Surface Fishing for Bream

[chris_lemess]

Hey guys

After the Walpole round, I'm very keen to do some surface fishing for bream... not because of the outstanding success of others on the flats, but because two of my bream on day two hit the lure when it was spinning wildly on the surface as they do when the line gets caught around the front hook.
I jiggled the lure in the water to try and free the hook (after a pinpoint cast under a tree), and both times the bream rose to the surface and nailed the lure as it wallowed there. Truly an awesome sight and better than using any deeper diving lure IMO!! :)

Do any of you WA boys know where I can get poppers / fizzers under 35mm? I'm hoping to find some Heddon teeny torps or maybe some small poppers. Warren are you going to stock anything like this?

thanks guys

Chris

[Craig_S]

Chris, that would be an interesting exercise for sure. I went out with Geoff Paulic and on one of his casts the wind blew his line across some small branches with the result that his line was held up in a snag and the lure just dangling on top of the water.

He jigged the line a little bit to try and get it free with the unintended result of "tea bagging" his hardbody on the surface. We were amazed to see it get smashed twice!!

[pw-bream]

Chris,

have a look in this thread
http://www.breammaster.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=668
where clever Dave W suggests making your own poppers from foam earplugs. I've also seen a method of punching them out of a thong which would give a heavier popper that would cast further.

[pw-bream]

Found the original thread with details of the ear plug poppers.
http://www.breammaster.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51 "Heaney" is the originator of the info.

[madsurfe]

Hi Guys

Bushy descibes how to make fizzers in his Bream Bible. All you have to do is get some dowling and screw in loops and you can get the the little propeller blades from tackle shops that specialize in Fly tackle

[LakeConjolaFish]

The foam ear plugs idea sounds like a ripper, I heated up a needle and made the hole (warning a very toxic smell emanates whilst doing this so be careful). I was able to get some in a lot of different colours.

I can't wait to try them out:)

[Dave W]

I'm a huuuuge fan of the River2Sea Buggi-Pop 35, I'm sure you've seen the post on 'Killer Poppers', it probably doesn't describe their effectiveness well enough.

There isn't much info on them on the net - the River2Sea site is under construction.

I don't know if you can get them over west, but if you're having difficulties P.M. me and I'll give you the details of where I get them - they may send them over.

They've got Daichi trebles - just don't put them anywhere near anything - the little buggers pin like crazy:eek:

I've just ordered a bunch of propellers for surface fizzers, so i can make my own! I got them from a site called Stamina, in the USA but has a huge range of hardware for lure making.
I ordered gold, silver, chartruese, red and white. So when i'm done i'll let you all know which is most effective!!!:D


Dave

[geoff_abrams]

i agree with dave w those river2sea lures are awesome very small but effective as are rebel crickhoppers my all time fav bream lure.im also making my earplug poppers what a great idea!

[Dave W]

Buggi-Pop pics:

[Dave W]

Underneath:

Man, they look dynamite!

Dave

[Dave W]

One more:

[Dave W]

They've also got a single ball bearing in them - and rattle like the blazes on a flicking retrieve:) Very Cicada like....

[Bear]

Hope they get those here soon Dave.

[AtomicGrant]

Has anyone seen the buggy pops for sale over in WA? Also would like to try out a cricket surface lure because some windy days I see many crickets skipping across the water :)

Grant

[kevinnugent59]

Originally posted by Dave W
They've also got a single ball bearing in them - and rattle like the blazes on a flicking retrieve:) Very Cicada like....

Hey, I have one of them! I bought it a few weeks ago when chasing Australian Bass at Lake Moogerah. Worked OK, too. :)
They work well in the mornings, when the fish are surface feeding, supposedly.

Kevin

[Stuie_02]

Hi Everyone

The ear popper is very easy to make but lacks the weight excellent as a fly, i have a PDf for thoes who want a copy.
You can have a go with Balsa get a hole cutter and cut the desired length and width. Add some rubber legs for stability andpaint.
But for easy bug that dont pop or make noise daves little bug lool like the money. imiations of cicada's or a frog would be excellent
Cheers
Stuie

[Davo]

Bear & AtomicGrant......I have found them here in the West. :D

Carry on Camping & Fishing World in Kelmscott stock them.
their address is 2880 Albany Hwy Kelmscott
Ph: 9495 1940

A lil' dearer than what Dave W gets them for @ $11.50 each but they look the goods

Dave W what have you found to be the most effective retreive for these buggi pop's :confused:


Cheers,
Dave

[LakeConjolaFish]

What water do they work best in muddied, dark green or clear ?

[pw-bream]

Jim,
I think the water colour would be less important than the situation. Poppers would likely be best fished in Summer when insects such as Cicadas are likely to fall into the water. Areas with overhanging trees, etc along the banks would be the best spots.

[LakeConjolaFish]

Thanks PW what you said rings very true, try to match what they are naturally eating.

So much to learn so little time :)

[Bear]

Thanks for that Davo.

I'll check it out.

[AtomicGrant]

Cheers Davo might check it out if I can drag myself away from Bunbury :)

Grant

[Lizardboy]

I used the buggi pop on bass and redfin the other day very successfully. another thing I like about them is that some colours are semi clear, so that the sun shines through them from above possibly making them more appealing! And yep the hooks are some of the sharpest I've encountered

[kevinnugent59]

I was out popping a lure on the surface the other day.....my favourite "seal" pattern....


:D

[Newbass]

Ive been using River2Sea cicadas too.They are dynamite on bream .Chucking them under the mangroves at high tide.

[Pukka]

I'm sure a few of you have seen this image in another thread, but as it's relevant, here's another "buggi pop bream". :)
I agree the hooks on Buggi pops are 'sticky' sharp, however they are also quite 'fragile' and can easily bend, even break, if you're forced to put some muscle on a good fish in tight country.

[Matt Ireland]

Ive seen little poppers made out of thongs too. you just cut out a bit of thong and put a screw in eye in one end then stick it in a cordless drill to sand it to shape. Then you take out the screw eye and cut a slot in to put a wire frame in with a treble at one end and a towing eye at the other. You can get them in lotsa of different colours.

Matt

[Kris]

Pukka ,
ooooooohhhhhhhhh that geen looks ppeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyy
just like the old green grocer cicada i used to catch as a kid:)

[Pukka]

Originally posted by Kris
Pukka ,
ooooooohhhhhhhhh that geen looks ppeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyy
just like the old green grocer cicada i used to catch as a kid:)


I agree Kris, but it looks even better when it disappears in an explosive 'crash' of water and foam! :)

Pukk' ;)

[chris_lemess]

Gotta get a hold of one of them Buggi buggers! :)
Got a bream day before yesterday that would have taken one for sure.... right on the surface.

Anyway I saw one of the new Storm 4cm crickhoppers. They look the goods for sure! Awesome little lures but I can't see them on the website yet... very slim profile as well... perrrfect.

Chris

[chris_lemess]

Anyone seen any of these around? It's a Yo-Zuri Arms Popper Micro 2".
They look the goods.

http://www.yo-zuri.com/images/armspoppermicro_b.jpg

Chris

[Ravin]

Anyone know where any of the lures in this thread are available on line? My 2 local shops haven't got them & aren't interested in ordering them either. Probaly making enough money selling 100m spools of 4 pound fireline for 40 bucks.:mad: