Bream on surface lures with a Daiwa Luvias LT at Bemm River

Bream on surface lures testing the Daiwa Luvias 20 spin reel. Were back on the Bemm River part of our east Gippsland fishing trip. This time we mix things up moving from soft plastics onto surface lures for some topwater bream fishing action. So much fun watching bream smash a OSP Bent minnow surface lure in clear and shallow waters.
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[@Doodsy1975]

The bream fishing in that part of the world must be something else. Looks like a beautiful place too.

[@fishingmad]

Yeah it sure is some of the best bream fisheries imaginable at Bemm River, Marlo, lake Tyers, Gippsland Lakes Hollands landing, so many more I could add to that list. Between a short time frame and really bad weather we really didn't get a chance to explore it all. But will do again at some stage

[@bozzuka4398]

Awesome session in the best fishery in the world!

[@fishingmad]

It sure is an amazing place, cant wait to go back

[@billntb7546]

my old man fished Bemm for the first time this year, he said it was the best fishing he’s experienced, I’ll be heading up come this spring for the first time myself for sure

[@fishingmad]

Your dad is 100% right, its pretty epic up there. I only spent 1 day and must have caught 50+ bream, and a few other species too. You'll love it when you go up there, not much else around but the fishing is excellent.

[@letien1981]

Very good and funny videos bring a great sense of entertainment!

[@jaredbuttigieg]

Awesome video Alan!!! Love those top water lures 👍🏼

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Jared, was so nice to change things up a little. Surface lures on light gear is so much fun

[@V1nhL]

Woo! Great session mate!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Vinh !!

[@ShragaMiFishingForTheSoul]

Enjoyed from this action and video man 😊🐟 Like 👍

[@fishingmad]

Thank you so much !!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@martindekorte6732]

Great Vlog mate 👍

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it !!!

[@matthewolcorn8070]

Smashed it mate!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Matthew. We sure did

[@Straightspoolin]

nice video! keep up the quality !

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Matthew, will do!

[@easemailboxes]

Fantastic.

[@fishingmad]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@PieajiKingFishing]

Nice catch bro👍🏻

[@fishingmad]

Thanks!!!

[@kevinbarker359]

Never fished for bream , always a mountain stream fish . another fun video , and simple to follow when we get back to aus we will get closer to the ocean . Thank you your time and effort to entertain us .

[@fishingmad]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment Kevin. Lots of content on the way so stay tuned for that. What country are you in at the moment?

[@kevinbarker359]

@@fishingmad we are in the mountains of northern Thailand near the border of Myanmar. Been here for 10 years. Time to come home now ,should be around Xmas. Getting to old now (67) thanks mate

[@fishingmad]

Thats brilliant. Thanks for the reply Kevin.

[@edoggg4847]

Love it

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!

[@jamiejenkins4583]

I'm so jealous!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Jamie, yeah its an epic place. So nice with the kayak and light gear

[@stripedninja5985]

nice video liked and subscribed

[@fishingmad]

Brilliant, Thank you. Plenty of good local vids on the channel that we hope you will enjoy

[@glueggelz3997]

Massive video Alan! Was wondering if you know any good spots for bream around Melbourne land fishing? Me and my mates have started fishing and havent had much luck. Cheers!

[@fishingmad]

Thank you !! Yes there are lots of decent land base spots for bream around melbounre. here is a few good options with video examples for you. This was fished in the yarra under the west gate bridge of lorimar street kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHnJcn1_a9CDl6M also a great spot for pinkies. Thsi was fished a canning resevre on the maribyrnong river kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXSYY6V_d8iqn8U and this was filmed on the nong closer to flemington kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZKxl3avj9qipa8 and this was the werribee river off K road kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2bHapZ5f6dja9U hoepfully plenty f options for you

[@peteh7966]

What a great session. Was that an Atomic Arrowz surface or crank you were using for the bent minnow? Great rods...

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Pete. Yeah 100% i was using the Atomic Hardz Crank rod for all the hard body lures and surface lures and using the Daiwa EX 702 for all the plastics fishing on our venture up to gippsland. Those atomic rods are unbelievable value. Great action for a low cost rod.

