Catching pike perch in winter on sprat: equipment, fishing tactics, gear

Some winter fishing enthusiasts practice catching pike perch on sprat. Such fishing is considered productive, popular and quite reckless. As a result, a person receives moral satisfaction, especially since he manages to catch a rather weighty specimen.

Different anglers use the tyulka in different ways: some put it on the tee of the balancer, while others put it on separate hooks of the postavushi. This article will raise the question of the technique of fishing for sprat, as well as the equipment of such fishing rods. But first you need to know where to look for pike perch in winter.

Where to look for pike perch in winter?

Pike is considered an ambush hunter, which is located in areas where there are thickets of aquatic vegetation or other underwater blockages, both natural and artificial. Here she hides and waits for her potential victim. As for pike perch, it can migrate around the reservoir in search of small fish. As a rule, such a route of a zander flock has a closed shape, passing through interesting places in the reservoir.

On the trajectory of its movement there are such places:

• Pits and hills (difficult terrain).
• Loggerhead
• Eyebrows.
• Bottom stones and other objects.

Tactics for catching zander in winter

To decide on the tactics of catching zander in winter, you need to know its route. As a rule, experienced anglers, especially on a familiar reservoir, managed to study its route. At the same time, some anglers begin to actively look for his place of parking, while others drill holes directly on his route and wait until the zander approaches his favorite place. Naturally, active fishermen get more catch, and those who are in constant expectation have only to admire nature. Although, it happens the other way around, as it is difficult to understand the behavior of fish on any given day. As a rule, fish are unpredictable and pike perch is no exception: it can simply hide somewhere in the depths and not respond to any bait. Therefore, the method of catching pike perch depends on the fisherman himself: which one he chooses, this one will be worked out.

Tackle for catching walleye in winter

Catching pike perch in winter on a sprat is really possible with such gear:

• On the bait, for sheer glitter.
• On the vents.
• On pillows.

Each of the options involves the use of certain equipment.

vertical glitter

The role of a dead fish, in this case, is relegated to the background, since the whole fishing process is aimed at using artificial bait, such as:

• It shone.
• Balancer.
• Sidewinder
• A tube.
• Silicone.
• Rattlin.

The role of the kilka is to interest the predator with the aroma of small fish and lure him to the main bait.

A lure rod can have the following design:

1. Udilnik, size from 50 to 70 cm, with a hard whip and a light, comfortable handle.
2. Light but large reel, both inertial with a small reel, and inertial simple.
3. The diameter of the fishing line is selected in the range from 0,22 to 0,28 mm. The fishing line is necessarily monofilament, as the braid is afraid of low temperatures (it just becomes “wooden” in the cold).
4. An artificial bait from the list, to the hook of which the sprat is attached either in whole or in part. The hook is strong and sharp. It is desirable that it be a tee.

Zherlitsa on perch

You can catch not only pike, but also pike perch on the zherlitsa, if you decide on the right equipment. As a rule, live fish (live bait) is used for bait fishing. If a dead fish is used, then the tackle is called “stavush”.

Interesting! Equipment for pike perch depends on the conditions of fishing.

Where there is no current or it is too small, then the usual “pike” installation will do:

1. A sliding sinker is attached to a fishing line with a diameter of 0,3-0,35 mm. The weight of the sinker is selected in such a way that the live bait is at a height of 30 cm from the bottom and is kept there.
2. A silicone stopper is attached to the bottom of the load, which can move. This will allow you to change the distance to the hook. For catching zander, a special leash is not required (as for pike). Pike perch is not able to bite the line.
3. At the end of the tackle, you need to tie a hook. As you know, the tee is more hooky, and the single is easier to remove from the mouth.

In the presence of a current, the vent has a completely different equipment:

1. At the end of the main fishing line, a load of such a weight is attached so that the tackle can hold on to the current.
2. At a distance of 30 cm from the load, a leash is attached using a triple swivel.
3. A hook is knitted to the leash.

When fishing on a zherlitsa, in addition to the sprat, other types of fish are also used. For example:

• Gudgeon.
• Bleak.
• Bleak.
• Little roach, etc.

Pike perch supply

As mentioned above, the postavush is the same vent, only a dead fish is used here as bait. In the presence of a current, the design of the postavushi is the same as in the vents. When fishing in stagnant water, as well as in the presence of a weak current, the installation of the postavush is carried out as follows:

1. At the end of the line, 0,2 mm thick, a heavy mormyshka or jig head is tied.
2. Above from the mormyshka or jig head by 30-40 cm, a short leash with a hook is attached.
3. The tulka is mounted both on the mormyshka and on the hook.

The over-ice part of the postavushi consists of a winter fishing rod equipped with a large inertial reel, a powerful whip and a bright guard of large size (relatively).

Postavushi, where sprat is used as bait, are installed in several pieces, which gives a much greater result, as it allows you to catch a large area. By law, each angler should have no more than five. After installation, they are bypassed hour by hour and gradually play along with them. To do this, the bait is torn off from the bottom by about 40 cm and lowered to the bottom.

Most anglers who catch predators on baits practice fishing in the holes with a lure or mormyshka. So time passes much faster, and the catch may be greater.

How to plant a tulka

To catch pike perch on a sprat, you need to know how to properly plant this dead fish. Some, especially inexperienced anglers, try to select and plant a bigger and fatter fish, hoping that it will attract a predator. As practice shows, a fish with a length of more than 5 centimeters is not completely swallowed by a predator. Therefore, single bites are noted, as a result of which the zander simply bites off part of the fish without swallowing the hook.

When fishing in stagnant water, it is advisable to plant the sprat by the tail, as the zander swallows its prey from the head. Having made an effective cutting, the hook will easily break through the mouth of a predator. The main thing here is to be on time with hooking.

When fishing in the current, the fish is planted across the body. In this position, the dead fish will look more like a live fish, planning in the water column under the influence of the current.