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All about fishing for grass carp: tackle, lures, habitats and spawning time
White carp belongs to the order of cyprinids. A fairly large herbivorous fish, resembling carp in appearance. Characteristic features are a greenish and yellowish-gray back, dark golden sides and a light belly. Differs in prompt growth. A one-year-old fish grows up to 20-25 cm and reaches a mass of 600 g. Two years later, the mass increases by 4-5 times. The most rapid growth was recorded in Cuba, when a two-year-old fish reached 14 kg. In its natural habitat, it can reach a mass of 32 kg and a length of 1,2 m. In the Amur Basin, there is a close species – black carp. This fish is rarer and smaller.
Ways to catch white carp
This species is caught on bottom and float fishing rods. Powerful tackle is required, as the fight is characterized by strong resistance from stubborn fish. Cupid is caught with various rigs for plug, match rods. Among the bottom gear, they are caught with various fishing rods, including a feeder.
Catching grass carp on the feeder
This is the easiest and most efficient way. Feeder (translated from English – “feeder”) allows you to catch really big fish. Feeder tackle, in comparison with a conventional bottom fishing rod, wins due to the bait located in close proximity to the nozzle. In addition, after each cast, a certain amount of food is washed out of the feeder and falls to the bottom, attracting fish to itself. The advantages of the feeder include simplicity and ease of use. In particular, it is good when fishing in unfamiliar places. The feeder has a high level of sensitivity. Even after casting more than a hundred meters, the bite is clearly visible and palpable. It allows you to cast a heavy and powerful feeder, as well as to catch not only near the shore, but also to make ultra-long casts. Interchangeable tips make it possible to use the rod for different weights and conditions of the feeder used.
Catching grass carp on a match rod
With the help of a familiar match rod, you can make a long and accurate cast and not have problems playing a large specimen. Due to the fact that grass carp feeds at different depths, including near the surface, fishing with a sliding float is very convenient. Equipment details are also important. According to experts, it is better to exclude the cord, as it is noticeable in the water. If cupid does not want to take any nozzles, there is a universal remedy – reed shoots. The hatched summer reed is cut off at a distance of 50 cm from the top. Leaves are removed from the bottom of the shoot. After that, the reed is mounted on a hook, carefully disguised with leaves, and the trunk of the shoot is wrapped with fishing line. It is important that the reeds remain floating on the surface with a slight recess in the lower part. The operation is carried out as close as possible to the growing reeds, so that everything looks like an accidentally broken off shoot. If everything is done perfectly, then grass carp will certainly be tempted by such a bait.
Bait and bait
As bait, young corn stalks, barely set cucumbers, clover, fresh pea leaves, strings of algae, aloe without thorns are used. In order for the bait to be well attached to the hook, it is wrapped with several turns of a thin green thread. The hook must be hidden, but in such a way that when biting, its sting can easily pierce the bait. To attract fish to the right place, you should use different baits. It is recommended that they contain makuha, young corn, finely chopped cucumbers and sweet flavored additives as a base. Since cupid often moves along the reservoir, you can not spare feeding. It is best to spread it widely, but when you arrive at the fishing spot, do not immediately throw the bait into the water, as this may scare the fish. Cast your tackle first and try your luck, you may be able to catch some good specimens. After some time, you can use bait. Do this carefully, after the main feeding it is worth serving it in small portions. If you dream of a big fish, cast the bait ten meters beyond the area you have baited. This is done so that large individuals stay at some distance from the flock, on the border of the baited area.
Fishing places and habitat of grass carp
Under natural conditions, it lives in East Asia from the Amur south to the Xijiang River (China). In Russia, it is found in the lower and middle reaches of the Amur River, as well as at the mouth of the Ussuri, Sungari and Lake Khanka. As an object of fish farming, it is bred in Europe, Asia and North America. Amur is active from May to October. Because of his caution, he prefers places with large thickets of aquatic plants. It should be remembered that if there is a lot of food in the reservoir, cupid will not take the bait offered by the fisherman. The best period for catching grass carp is autumn, when the water temperature is not lower than 10 degrees.
Spawning
The fertility of females of grass carp in the river. Cupid is about two hundred to one and a half thousand eggs. The average figure is 800 thousand. In the Amur River, fish breed from the beginning to the middle of summer. The main spawning grounds are located in the river. Songhua. Egg laying usually occurs in the upper layers of the water. The larvae appear approximately after three days and migrate closer to the shore. Before the juvenile reaches 3 cm, it feeds on rotifers and crustaceans. Then she switches to eating vegetation. In the Amur, the fish reaches sexual maturity at the age of 9-10 years.