[@cooperthorley8979]

Hi fishing mad love the videos could u please do a pinkie catch and cook Thanks cooper

[@shannontogo6538]

Hi Alan,from your experience are you likely to catch good sized bream with the bent minnow and grub plastic in Melbourne metro areas like Marybirnong river where you have made other videos where you used live worms for bait?

[@fishingmad]

Hi Shannon. 100% bream love soft plastics and surface lures wherever you fish. That being said the Nong has been always been a notoriously difficult spot to catch bream on lures and plastics. I dont know why. when land base fishing there i can catch 20 on a good session with bait but nowhere near as many with lures and plastics. Hoping to spend a bit more time trying to work it out over winter. Hope that helps

[@peteh7966]

Dead right, have got a couple of the Bream Crank, A Bream Surface, Estuary and the lovely little Skinny Water rod too. What was the reel on the Daiwa? It seemed to have a lovely drag.

[@fishingmad]

100% agreed, Yeah the reel on the Atomic rod was a Daiwa Sol 3 2500 and the reel on the infeet outfit was a 20 Luvias 2000. Both great reels

[@Cimmeron]

Hi Alan, When it’s that weedy are you letting your grub hit the bottom? Does it snag much? Or are you keeping the retrieve higher?

[@fishingmad]

Hi Sean, most bites that day were happening after only a few seconds of the plastic hitting the water. ( they were in an aggressive mood ) Because it was so shallow and weedy I was either using a 1/20 jig head with soft plastics and working them slowly but not to slow that they got lots of weed, and the surface lures worked really slowly on the top. I hope that helps, let me know if there is any other detals I can help with.

[@bricemorgan7164]

Yes Alan! About 6 months ago do you remember I told you about the atomic arrowz and how you have to get 1. And you said you were sponsored and couldn't show it in a vid. How good are they! Great vid mate!

[@fishingmad]

I do remember and Yeah I agree they are fantastic. Amazing value for money. I was very surprised at the action and sensitivity for a rod at that price point. I purchased it literally 10 minutes before our trip away as I was expecting some gear that didn't arrive on time. I'm keen to potentially get the surface one as well even though the crank version is very versatile.

[@bricemorgan7164]

@@fishingmad I have the bream surface. It's a great rod. Good to see you take tips from your subs! 😉

[@fishingmad]

Awesome ill look at the surface rod aswell. And yes 100% always happy to take advise from those who follow the channel. Some really great anglers and people in general that follow the channel that have passed on some amazing feedback and advice over the years,

[@bricemorgan7164]

Love your work Alan. I know you love your daiwa gear. Have used the infeet rolling cranks yet? I'd love to see you chase the big black bream you guys get down in Vic. If your patient enough aye. Just a thought 😀

[@fishingmad]

Yeah, I do like there ultra light stuff that's for sure. I bought a handful of their new infeet rolling cranks last week. I haven't had a chance to use them just yet. Interesting redesign as they are quite smaller than most of the other cranks on the market but they do look good. I never caught as many bream on their older cranks as other brands so will be interesting to see how they go.

[@marioscarpuzza9810]

Nice one Alan, seems to be fishy there .good on you Alan. Ps:just a curiosity how long it takes to get there?😃🤙🤙👋

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Mario !!! Was a 5 1/2 hour drive from Melbourne. Well worth the effort.

[@bulentbirgin9671]

Hi Alan. I enjoy your fishing videos. I was wondering when is the best time to go Bem River for fishing. Thanks

[@fishingmad]

Thank you. I would say between Feb-Apr is a great time to go. Seeing so many good catches around this time of year. Also a good time for the EPs and flathead too

[@bulentbirgin9671]

Thanks Alan.

[@fishingmad]

anytime

[@edoggg4847]

Allan have you been fishing at jubilee lake?

[@fishingmad]

Many years ago i used to fish a jubilee lake. Was a great little spot for redfin and trout. I remember hiring one of their canoes and catching a few fish too. Might be time for a trip back there soon. Scrub worms of the jetties go good there.

