! (If possible)😀👍

[@fishingmad]

Will try and put something together soon. Will be doing a bit more experiments on surface lures in the coming weeks so good time for it

[@alexnunn4026]

fishingmad thankyou😀 And keep it up👏👏👏

[@fishingmad]

Will do !!

[@GODAHAWKS]

video good very

[@fishingmad]

Thank you for the positive feedback !!

[@alexnunn4026]

Please do an updated version of this video!!!

[@fishingmad]

Yeah hoping to in the coming months as much has changed already in a short space of time. stay tuned, in the meantime have a look at this kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorXk2Wch6qXl8U

[@lochiedavid9642]

plz do more vids like this

[@fishingmad]

Thanks you !! I'm planning to. Any particular requests on species or lure type to cover for next video?

[@lochiedavid9642]

@@fishingmad Glad you asked, pinkies would be great (soft plastics, especially colours), flathead (colours), squid (colours), trout in stocked lakes, yellowbelly, salmon, EP, just a few thoughts, great vid btw

[@fishingmad]

@@lochiedavid9642 Some good suggestions there. Leave it with me and ill start putting a plan together

[@lochiedavid9642]

@@fishingmad Legend

[@jzfishing103]

hey mate when i am fishing soft plastics,i feel tapsbut not hook ups,do i have to nset the hookmif so how?Do i set it when i feel the tap tap tap or when the biggest tap comes in?

[@garryknox1614]

That was really great thanks Alan, although I was a little distracted at the image of the vid being mirrored (was that to disguise brand names for impartiality?) The only part missing for me was surface lures for the Bream. Thanks again for the generous sharing of knowledge and products, tight lines.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks for the comments Gary. Yeah few people have said that the mirrored views of the products were a little distracting. It wasn't done on purpose just the joys of filming a lot of this stuff on my own with a smart phone or go-pro. Originally I had surface lures and poppers such as osp bent minnows and savage poppers it was at the end of the video but I took it out as I thought 20 minutes would be to long and probably loose peoples attention.

[@garryknox1614]

@@fishingmad Never too long, I could talk rubbish about fishing for days, lol! Early morning with very still glassy water, surface lures can get a reaction bite. Thanks again, keep the good stuff coming.

[@fishingmad]

Yeah, you probably right. Surface lures is one of the best ways of fishing for bream and EP's. Thanks again for the comments

[@grant575mixmaster]

was that a sneaky Pulp Fiction reference there?

[@davidpham2764]

Can you do a review on the savage stealth 300sb baitcaster? I haven’t see anyone reviewing it yet

[@fishingmad]

Thats a good idea, I have had one for a few months but still unused. That might give me a good excuse to get it out and use it. Will have to go on some lakes soon and chase some yellas and cod.

[@Doodsy1975]

Great video Alan. The vast array of options is quite amazing. Those Cranka crabs are pricey. You wouldn't wanna hook a big bream first cast and have him take you around a pylon. They are amazingly realistic though.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Darren, you sure are right about the Cranka crabs. I remember the first time I used one I hooked a bream on the nong about 4th cast and it wrapped me around some timber. Lost it after 5 minutes. Anyway so many good options, I love new gear and testing new stuff. I took some 3d shrimps out yesterday experimenting on flathead.

[@Doodsy1975]

@@fishingmad that's what I'm realising now about soft plastics. The options and opportunities to experiment are endless. How did they go?

[@fishingmad]

I got heaps of big strikes on the the 3d shrimp but not a lot of hookups. I reckon the hooks were a bit to big for the small and midsize flathead and pinkies. ill keep persisting as they got heaps of inquiries, I also have the new Savage 3D octopus jigs to test out which also look amazing. Lots of fun trialing new gear, also a great way to learn new techniques.

[@Doodsy1975]

@@fishingmad Hopefully going out after Snapper on Wednesday. But will certainly have a go for some flathead with soft plastics too.

[@austinprosser4179]

Sure are, Drew M lost something like 13 in one session😂 I think the video was called "the price of doing business" or something like that

[@tonypeake467]

Another great vid. I love when there is so much info for the fishing newbies like myself. Can you suggest a decent rod approx 7foot under $100 to target for bream, and advise what other species I can expect to get with this rod. Cheers Tony

[@fishingmad]

Thanks for the positive comment Tony. You may also want to check out this video which is similar for flathead kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorXk2Wch6qXl8U In terms of recommending a good bream rod for under $100 have a look at the Savage Manic 2-4 package which includes a 2-4 kilo rod, 2000 size reel spooled with 6 pound braid and a container of soft plastics and jig heads. BCF had them on special all last month from $249 to $99 which is great value. I bought one myself. Not sure if the speacil is still running or not. Otherwise youll need to look at something like the Daiwa Aird-X 2-4 kilo or shimano Raider. All of those 2-4 kilo rods you would be able to catch bream, pinkies, flathead, slamon, whiting and much more. Hope that helps

[@tonypeake467]

@@fishingmad Thanks Allen for your reply. Very generous. Will check out your recommendations.

