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by Sebb
Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:19 pm
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Hi Everyone, I have recently started targetting Bream in the Yarra with lures and predominantly soft plastics. I have been using a 2.5-inch motor oil Z man grub on 1/16th jig head, 8lb leader and braid and 2-4kg 7kg rod. I have been targetting pylons and banks but have not had any bites or fish. I ...
by sloth
Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:03 pm
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

As Sebb said drop your leader to 4lb (banks) or 6lb (docks/pylons). Year round breamin in the CBD you can get away with four lures: 40mm blade 30-40mm shallow diving hardbody 2 or 2.5” zman grub Strike pro micro vibe You can add to the above but quite honestly I’d be confident fishing year round in ...
by Sebb
Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:21 pm
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Welcome to the forum. I fished yarra around the CBD a lot before this lockdown. Use the search function in this forum and you will see my posts/reports about yarra bream. In short story, plastic fishing when the water is milo chocolate is hard, best to fish when the water is clearer. Fish the run i...
by Sebb
Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:07 pm
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Cheers Sloth! Really appreciate the response and the amazing rundown of everything. I now have a lot more confidence with both you and Sebb's info for my next session after countless donuts! :oo: Thanks again guys! No worries, and good luck. It took me a while too. After I caught a couple, I got th...
by sloth
Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:41 am
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Roughly what area of the Yarra are you fishing? I mainly fish CBD and the Nong - for the Yarra I was mainly downstream of crown …. Fairly sure the middle and upper brackish sections of the Yarra would fish like the nong though. As sebb mentioned above - our estuary is a salt wedge estuary so in our ...
by Longbombs
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:01 am
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Fish top of the high, run out being the best. Slightly dirty water is always better IMO. Find shady areas, especially bridges (i.e. wurundjeri way bridge). Any 2-3" paddle or curl tail will work. 1/16th jig head is perfect. Hopped along the bottom is fine - pretty simple fishing. But mostly you'll g...
by sloth
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:00 am
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Yeah - as you get better and know how to watch the line and when a slight twitch or a drop-back indicates a bite I think that makes sense. Using the reel to hop it and keeping it on a fairly tight line is useful when starting off as it will catch fish, it removes the confidence factor of wondering i...
by Sebb
Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:56 am
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

I like to always have slack line while hoping a plastic because it makes it jump up and down on the spot, If you have your line tight the plastic will bounce like ball moving forward. That is true. Never thought of that. 🤔 I always try to have the line tight all the time, so I can feel any vibratio...
by sloth
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:13 am
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Yeah that’s all good stuff — I tend to go 6lb around the cbd but mostly banks on the nong im at 4lb - you’re right though that might be a bit ambitious to start with. dead sticking cranka crabs definitely works - I just find it a bit dull - but I still always carry one :) saying that - if OP you end...
by Sebb
Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:54 pm
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Re: Yarra river Bream on SP's

Hi Everyone, quick update! Headed down today from 4-7 and fished about 3km of the river using a 2.5-inch motor oil grub on a 1/16th (still waiting for my shallow divers and blades to come). This coincided with the high tide and I had my hopes up! I started with the banks and then moved my way slowl...