Basic rules for catching pike at night

There are more and more lovers to hunt for a predator in reservoirs. Basically, early morning or late evening is chosen for catching, but few people know that pike fishing at night is more effective. Novice anglers are not aware of the subtleties of the process at this time of day, and not every experienced fisherman can boast of such experience.

Night fishing: what’s special?

At night, you can catch different fish, but the predator bites best. It is in the dark that it is customary to see lovers of catching carp, catfish and, of course, pike on the reservoirs.

Many beginners ask in surprise, does the pike bite at night? Of course, it bites, and at what it is at this time that you can catch especially large specimens. For everything to go just fine, you need to know and apply some features. The most important of them will be:

• fishing at night is carried out during the summer heat and in the autumn, spring is not suitable for this business;
• the best time for catching trophy pikes, according to experienced night fishermen, is the period from one in the morning to five in the morning;
• fishing is carried out only from the shore, the boat will create unnecessary noise;
• on the shore, when hunting for pike, you should weigh yourself as quietly as possible, extraneous sounds can scare away the inhabitants of the reservoir, including pikes;
• lures, on the contrary, choose noisy ones, practically nothing is visible in the water column, but the predator will react quickly to the sound.

Most often, a toothy one stands at night on the riffles, knowing the relief of the reservoir, it will not be problematic to find it. Another important feature will be that after a successful hooking and fighting, the next pike will have to wait, the sound of a fish beating against the water will definitely scare away its “girlfriends”.

What baits are used?

There are no special baits for catching pike at night, all standard baits are used, which are also caught in the daytime. The only difference will be the presence of a noise effect, without it at night it will not be possible to attract the attention of a pike for sure.

What should be in the arsenal

A real fisherman will definitely take all his baits to the maximum, but you should not do this, sometimes extra weight is useless. It is better to analyze the situation in advance, remember the behavior of the pike in the dark, think about whether the pike will respond to the selected specimens at night.

At night, a toothy predator is caught on such baits:

• wobblers with rattles, while the color of the bait can be any. It is worth choosing from fluorescent colors, which even in the dark can glow a little. However, the main advantage is still in the built-in rattle.
• At night, you can also fish with a lure, but a spinner is not enough. Some anglers recommend the use of spinners from Blue Fox, among the rest they are distinguished by a core in the form of a bell, which will create the necessary noise.
• Spinners will attract the attention of pike at night better, only for this they choose the so-called skimmers, they differ from the usual double body of the petal. Such a design, when moving during wiring in the water, will create acoustic waves, on which a predator from the reservoir will covet.
• You can try fishing with silicone lures, for this they do the usual installation, but additionally solder acoustic capsules. When casting and further during wiring, they will create noise, and this is exactly what is needed to catch pike.

Poppers are used to catch grasshoppers, which in most cases live and feed in reed beds or on shallows. A bait of this type will be superficial, but the sound it creates when moving through the water will lure the toothy representative of the reservoir to higher layers.

The subtleties of choosing a bait

As has been noted more than once, at night, pike fishing on spinning occurs only on lures with a noise effect. This is explained by the fact that visibility in the water column is already not very good, and at night the situation will only get worse. That is why the fish will react more to the sound than to the picture.

In regions where the nights are very short, fluorescent bait colors can be used. Absorbing light during daylight hours, they will glow in the water at night. Of course, there will be no bright glow as such, but a glare may interest a predator.

Large sizes of wobblers, spoons and silicone should be set aside for daytime fishing in the autumn. The dark time of the day will require medium-sized, but sufficiently sharp and strong hooks.

Wiring

Even a beginner knows that the success of all fishing depends on the wiring of the bait in the pond. In the daytime, you can try the classics with your own innovations, or choose a different method. Few people know how to catch pike at night, often even anglers with experience find it difficult to answer the question of which wiring is better.

First of all, you need to choose the right place, there are little tricks here:

• pike hunting places do not change depending on the time of day, it is in search of prey both day and night in the same place;
• the predator should be looked for on the edges and rifts, near snags and flooded trees;
• grassworts prefer shallow water more, during the day in the heat they move into the reeds, at night they can be seen standing aground near the grass;
• you should be patient, even active spinning will bring results, perhaps not immediately.