[@fishingmad]

no worries, let me know if you need any other suggestions.

[@sharonyosef6386]

great info thank u.for struchers do u recommend the floating or sp lures?

[@fishingmad]

Thank you, I really like suspending lures. Allows you to control things a little more. In shallow weedy areas floating can also work really effectively. Generally ill start with suspending. Thanks

[@sharonyosef6386]

@@fishingmad thanks

[@fishingmad]

no probs

[@sidul4337]

Greetings from Indonesian

[@fishingmad]

Greetings from Australia

[@DeeManGamez]

I want to get into lure fishing but it seems so hard to get used to, I want to get a lure that is easy to use and simple to retrieve, I heard a simple cast and retrieve or “slow roll” like you mentioned can be used for spoons or some hard body lures, but I didn’t know that it could be used for soft plastics as well! 😮 I’ve got some squidgie wrigglers so I might try just a cast and slow roll retrieve, wdy reckon? (I just find it to difficult to do any sort of twitching or rod lifts when retrieving, I want the easiest way possible haha)

[@fishingmad]

Keep persisting once you start catching with lures and plastics its hard to go back to bait. Small squidgee wriglers, and zman grubz are perfect starting soft plastics. Dont need to do anything fancy, just cast and slow roll and away you go. The 2 first soft plastics featured in this video are perfect options to start with

[@DeeManGamez]

@@fishingmad Thanks mate really appreciate it! Whats the general set up for the line? I heard its braid for the main line and mono for the leader? Or is it the other way around? Is the general rule that ur leader be thicker than ur main line? Will using lures still working but have just one main line? Sorry for asking so many questions haha. Anyways, you gained a sub, you're really informative and just a bloke that knows how to teach people about fishing !

[@fishingmad]

No problems happy to help. I always use braid as my main line finished with 1 rod length of leader. usually the same strength. Eg if im fishing for bream I would have my mainline spooled with 6 pound braid and 6 pound leader sometimes lighter. Same applies when fishing soft plastics for say flathead or pinkies 10 pound braid finished with 1 rod length of 10 pound leader. the idea is braid allows you to cast far and doesn't stretch so you can feel the bites and the leader is thin, strong, has some stretch and harder for fish to see

[@fabionguyen1454]

Will ecogear sx40 and jackall chubby work and which colour should I get I'm new to using crank lures

[@fishingmad]

Yes both work very very well. I have done well with the matt black and suji shrimp jackall chubbys and gold ecogear SX40s

[@knjohd]

They say Bait > Hard bodies > Soft plastics. I am going to get into some bream fishing with plastics. I hear they are not nice to eat but they are fun to catch, Nearly lost a rod to one, unfortunately I dived to grab the rod and my phone went out of my pocket and over the edge never to be seen again.

[@fishingmad]

Yeah I think i lost a few rods last year too. Bream fishing for me is all about catch and release. You can eat them and there actually not that bad tasting. Fishing with lures and plastics is such a fun way of fishing because you feel the strikes and your using really light gear.

[@bushsends6358]

have found those little fat cranks are deadly on bass too

[@fishingmad]

yes very trues, they are really effective on Bass, estuary perch, bream, redfin. Here is an updated version of this vid with more upto date products kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36zn4CtqLdkb7s

[@kobicross3980]

Update this vid please and I suggest pro lure pencils and cranks and mmd splash prawns

[@fishingmad]

Im working on an updated version, they do take some time to put together, ill check out your suggestions. Thanks !!

[@Coombi93]

I recently picked up some cheap savage gear wriggler /sand eel type lures for about 3 bucks a pack. Grabbed a few of those greeniesh brown and prawny colors. Hard to find any info on savage gear in australia if anyone has recommendations I'm all ears. They're not too expensive.

[@fishingmad]

They work really well, however you will find they have been discontinued and now replaced with Savage Gears Fathead curl tails which are awesome soft plastics. You see then 4 packs for $20 all the time. I use them to catch heaps of fish, have a look at this as a good example kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmno2qtZtx6mJY cheers

[@Coombi93]

@@fishingmad I'll have to stock up then, like I said it's really hard to find good advice regarding savage gear in australia. I specifically bought 5 packs of the 3d fat tail minor 97cm in White silver Motor oil uv Nuclear chicken color Bloody gold uv Some sort of gold color too In the 7cm sand eels I got Pink uv Gold motor oil Glow. Bought a heap at the time they were so cheap so I gave about 10 packs to a mate in various colors. Also grabbed a few of their hard body 38 cranks and the shrimp ones you've mentioned. Any thoughts on some of their gear? On the hunt for a new bream and flathead/small jew set up. 1 of each. 2000 and a 3000 should be the go.

[@fishingmad]

Dylan I have been a sponsored by Savage Gear since 2017 so I know the product range very well. Happy to answer questions you might have. You have a good starting selection there. Have a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gai6qYGEnKiGr80 it shows my setup for bream and i catch some big ones in that video. Lately though my default setup is a Savage Gear 1DFR 3-5 kilo rod with a Stealth 2000 size reel, very versatile I use it for heaps of different species.

