Catching carp on a feeder: fishing technique, gear, equipment

This article will talk about how to catch a carp on a feeder and how to equip the rod, as well as what fishing techniques are best to use. Novice anglers should be aware that the carp belongs to the carp family and is a fairly strong fish, so the gear for catching it must be strong.

• The fishing line, together with various fasteners, must withstand a force of up to 10 kg. Cords from Salmo and Berkley have good characteristics.
• Basic accessories such as the rod and reel must also be able to withstand the appropriate loads. We can recommend carp rods of the corresponding companies, such as Banax, FOX, Sonic, etc.

Feeder rod

The choice of feeder rod should be approached with great responsibility. It is better to give preference to, albeit expensive, but proven brands and not spend money on cheap fakes. For carp fishing, the rod must have the following characteristics:

• The length of the form is from 3,6 to 4,2 meters.
• Test load 100-150 g.

Based on this, you can choose a Heavy Feeder rod, brands such as:

• FOX, Sonic – quite expensive, but very high quality.
• Prologic, Wychwood, Banax – have a good price-quality ratio.

Coil

Having a high-quality and powerful rod, you should think about equipping it with the same reliable and powerful reel, especially since you will have to fight with strong fish. To all this, you need to add that you will have to make long-range casts of a heavy feeder.

A reel for such fishing must meet the following requirements:

• The slower the winding, the better (gear ratio from 4,1:1 to 4,8:1).
• Spool volume 4500.
• The presence of at least 5 bearings.
• Have a “bayrunner”.

These requirements are met by the coils of the following models:

• «Banax Helicon 500NF».
• «Read Power Liner PL-860».
• «Trahucco Kalos CRB 6000 Brass Gear».
• «Daiwa Infinity-X 5000BR».
• «Salmo Elite Freerun».
• «Shimano Super Baitranner XTEA».

The characteristics of the above coils allow you to effortlessly cope with a large carp, as well as throw tackle farther away. The presence of such a number of bearings ensures reliable and trouble-free operation of the reel. With the help of the “bayrunner” you can quickly turn off the brake of the reel, which will allow you to quickly respond to jerks of the fish.

Fishing line

In the presence of a current, it is better to use a braided fishing line, especially since bites occur at a great distance. This fishing line has a minimum specific stretch, which will allow you to instantly transfer all bites to the tip of the rod. In addition, it is more durable than monofilament fishing line.

You will need a line with the following characteristics:

• The main fishing line is 0,3-0,4 mm in diameter.
• Leashes – the thickness of the fishing line is 0,25-0,28 mm.
• Load capacity from 7 to 10 kg.

You can offer the fishing line of the following companies:

When choosing a fishing line, you need to pay attention to its “freshness”. Over time, the fishing line loses its characteristics, especially if it is not stored in proper conditions. As a rule, the fishing line is stored at low temperatures, for example, in a refrigerator.

Having chosen a rod, reel and fishing line, you should think about equipment, which is important.

Equipment for catching carp on the current

In order to effectively spend time on the shore of a reservoir, you will need to make the appropriate equipment. The following types of rigs can be used along the course:

• paternoster of Gardner;
• asymmetrical loop;
• “Method”.

All of these rigs are widely used by anglers. The paternoster and the asymmetric buttonhole have been around for a long time, but the Method rig has only recently appeared. All rigs are very easy to manufacture and do not require a lot of time and money.

Paternoster

Asymmetrical loop

Method

After that, you can proceed to the next, no less important stage – this is the preparation of bait.

Bait for carp

As an option, and who does not want to stand near the stove, we can recommend ready-made purchased mixtures for carp fishing. Carp, as you know, is a wild carp. For this, mixtures of well-known manufacturers, such as Trapper, Dunaev, Sensas and others with various fruit fillers, are suitable.

To prepare bait at home, you will need the following ingredients:

• Millet groats;
• Corn grits;
• Peas;
• semolina;
• Oat flakes.

Recipe

1. The water is brought to a boil, and ingredients such as barley, corn and millet grits, as well as peas are poured.
2. All components of the bait are cooked until fully cooked.
3. Before the porridge is cooked, oatmeal and semolina are added to the main composition. All this time, the porridge is constantly stirred so that it does not burn.
4. During the cooking process, the mixture must be salted and flavored with unrefined oil.
5. After complete readiness, the porridge is removed from the heat and left to cool.
6. Blue (or simple clay) is added to the main mixture. After entering the water, it leaves behind a visible path, by which it is easy to determine how far the bait is carried. To one part of clay, add 2 parts of bait.
7. For greater viscosity, a certain amount of dry cereals can be added to the composition and flavored with hemp oil.

The fishing technique largely depends on the presence of a current: if there is no current, then baiting fish can be done the day before fishing, and if there is a current, this approach is inappropriate, and you will have to feed the fish during the fishing process. It is very important that the casts are close enough to form a bait spot and not feed a large area. Many anglers add a purchased mixture to a mixture prepared by their own hands, which makes the bait more attractive to fish, and for the angler, this is not big, but savings.

Baits

In order for fishing tackle to be complete, you need to take care of the bait. There are several interesting solutions for catching carp:

• You need to take a crumb of black bread and processed cheese. All this is mixed into a homogeneous mass, from which small balls roll. They are subsequently put on a hook.
• Carp and carp love corn very much, so you need to take corn grains and boil them, after which they can be strung on a hook.
• Boiled potatoes and a couple of drops of unrefined oil (sunflower) are added to the crumb of bread. Balls are prepared from the resulting mixture and cling to the hook.
• Carp does not mind eating freshly cooked peas. It is boiled until it is ready so that it does not fall apart, but is soft. Peas in their entirety can also be hung on a hook.
• Dough is kneaded from wheat flour and water, after which balls are rolled and fried in sunflower oil. Ready-made balls can be strung on a hook.
• Boilies can be used to catch carp. After the preparatory operations, when everything is ready, you can go to the reservoir to catch the carp. For greater efficiency, you need to try and find a suitable place for fishing.

In the summer, the fish does not stand still, but constantly migrates through the reservoir in search of food. Despite this, she has a constant route, and every day she goes to the same places where you can find food. As a rule, carp chooses places where there are a lot of snags or there are blockages of whole trees, which are then settled by many species of fish, including carp.

Site selection and fishing technique

An experienced fisherman can quickly determine the places where carp can be caught. For an inexperienced (beginner) angler this can be a daunting task, but experience comes with years of trial and error. Therefore, you need to be prepared for a negative result.

The fishing technique is relatively passive, but dynamic, since every 5-10 minutes it is necessary to check the contents of the feeder. It must be constantly replenished with bait, otherwise effective fishing will not work. After each cast, a bite should be expected, and if it occurs, then one should not rush. You need to wait for the carp to swallow the bait, and only then do the cutting.

Using the appropriate equipment, especially the “method” type, the carp can self-secure if the feeder and the main line are connected blindly. This is due to the fact that the carp, together with the bait, begins to lift the feeder from the bottom, which has a weight of 100-150 g, and under the influence of weight, the hook immediately clings to the lip of the fish. Unfortunately, this way of fishing is not sporty. If the feeder is fixed on the main line movably (and this allows the design of the feeder), then the tackle immediately turns into a sports one.