Australia's Top 10 Bream Lures

[Savvyfishing]

Hi Fellas,

I am conducting some research into Austs top 10 bream lures and i hope you might be able to help me out. I am trying to poll over 200 fishos from all walks of life, to get a good gauge on what we the people believe to be our favorite bream lure. It can be anything artificial from a plastic, hard bods, poppers, blades, vibes or flies etc It doesn't matter about your experience levels, i want feedback from bream pros all the way to first time lure users and everything in between.

I am fascinated by fads and would love to see if there is truly a standout performer amongst us all. The results will be displayed in an article in Fishing World Magazine and i have had over 80 people participate so far. I would really love your help.

What i need is your top 10 lures in order. I know its a hard thing to judge but try and be as accurate as you can, based on how well the lure produces for you overall.

Thanks everyone.

[Dan Walter]

Mate
Check out bream.com.au there is a pole going ATM. Looks like the humble chubby is winning.

[Savvyfishing]

Hi Dan,

Thanks for that but this isn't the sort of thing i am after. That poll is for hard bods only, and only lures of the site sponsors. I am looking at all types of artificials and participants from all fishing circles, not just bream pros who will plug their sponsors.

The article i will be writing is more an experiment in social conditioning and fads more than plugging 10 winning lures.

reckon you might be able to rustle up 10?

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by Savvyfishing

Hi Dan,

Thanks for that but this isn't the sort of thing i am after. That poll is for hard bods only, and only lures of the site sponsors. I am looking at all types of artificials and participants from all fishing circles, not just bream pros who will plug their sponsors.

The article i will be writing is more an experiment in social conditioning and fads more than plugging 10 winning lures.

reckon you might be able to rustle up 10?

Yeah you've got to watch those guys who do sneaky plugs for the organisations they work for

[Zenburger]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

Yeah you've got to watch those guys who do sneaky plugs for the organisations they work for

Yes that's right YD and using forums where people use allias names many that may have affiliation with lure companies and unknown because of anonymity may not get terribly accurate results IMO

You'd be better off asking the pros what their favourite sponsors lures are and how they work them would be a more interesting read IMO the favourite lure thing has been done to death on forums already and is stale

Zen

[Savvyfishing]

Highlighting how lures work for bream has been done to death too mate. That is stale.

This is not going to be a run of the mill top 10 breakdown, but i can't tell you what i am doing specifically as it will ruin the whole piece.

I have done this through 4 other forums, polled tackle store owners and staff on best selling lures, bream pros and close associates and this is the only community where there has been anything other than positive support.

I was directed here by someone who suggested i might be able to get some good responses. I am not a bream fishing guru or a bream diehard so i need your input here. If you wish to help me out i thank you. If your skeptical, don't participate. Either way. This article is going to happen.

[stompy]

Here is my Top Ten

1. Deep Chubby
2. Tiemco Stick Minnow
3. Smith Camion
4. Sammy 65
5. Megabass Dog X jnr
6. Chubby Slim
7. Squidgy Wriggler 70mm
8. Ecogear zx35
9. Gulp 2inch prawn (if Gulp is allowed)
10. Bassday Kanguku shad

Cheers

[Savvyfishing]

Mate you haven't read my post.

Dan suggested i go and look at the poll on bream.com.au and i said that poll is ONLY from lures of THEIR site sponsors so the poll was not good for what i am trying to do.

I dont want skewed results. I want to open this to all fishos and all lures from any manufacturer.

[Crayfish]

Totally depends on the situation and place but

1. Zipbaits Tiny
2. Jackall Chubby Minnow
3. Damiki Vault
4. Zipbaits Skinny Pop Jr
5. Megabass Dog X Jr
6. Zipbaits Rigge 46 & 56
7. SX40
8. Bubble Pop 35/45
9. Strike Pro Micro Vibe 25 (only picked it up today and already caught two fish in an hour . At this rate will be much higher in the future)

[Cortinaboy]

Can you tell us why you are doing this? Why 200? I gather you are a journo of some sort? Seems a little odd to not care if the respondants are experienced or not - even if they've only used one lure. What would the point of that sort of article be if you're polling people who have no experience. Seems like it would produce a meaningless article and if you are actually trying work out what's the best or most popular, then you should have some criteria that the survey is based around so that it has some meaning. You say you're interested in fads, best performing lures, most popular lures. i'd suggest they are not the same thing. How do you separate a fad from a good performer from some one who has only ever used 10 lures and lists them all?

[Savvyfishing]

Originally Posted by Cortinaboy

Can you tell us why you are doing this? Why 200? I gather you are a journo of some sort? Seems a little odd to not care if the respondants are experienced or not - even if they've only used one lure. What would the point of that sort of article be if you're polling people who have no experience. Seems like it would produce a meaningless article and if you are actually trying work out what's the best or most popular, then you should have some criteria that the survey is based around so that it has some meaning. You say you're interested in fads, best performing lures, most popular lures. i'd suggest they are not the same thing. How do you separate a fad from a good performer from some one who has only ever used 10 lures and lists them all?