[@terrygillam8149]

HI ALAN how far are you coming up the coast for EASTER are you perhaps coming to WAGONGA INLET please let me know CHEERS TERRY

[@fishingmad]

Hi Terry, unfortunately not heading quite that far up Bemm was our furthest stay, and from here we visit Marlo, Lake Tyers and Gippsland lakes. I would love to do a similar trip again very soon but go up even further to Mallacoota and Narooma. Hopefully in the not to distant future.

[@terrygillam8149]

@@fishingmad HI ALLAN look forward to meeting if you come up here we have got COBIA in the INLET pus its jumping with bait fish CHEERS TERRY

[@fishingmad]

Sounds good Terry. Hopefully in the not to distant future

[@ttoill3]

Awesome session man! Topwater is so addicting 😍would love to see a rod review on the atomic arrowz range, can't decided on the SUL and bream surface models for that topwater flicking and would love to hear your opinions

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Elliot. I really appreciate it. I've only just started using the Atomic Arrowz rods. Great value for money. I was using the crank version and it was very versatile and responsive for hard body lures, cranks and surface lures. Once I've used it a little more ill try and get something out, but for the price point they are excellent options.

[@ttoill3]

@@fishingmad thanks mate appreciate the response ☺️

[@fishingmad]

anytime

[@rhys.gillard4517]

What model infeet is that one mate?

[@fishingmad]

Infeet EX 702lfrs. Its a beautiful rod and paired so nicely with the luvias.

[@Galo1908mg]

Do you eat a fish everyday? Greetins from your brazilian follower living In Sydney

[@fishingmad]

Thanks for commenting !!! So nice to hear about where our followers are from. I do a lot of catch and release fishing. That being said I have a freezer currently full of whiting, squid, and flathead. So i could almost eat fish every day if I wanted to. Got a bit lazy and had a pizza tonight.

[@Piratepeteoo]

hi Alan how do you use the bent Minnows can you Me Any tips ,,,,Please,,,,,,

[@fishingmad]

Hi Peter, have a look at this vid if you get a chance. i talk in detail about how to use the lures kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36zn4CtqLdkb7s for bents i generally cast out and let it sit there for about 10 seconds enough time for the ripples to disperse. Than follow that up with2 or 3 real strong downward twitches and again a lengthy pause. Do that all the way back to where your fishing. Keep moving around with surface lures there usually isn't much point casting the same spot over and over again. Hopefully the vid will explain and show this much better.

[@Piratepeteoo]

thank you Alan

[@hangyu0211]

Many of those breams probably have never seen an artificial lure in their whole life.

[@fishingmad]

Very true. I was amazed at how quickly they hit them. Literally hitting a lure a second or two after it hit the water. I know the water was shallow, but was really suprised by it.

[@hangyu0211]

@@fishingmad I know. Usually breams are much more cautious or even timid at times, but those ones were so aggressive, which was great for the anglers. Great little session!

[@fishingmad]

Yeah 100%. usually i have found when you can see them they spook really quickly. But not that day they were smashing lures left right and centre.

[@michaelhoppe1311]

First

[@fishingmad]

Wow that was fast

[@michaelhoppe1311]

Got the notifications on so far a great vid and perfect conditions. Also wish I could afford such a nice kayak

[@fishingmad]

That's awesome, thanks for letting me know. Yeah kayaks can be mighty expensive. Especially the hobies with accessories and a sounder. Hopefully one day youll get a chance.

[@aladdinaydar8599]

Cant you catch bream with bait always you useing soft bait or hard lure please do bait fishin for bream so much people complain becouse you doing soft plastic and hard lure do somthing diffrend like bait fishin for bream thankyou

[@aladdinaydar8599]

I mean you always do fishing soft plastick or hard lure

[@fishingmad]

We target bream on bait as well, you may have missed those episodes kzbin.info/www/bejne/i33MgnmfZthgasU

[@fishingmad]

Its the most fun way to catch them but we also have plenty of content catching them with bait