Tie-at-home extras · Black bream

Bream rig

A three-hook boat paternoster with long, light snoods and small hooks for one of summer's best light-tackle fish.

Braid 20lb + leaderSize 4 swivelThree dropperssize 10 swivels, crimpedSnoods 12–15lb45–60cm, light and longSize 4–2 fine hooksquid or mackerel stripBody 30lb, 1.4m6–12oz lead
Targets
Black bream, also gurnard, pout and pollack
Where
Inshore reefs from late spring to summer

What you need

Mainline
20lb braid with a 20lb leader
Rig body
1.4m of 30lb mono
Droppers
3 × size 10 swivels with beads and crimps
Snoods
12–15lb fluoro, 45–60cm
Hooks
Size 4–2, fine wire
Lead
6–12oz, only what holds

Build it

  1. Tie a swivel to the top of the body.
  2. Make three droppers about 45cm apart.
  3. Tie on the lead link.
  4. Tie long snoods with small hooks.
  5. Bait with thin strips of squid or mackerel.
On the beach

Bream knock quickly. Hold the rod, keep it light, and strike at the first firm pull. A few pink or white beads above the hook can help.

Knots for this rig are in Knots. Line strengths, hook sizes and weights are starting points: scale them to your tackle, the ground and the tide. Diagrams are schematic and not to scale.