This is a trick poll. Here in Louisiana I use crickets for gills and small crawfish (under 1 inch) for chinqapins (crackers)
I probably wont list enough to cover everybody but wondered what is your choice for your #1 bait when bream fishing.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
I've used crickets for gills but they dont seem to stay on the hook long enough so most times it's dug up worms from home for me.
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I pretty much use waxies year round along with a grizzly jigs.
I like using tiny cranks the most, but I'm not claiming it is the most effective at all.
I'm just a diehard cricket guy but I've been thinking about expanding my horizens and trying some of these other baits ya'll been talking about.
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If they wont hit a small jig, which i think you catch bigger gills on, then i break out the red worms, and the peacock float.
My favorite for bream and crackers is a small tube jig followed by crickets if necessary.
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