In order to catch the maximum number of fish in this way, it is worth the post of each successful hooking and fighting to move 10 meters higher or lower.

Having chosen a suitable place, they immediately try the most distant casting, but the wiring is carried out slowly so as not to frighten off the already cautious fish. Twitching is a good option, but it is worth remembering that at night the inhabitants of the reservoirs also sleep. The bait should resemble a sleepy fish moving slowly in the water, which means that there should absolutely be no active movements.

Tackle collection

For pike fishing at night, you need to have high-quality tackle. The composition is no different from fishing at other times of the day, but you should pay attention to the characteristics.

Rod

The form should be chosen high-quality, light and durable, the main indicators can be presented in the form of a table:

The fittings should also be good, when buying, you should immediately check the reel seat nut, the integrity of the inserts in the rings, and the absence of cracks on the top of the blank.

To catch pike at night, it is better to give preference to a rod with titanium inserts in the rings, they will be more reliable and strong, not at all afraid of blows.

Coil

The spinning reel plays a significant role in casting, hooking and playing the catch. Spinning tackle will require the purchase of a quality product, and special attention must be paid to the presence of bearings. The more of them in the coil, the softer the stroke and the longer the service life.

For this method, a product with a spool of 2000-2500 is suitable, the presence of a bearing in the line layer is mandatory. Inside the bearings should be from 4 or more. You can also use a reel with a larger spool, but then the weight in the gear will increase.

The gear ratio should be at least 5,2:1, this will be the best option.

Basis

For the base, it is better to give preference to the cord, but the fishing line should not be completely ruled out. The ideal option is an eight-core mill with a thickness of 0,12-0,14 mm; for fishing lines, this figure is equated to 0.28-0,3 mm. It is necessary to fill the spool completely, this will help the bait fly better when casting.

Attachment add-on

We examined the main components that will be needed when collecting tackle for pike fishing at night. But if there are other components that are no less important:

• it is not recommended to set a leash for night fishing, lures will work better directly;
• at the end of the base, a swivel with a clasp is knitted, they should be small in size, but withstand a decent load;
• without a yawner, when catching a pike, nowhere, this tool will allow you to open a toothy mouth and then proceed to extract the hook;
• a real spinning player should also have a cortsang or lancet, with the help of these surgical tools you can pull out the hook without injuring yourself on the sharp teeth of a predator;
• at night, it is worth having a ligrip on hand, it is not very convenient to use a tether at this time of the day, and with the help of this tool you can grab a pike tightly.

It became scary for beginners, where you can stuff so much everything you need, and you also have to carry a box of baits with you. It is in this case that the retriever can help out, you can place it on the belt and then arrange everything you need in the desired order.

Reasons for the lack of bite

It happens that everything seems to be perfectly matched, and everything has been tried, and the wiring imitates a sleeping fish as much as possible, but the predator is still not on the hook.

You can change the wiring technique, if this does not work, you should look for reasons elsewhere.

Lunar calendar and fishing

Did you look at the state of the moon before you went to the place of fishing? This is one of the most important indicators, the night luminary has a strong influence on fish, including pike. To be sure to go on a quiet hunt with a trophy, it’s worth the new moon, but the full moon will significantly reduce the activity of a toothy predator in any body of water.

Weather

In strong winds, it is quite difficult to make accurate casts, and the fish become more cautious during this period. That is why it is not advisable to go to the night weather during a storm. But light rain and cloudy weather in the evening will contribute to the capture of trophy specimens.

Influence of other inhabitants of the reservoir

The proverb that there is a pike in the lake, so that the crucian does not doze off, has a truthful basis. But the predator herself sometimes becomes shy, this is one of the main reasons for the lack of biting at night.

Only two types of stronger predators can scare a pike:

• som;
• Sudakov room.

The rest of the inhabitants run away from her themselves. If a benthic giant appears nearby, then the pike simply leaves, even if this is its usual parking lot. She does the same when she sees a fang approaching.

These are the main reasons why the pike does not bite at night, but you should not forget about the state of the ecosystem.

Pike fishing at night is very interesting. Do not be afraid to engage in night spinning without experience, the more you go out and try, the faster you will have the necessary skills and dexterity. The key to successful fishing is the right tackle, lures and, of course, fishing luck, so go for it!