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Fishing for a predator is quite diverse, namely, catching asp on a spinning rod will give a decent result only to a persistent and experienced angler. To catch him, you need to learn and apply in practice a lot of subtleties and secrets from different areas.
Finding a place to fish
The asp or sheresper is a fast predator, in search of food it moves with sufficient speed, which allows it to catch potential victims by surprise. Its diet is varied, fish will not disdain either fry or insects that have fallen from coastal vegetation.
Asp habitats are varied, but it always prefers water areas with a clean sandy or pebbly bottom, silt and aquatic vegetation do not attract it. It is better to look for a sheresper on small and large rivers with an average or fast current; the ichthyoger does not really like stagnant water.
Fishermen with experience recommend paying attention to such places of reservoirs:
- sandbars and shallows;
- rifts in shallow water;
- where small streams flow into larger rivers;
- near hydraulic structures.
Success will be brought by fishing on large rivers near steep banks with gouges, near trees fallen into the water, in snags. These places are ideal for parking fry, and for which the asp hunts.
Small water streams have their own special places and attract sheresper, most often these are local pits under overhanging trees and bushes. The predator will be able to feast on not only fry, but also insects.
Large lakes with clear water and a sandy bottom can also become a haven for asp, it will be more difficult to look for it here. Beforehand, it is worth carefully studying the relief, shallows and places near cliffs will be promising.
Features of catching
Different seasons have their own subtleties and peculiarities of fishing. Fishermen with experience say that catching a sheresper is possible at any time of the year. However, the thermophilicity of the fish will affect the activity and placement in different layers of water.
Spring
Immediately after spawning, the most favorable time for catching asp comes, weakened fish rises to the upper layers of the water to replenish energy reserves and increase weight. Hunger makes you less cautious, but the asp never loses its vigilance.
Catching is best done with a spinning blank with artificial lures, such as wobblers, spinning and oscillating lures.
Summer
The summer heat will force the asp to sink a little into the water column in search of coolness, but the hunting grounds remain unchanged. in addition to spinning with a wobbler and a wobbler, you can try to interest the fish with live bait.
Tackle
Experienced zhereshatnikov insist that the tackle for catching must be strong, because the predator at any time of the year gives a worthy rebuff when caught. therefore, plug-in spinning with a margin of safety, high-quality inertialess or multiplier, as well as a strong base will be needed for everyone.
You can attract the attention of a sheresper with many options for artificial baits, we will study the best in more detail.
Pilkers
The jig for asp does not have any special characteristics; for catching, they use the same options as for other predators. Sheresper is offered in a small size with good runability. The choice should fall on the silver color options, for spring fishing you can additionally equip the lurex tee.
Wobblers
This type of bait is also able to interest a predator, the following are considered especially catchy:
- krenki;
- minnow;
- poppers.
Visually, they should resemble a small fry, the best color will be silver.
Turntables
Spinners are also used for asp, it is better to choose models with an elongated petal, similar to a willow leaf. The Predator will respond perfectly to the Meps options, and the turntables from Lucky John have proven themselves well. Often home-made options from local craftsmen are the most successful, they will certainly help you choose the best option.
Leashes
It is not necessary to use thick or super-strong leashes when fishing for asp. It is enough to put a product made of a softer material that will not jam the game of the selected bait.
Baits
Catching asp on spinning in the summer can be no less successful with other types of baits, I would like to highlight:
- Devons;
- micro pendulums;
- streamers.
They are also used at other times of the year, the best results will be achieved precisely in the summer with heated water.
Large trophies will react weakly to small baits, and possibly they will miss it altogether. It will be possible to catch large fish only with the use of medium-sized baits, you should especially carefully consider the choice of a castmaster. Colored spinners will work in sunny weather; for a cloudy day, silver and golden options are chosen.
The right rig
In order to be able to spot and then bring out the trophy asp, you must first select the components of the gear with the desired characteristics.
Spinning
Depending on the place of fishing, the characteristics for choosing an asp rod may vary. When fishing from the coastline, the main characteristic is the range, otherwise it is worth adhering to the following selection parameters:
- blank length 2,7-3,3 m;
- test values up to 40 g, sometimes up to 60 g;
- parabolic action;
- large rings with reinforced paws.
It is this option that will allow you to cast almost any bait at the required distance of 80-100 m from the shore.
Coil
You can choose from inertia-free options with a spool size up to 3000. The balance between the reel and the blank will be important, this will allow the spinner to get less tired when casting. The gear ratio is chosen more, 5,5: 1 is considered optimal, it will allow you to carry out baits in high-speed mode, which attracts asp so much.
You can also use multiplier options, but special spinning models are chosen for them.
Fishing line
Choosing a warp is not easy, these days most anglers prefer braided lines. With reduced diameters, they withstand significant loads, but do not have extensibility. The best option would be 0,12-0,14 mm in diameter for the cord, but the monk is suitable up to 0,28 mm thick.
Leashes
A leash must be placed when forming a snap, it will help to avoid loss of gear when hooked and enhance the play of the bait in the water column or on the surface.
For asp, options from fluorocarbon, tungsten, and steel are used.
Catching asp on spinning
The capture is made both from the coastline and from the boat. Immediately after spawning at the beginning of summer, it is worth catching coastal areas with shallows, then, with an increase in the temperature regime of air and water, baits are buried in the middle or to the bottom of the water resource.
The subtleties of fishing from the coastline
Capture from the coastline is relevant in spring, with gradual warming of the water, in summer after the spawning period and in autumn. For this, small oscillators are used, including castmasters, turntables, wobblers with minimal depth.
The wiring is applied quickly, there should not be a stop of the bait at all.
Boat fishing
The floating craft is usually used in the middle of summer, when the asp departs from the coastline for considerable distances to places with decent depths. Anglers call it “boiler fishing” among themselves, as the asp beats the fry with its tail and then eats it.
For this, blanks up to 2,2 m long are used, equipped with a reel no larger than 2000 in size and a sufficient amount of fishing line or cord.
For successful fishing, it is not worth swimming close to the boiler, it is better to maintain a distance of 80-100 meters and cast from the selected point. baits are heavier, oscillating lures, rolls, spinners are considered the best.
Tips for Beginners
Anglers with experience know for sure that it is quite problematic for a beginner to get a shareper. For a successful outcome of fishing, you must have the appropriate equipment, know the subtleties and features of not only fishing, but also behavior on the pond.
The following tips and tricks will bring success:
- the asp is quite sharp and has excellent eyesight, so first you need to take care of disguise;
- for fishing, baits with a natural color are used, bright wobblers and baubles will not attract fish;
- in spring, red threads or lurex are additionally attached to the hooks, this will irritate the predator;
- when fishing from a boat in a boiler, casting is carried out not to the center, but to the side;
- castmasters are considered the most catchy, while the color and weight are selected individually for each place of capture;
- acoustic options for lures should not be used, they will not be able to attract attention, more often they will only scare away the trophy;
- live bait fishing is relevant in the summer, they don’t cast tackle, they just spread the line and let the fish go with the flow in free swimming;
- the notch after the strike is carried out sharply and strongly in order to avoid the loss of the catch;
- polarized glasses will help in catching, anglers with experience recommend using them at all times.