bream are notoriously fussy so it pays to experiment. Also the fish will school together of similar size so if you catch one move on.

sometimes big bream will only hit a lure if it is paused for a good 10 seconds or ripped in or slow rolled, sometimes they just slam them regardless of retrieve.

for the bigger fish I would look at variables such as tide, time of day, try to match the hatch and look at your habitat. You may just have to cast deep into the snags to interest the fish.

our last bream trip (not the swan) we were plagued by small fish.

try a different lure and the blades/vibes such as TT or R2S micro vibes are great cause they sink deep and can be used with multiple retireves to deadly effect.

but mate practice makes perfect so just keep trying, better to be catching some fish rather than none 

some good priced lures include the atomic range and the good ol halco have pulled mobs of fish, you dont need big dollars to spend on lures.

good luck and your gear setup is OK

• Fish dawn and dusk. Fish slow with pauses. keep changing your retrieve until you find something that works.
• Put your lure in the prime locations where the dominant fish will be. The windward edge of structure, the upcurrent edge of structure and the edge of shadows.
• Don't focus too much on structure and forget about the rest of the river. At the right times bream will be out feed on the flats and open areas too.  

get your confidence up.

Ive been persuaded to use eco gear sx40's from guys that solely target blacks and i find there reasons solid. cast well,great action,good colours, strong hooks and catch fish

After buying a range of lures, the halcos laser pros, river 2 sea vibs, and daiwa shiners stand out.  

Lost a beauty of a fish last week due to not replacing the daiwa shiner hooks with quality owner hooks

Try a lighter leader down to 3lb for spooky fish. And with your lure action, Ive found a slow retrieve produces my best fish.

ps did well at ascot last week.

thanks too you all for the info and i shall take it too my next session and hopefully i can report back with a, at least a keeper, but as a keen fish for the future attidue, all black bream go back too fight another day.

i went for a morning fish today across from the mitchell freeway near como. ive fished there before, knowing that there are many blowies that habitat this area but i thought i might aswell give it another go. much to my dissapoinment i got harrased by blowies again. i tried using plastics but changed after the first cast because there was only half the amount of plastic i through out then what i reeled in. i changed to hard bodies but that didnt seem to make much differance.

ive fished the swan many times before trying to find bream ot flathead but never had much luck. anyone that catches these fish from land deserves a medal i reckon

i got 4 over 35cm in as many casts in the canning river early early sunday morning (before sun up) before swanfish weigh in, then got smashed by blowies and SMALL flatties (after sun came up) all Landbased captures

Baby vibe 43's are really getting them at the moment, most hook ups came on the pause or a very very slow retrieve with no action, so be ready to strike... lots of 18-20cm fish around aswell. All my best results have come when its dark or just before the sun rise. Ive found when there are other people around using bait (prawns, mussels etc) that the bream wont bite as often and spook very easily, hense fishing early or late hours, gotta be keen to get those cracker fish.

me and a mate went in canning today fishing the rising tide, only 1 bream but 5 decent flaties. once the tide stoped rising the fish just turned off... fussy critters!!