Is there any baits that you guys have tried that slow down the bream ? I'm aware that I will never cut out the bream takes entirely on my water as there are so many, But was just wondering if you guys had tried anything that's slowed them a little, was thinking of maize and tigers as they are a little harder, what's your thoughts ? Cheers 👍
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Cast singles to showing fish. If there are bream shoals and you put bait in they Will be on you. Don't put bait in unless you are prepared , and have a session long enough to wade through the bream to get to the carp. Heavy baiting Will eventually get the carp but it may take a lot of bait and a long. Sleepless wait.
Cast singles to showing fish. If there are bream shoals and you put bait in they Will be on you. Don't put bait in unless you are prepared , and have a session long enough to wade through the bream to get to the carp. Heavy baiting Will eventually get the carp but it may take a lot of bait and a long. Sleepless wait.
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24 or 28mm boilies work fine
24 or 28mm boilies work fine
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Not sure what baits you are using now?
Top tip. Avoid pellet for starters, the love it
Not sure what baits you are using now?
Top tip. Avoid pellet for starters, the love it
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As Mark said, don't bait up heavily unless you want loads of bream, although there is an exception in that, if your baited area is totally surrounded by weed, as they don't seem to like pushing through weed from my own personal experience.
Bream absolutely love particles, any groundbait, pellet or spod mix, they will eat maize and tigers over them as they hoover the bottom while they feed.
Use as big a bait as you can to avoid smaller bream, I had to resort to 2 20mm baits on the reservoir to avoid them. A mate fished single 15mm baits in the same area and had 3 bream in the afternoon.
Sometimes bream will get onto your spots, and then you catch a random carp. I had that happen on Ardleigh Reservoir, from the exact same swim as John Wilson strangely in one of his Go Fishing programmes.
As Mark said, don't bait up heavily unless you want loads of bream, although there is an exception in that, if your baited area is totally surrounded by weed, as they don't seem to like pushing through weed from my own personal experience.
Bream absolutely love particles, any groundbait, pellet or spod mix, they will eat maize and tigers over them as they hoover the bottom while they feed.
Use as big a bait as you can to avoid smaller bream, I had to resort to 2 20mm baits on the reservoir to avoid them. A mate fished single 15mm baits in the same area and had 3 bream in the afternoon.
Sometimes bream will get onto your spots, and then you catch a random carp. I had that happen on Ardleigh Reservoir, from the exact same swim as John Wilson strangely in one of his Go Fishing programmes.
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I've caught plenty of bream on 24mm baits , my tip would be to use the korda shrink wrap on your hook baits.
I've caught plenty of bream on 24mm baits , my tip would be to use the korda shrink wrap on your hook baits.
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No they don't, I've had loads of bream on double 22+24mm baits. Not big bream either
No they don't, I've had loads of bream on double 22+24mm baits. Not big bream either
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Nothing will stop them but big boilies and nuts will see less problems than most other baits in my experience.
Nothing will stop them but big boilies and nuts will see less problems than most other baits in my experience.
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Using bigger baits and longer hairs reduces the amount of bream that get hooked.
In addition, there are certain things you can add to your boilies that reduce the interest of bream as wel.
Using bigger baits and longer hairs reduces the amount of bream that get hooked.
In addition, there are certain things you can add to your boilies that reduce the interest of bream as wel.
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It's only a small lake so I've just been fishing in the edge with a few crumbed boilies and had a few carp this way, but there is a particular spot that they really like, but I've always been breamed out fishing just a few boilies, so I want to prebait it and then just fish single on one rod when I get there, so I want to use something that will stay down there as long as possible so the carp will come across it at some point.
It's only a small lake so I've just been fishing in the edge with a few crumbed boilies and had a few carp this way, but there is a particular spot that they really like, but I've always been breamed out fishing just a few boilies, so I want to prebait it and then just fish single on one rod when I get there, so I want to use something that will stay down there as long as possible so the carp will come across it at some point.
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24mm bait with Korda shrink wrap.
24mm bait with Korda shrink wrap.
In reply to Post #10
Nuts is your best bet imo.
Nuts is your best bet imo.
In reply to Post #12
If you go for nut, have a look at xxl/jumbo tigernuts
Boilies with a high dosis of black pepper are also an option.
If you go for nut, have a look at xxl/jumbo tigernuts
Boilies with a high dosis of black pepper are also an option.
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Bream still love tigers
Bream still love tigers
In reply to Post #13
I'm thinking of prebaiting with tigers, maize and 18mm boilie every few days then just fish a single yellow pop up when I get to the lake to fish and see what happens, hopefully that will get the carp returning to the spot to investigate regularly and just have a little pop up there waiting for them. The lake is only 10 mins from home so can get up to bait regularly.
I'm thinking of prebaiting with tigers, maize and 18mm boilie every few days then just fish a single yellow pop up when I get to the lake to fish and see what happens, hopefully that will get the carp returning to the spot to investigate regularly and just have a little pop up there waiting for them. The lake is only 10 mins from home so can get up to bait regularly.