cheap chook gut is all im using i tried other baits but ive been getting big bream on the gut so i stick to it, also i find mullet fillet not bad on some days i heard a lot of people talking about getting big numbers of bream on other baits but i find the gut to be more efficient on getting rid of the little pickers usually i get all the bream within an hour or two and move on to another species later in the day give it a shot you just have to get used to the smell though
top or bottom of the tide doesnt matter as long as it is early morning and water runing any direction will do