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 Breem for stripers
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03/25/17 04:03 AM
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tcct
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Does anyone use breem instead of shad for stripers, particularly on Whitney...just curious...
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/25/17 04:21 AM
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big D
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I use them and they work great when I find the striper bunched up on structure. I don't think you can beat gizzard shad, but I've caught several striper using bream on Whitney. March and April seem to be the best months to use bream for me.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/25/17 02:22 PM
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PKfishin
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I've used them at PK when shad were not available. They work but not as good as shad. You'll be highly surprised at how bit a perch or shad a striper will eat.
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
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Re: Breem for stripers
[Re: tcct]
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03/25/17 10:08 PM
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Kentucky
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Yes, trim the dorsal fin first
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 12:53 AM
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MoTex
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Caught stripers on Whitney with bream in July.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 08:11 PM
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nesikabay
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Best bait I have found is small whites and LM bass. If I can get 3 to 5 inch crappie they work also
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 08:18 PM
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nesikabay
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Im not saying I know someone that has bait . But get a gillnet or a hoop net and you will have bait. other wise let me know
Last edited by nesikabay; 03/26/17 08:18 PM.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 08:26 PM
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roadtrip
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Best bait I have found is small whites and LM bass. If I can get 3 to 5 inch crappie they work also endangered snail darters are good in a pinch.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 08:33 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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My experience in using sunfish (bream) as striper/hybrid bait is simple: EXCELLENT!
Look for the ones with more orange or red on them. Dont know why, but these work better for me.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/26/17 10:05 PM
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shark79
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How big a perch is too big to use for bait?
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Re: Breem for stripers
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#12159008
03/27/17 12:19 AM
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jbobo
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Depends on the size striper you target. A big striper will eat a 2 lb fish, shad, perch, sandbass, whatever it can catch. Usually 3 to 8 inch bream work well.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 01:14 AM
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shark79
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8 inch? I gotta to got a bigger r&r
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 01:25 AM
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Uncle Zeek
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Oh, smaller perch will work just fine. Most of the time I'm using 3 to 5 inch baits.
"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein
Artim Law Firm, PLLC
Estate planning & tax attorney
2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028
972-746-0758 mobile
zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 04:15 AM
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jbobo
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8 inch? I gotta to got a bigger r&r Just loosen the drag a little more.  Oh, smaller perch will work just fine. Most of the time I'm using 3 to 5 inch baits. This is true.^^^^ But he did ask "how big is too big to use for bait?" I know some guys who use one big perch and cut another in half for two cut baits. They usually catch bigger stripers.
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 06:37 AM
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tcct
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Thanks for all the responses...going to try it this week...I'll keep you posted
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 09:15 PM
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CB Aggie
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If in TX do not do what Nesikabay does. Game warden will turn you inside out
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Re: Breem for stripers
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03/27/17 10:54 PM
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PKfishin
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Yep Aggie. You might even get the wrong one and they seize your truck and boat. Those fish and game laws are not suggestions.
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
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