Mate, while i would love to tell you all the info you asked for, you will have to wait like everyone else for the article to find out. This is a friendly poll and i just picked an arbitrary number of 200 minimum. If i get more great.

Yes i am a journo and write for Fishing World.

The whole emphasis is not to restrict myself who i speak with to TRY and get a balanced view. Predominantly, i have poled fishos with excellent experience and know a number of bream pros but i am reluctant to ask only pros as they will poll their sponsors lures.

All good questions mate, and if your not comfortable, please don't feel obligated to participate

[DUKESTER]

Why are people making this difficult? Its a simple poll. It is very informative to the novice (who still catch Bream) to the pro. Lets try and help him out hey?

Really depends on what time of the year but I guess winter Breamin in Victoria has just passed so will go with now:-
1. IMPACT TACKLE - BLADEZ
2. ECOGEAR VX40 - 439 or 445
3. ZIPBAIT - RIGGE 56F SHALLOW
4. LUCKYCRAFT - HUMPBACK MINNOW
5. LUCKYCRAFT - FLASH MINNOW 65 TR
6. ZIPBAIT - KHAMSIN TINY - DR
7. ECOGEAR - SX40LC - 307
8. LUCKYCRAFT - POINTER 48 DD
9. MARIA - SHAD
10. STRIKE PRO - BASS X

[nuzzy]

1. cranka vibe
2. atomic hardz shad
3. squidgy wriggler
4. tt switchblade
5. tt ghost blade
6. ecogear sx40f
7. GULP 3in fry
8. river2sea baby vibe 35
9. cranka shad
10. GULP 6in worm

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by Breamingwithjoy

Tis all good, I try and leave the AFN stuff out of it when I can resist the urge to plug the mag/dvd/whatever.

Mainly just come here to satiate my inner tackle junkie and catch up with the guys I am heading out fishing with on the weekend.

Good place to find all your new gear to run in the mag too

The only thing I remember about AFN are their excellent tear proof/water proof maps of Lake Eildon, Westernport and Port Phillip Bay.

Now you're telling me the same guys are making Mags and Dvds

Dont hold back on that stuff - The AFN brand has always been synonymous with quality fishing productions in Victoria. Dont think of it as plugging - if its about AFN - Its a "public service announcement"

My introduction to AFN occurred 30 mins into my first bait session in Northern Westernport many, many moons ago. (High tide launch with no knowledge of the channels - and a time when sounders were for flashy DohDohDohDohDohDohs

At the 29min and 48sec mark everything was going good. 12 seconds later - we'd done ourselves a mischief on a mud bank.

We were aiming for a hole, just off a bluff on French Island - in an over-loaded tinny with no tilt control on the motor.

Best way to get there? - the general concensus of the pissed idiots polled was - as the crow flies

The solution was - dig through the frozen pippies and pilchards we bought at PW's Fishing World, to find the map that PW said we'd be idiots not to buy...........

read the map......then put the arse of the fattest bloke on the boat in the anchor well to lift the motor out of the mud. Then once we got some pace up - just gun it till we hit the channel.

The gummies werent there but we smashed the whiting.....I still have the indent of a sand anchor in my arse and finnished the day with wet socks

Without the AFN map - it could have got very ugly.

[Breamingwithjoy]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

The only thing I remember about AFN are their excellent tear proof/water proof maps of Lake Eildon, Westernport and Port Phillip Bay.

Now you're telling me the same guys are making Mags and Dvds

Dont hold back on that stuff - The AFN brand has always been synonymous with quality fishing productions in Victoria. Dont think of it as plugging - if its about AFN - Its a "public service announcement"

My introduction to AFN occurred 30 mins into my first bait session in Northern Westernport many, many moons ago. (High tide launch with no knowledge of the channels - and a time when sounders were for flashy DohDohDohDohDohDohs

At the 29min and 48sec mark everything was going good. 12 seconds later - we'd done ourselves a mischief on a mud bank.

We were aiming for a hole, just off a bluff on French Island - in an over-loaded tinny with no tilt control on the motor.

Best way to get there? - the general concensus of the pissed idiots polled was - as the crow flies

The solution was - dig through the frozen pippies and pilchards we bought at PW's Fishing World, to find the map that PW said we'd be idiots not to buy...........

read the map......then put the arse of the fattest bloke on the boat in the anchor well to lift the motor out of the mud. Then once we got some pace up - just gun it till we hit the channel.

The gummies werent there but we smashed the whiting.....I still have the indent of a sand anchor in my arse and finnished the day with wet socks

Without the AFN map - it could have got very ugly.

I'll pass your well wishes and thanks onto Joy our Maps lady She'll yell at me but it will be worth it.

Yeah we make all kinds of things in the willy wonkers factory that is AFN. We even have this guy "walkingwithboys" or something that chips in with bream stuff every now and again.

Off the back of another thread I know you have been rummaging through, I have documented the microvibe technique for all to see on the next Sports Fish DVD. Not a plug for the DVD but a plug for the handsome man who presents in it