[@trevameremere543]

Hi I’m new to fishing, what do you suggest I should start off with. I’ve been out a couple of times with my family, I’ve lost five hooks and five sinkers

[@fishingmad]

If your new to fishing then 100% have a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXSYY6V_d8iqn8U which should be really helpful. If your new to fishing with lures than I would really strongly suggest starting with soft plastics, they are easier to use and a lot cheaper when starting out should you loose a few. If you need any links to good soft plastic options let me know and ill send you some links. Cheers

[@trevameremere543]

fishingmad thanks for getting back to me, are you able to send links to good soft plastic lures please

[@fishingmad]

These have been fantastic. catching heaps of different species. There new, cheap and easy to use. www.trellys.com.au/products/daiwa-bait-junkie-grub?ref=fishingmad hope that helps. I have been using the motor oil and oil flash UV colours.

[@fishingmad]

And these www.trellys.com.au/products/daiwa-bait-junkie-minnow-2?ref=fishingmad hope that helps

[@Cimmeron]

Hi What’s the difference between crank hard body lures vs hard body lures. I didn’t really understand the difference. Thanks

[@fishingmad]

Hi Sean the shape of the lure and the action is quite different. A crank lure has a significantly wider profile, and a big action when moving. Bream love them. Hard body lures are usually a smaller more realistic body that mimic a baitfish or minnow. They both work very well. Id suggest if you get a chance get one of each like a Daiwa double clutch and a Savage Gear Fathead crank and you will start to notice the differences. I hope that helps

[@Cimmeron]

@@fishingmad thanks. I’ll give it a try

[@kobicross3980]

Yesterday I had 8 runs from bream I got 3 of them and it was all in a span of 20 minutes and it s was on unweighted mullet

[@fishingmad]

Wow, thats awesome. Yeah the bream seem to fire up for small windows often on tide change. What size did they go ?

[@kobicross3980]

fishingmad 25 28.5 and 26.5

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, well done

[@lukehynes7945]

No bent minnows?

[@fishingmad]

Agreed bent minnows are a great option. I probably could have added them and another 3 or 4 of my favorites in there as well.

[@lukehynes7945]

fishingmad Have you used bassday sugerpen surface on bream?

[@fishingmad]

ive heard lots of good things about them. I have used them before to catch a few whiting in the shallows but not bream. probably another very good option

[@officialWWM]

Most lures catch more fishermen than fish...

[@fishingmad]

100% True.

[@officialWWM]

fishingmad I believe it has less to do with the lure and more to do with the presentation.

[@markrigg6623]

Its not true lure fishing when you use scent. The whole reason lure fishing was devised was to remove taste and smell from the process and to consequently increase the sense of accomplishment in just visually "luring" the fish! Its ok to do this if you're desperate for fish, just dont kid yourself that you're doing proper lure fishing. And why people pay for expensive scents when they could rub some real bait on the lure escapes me. People, particularly when they are young are so affected by marketing.

[@fishingmad]

Im confused, nearly every soft plastics fisherman I know uses scent, and there are countless manufacturers in the fishing market ( s-factor, procure, dizzy scents etc ) who design scent for soft plastics fishing. I dont sell or market any products, its not what i do. But Why would these products exist if your weren't supposed to use them ??

[@markrigg6623]

@@fishingmad Its because of that marketing bit at the end. The concept has been diluted in the quest for making money. Its OK if you want to do it but it's like getting a root at a brothel.

[@markrigg6623]

Just on S factor, it wasnt designed for scenting soft plastics or any other lure type. It was developed by Dr Ben Diggles of the NSW fisheries. In aquaculture, the fish are given antibiotics to prevent desease outbreaks wiping out a whole holding area full of fish. They need to feed these antibiotics to the fish but these drugs have an extremely objectionable taste, which creates an obvious problem. S factor was devised as a masking agent to hide this objectionable taste and hence make the drug laden food palletable to the fish. Shimano were located not to far from the fisheries base at cronulla. Some shimano employees used to fish with some fisheries employees, possibly Ben Diggles himself but I'm not sure. The rest , as they say , is history. Ive worked in the industry for 26 years which is how I know this , just in case your wondering. Thought you might be interested.

[@fishingmad]

Very interested, thanks a lot for the detailed history. I do a bit for some aqaculture facilities and what you said does make sense. I guess the thing is these days that the product is marketed as fish attractant specifically for soft plastics and lures. For example of you look up S-Factor for BCF, Ananconda, any other major retail chain it specifically says the product is made for soft plastics and lures to attract fish.

[@fishingmad]

Im not sure which marketing part your talking about. I think the only thing i ever said was some recommendations for your tackleboxes next time you go shopping, which isnt exactly flogging product down peoples throats. Have a look at some of the recent shimano videos and then you will see what flogging product is all about.