lure technique...

[Kenshin]

myself and my mrs have been fishing on and off for about a year now we both have decent outfits and we have afew hundred bucks worth of lures both hardbodys and softys spread accross ecogear, berkly, zipbaits, atomic. TT, some random japanese blades, river 2 sea ect

my question is can anyone offer some advice on technique of these lures (hards, softs, blades, vibes ect) as between us we have only caught a handfull of bream and flattys on lures and the only things apart from herring & tailor iv caught on hards is 3 bream 2 of which were rats spread out over the entire year

so good explinations? youtube vids?

if you could reference to particular lures or in particular perth fishing it would be good

went fishing 3 times last week and only lure i had a half decent hit on was a zipbaits c-bream i tryed in dirty water in the canning but no hookup was just being reeled in killer slow with some pauses

[Minnows]

Originally Posted by Kenshin

i tryed in dirty water in the canning but no hookup was just being reeled in killer slow with some pauses

Sounds about right mate, adding a couple of short sharp twitches just before you pause can work wonders but the aggression of bream varies a lot between systems, as I don't fish the canning I'm not sure what retrieves they react best to but generally very slow retrieves with plenty of twitches and pauses catches bream on hb's.

[Piscateur]

Agree with MM short sharp twitches couples with pauses sometimes makes the difference.

[Crayfish]

Good technique for blades is to cast out, let it sink to the bottom then lift your rod tip to about 12 o'clock, let it sink back down, wind in the slack and repeat. If you get a hit but miss don't reel in, just continue the process chances are the bream will come back. Chemically sharpened hooks don't hurt either

With the C-Bream you sound like you were doing the right thing very slow retrieve you'll feel the Bream having a go at the lure but be patient and don't strike wait until you feel a solid hit and strike to side and not upwards.
Watch Mr Arima the designer of the lure in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNNnZTaNVb8

As for other lures it really depends on what type of lure floating, sinking, suspending, Minnow, Shad, Bibless Crank bait etc etc

Generally floating and suspending lures can simply be cranked, vary speeds try pauses and twitches etc, sinking Minnows on the other hand won't give much action on the retrieve and need to be jerked and twitched to impart the action of a darting or wounded baitfish.

They all have their place for specific situations ie a sinking Minnow is a killer when cast into a snag and allowed to sink and then jerked and a suspending Minnow or Shad can be cranked down to depth and paused in the strike zone.

Stick at it and always a good idea to find some nice clear water and have a play around to see exactly what your lure will do when jerked, twitched, cranked etc.

Mark

[Kenshin]

thanks for the tips guys cant wait to get out and have another crack possibly wont happen till sunday but i think ill give the atomic hardz, sx-40's and c-bream a crack on the canning will let you know how i go and if i get any ill be sure to post pics

[KeenFishoGuy]

Technique is a good thing to learn when it comes to working your lure, but IMO where about in the water it is, is the bigger issue. For example: if you were to throw in the middle of the water you may not get a single hit, but if you cast next to a fallen tree/ rockbar etc. Chances are you should be able to land a few fish alot easier. well hth

Fisho.

[benno123]

for bream around structure my number one retrieve is a slow soft twitch twitch pause with little 50mm hb's in structure for bream.
for flatties i normally use a 1/12 jighead with gulp 2 inch baby shrimp or 3 inch in banana prawn, still even with the flathead they say to flick it hard but with reasonably light jigheads on the flats with prawn sp's you can't go past the lift lift sink to bottom lift and repeat.