Catching tench on the feeder: equipment, bait and bait

Tench leads a benthic lifestyle and is found in reservoirs overgrown with aquatic vegetation. This fish is quite cautious, so to catch it you have to use a boat or make long casts. Feeder tackle is most suitable for catching tench. The only thing you need to work on thoroughly is to properly equip your fishing rod and competently and seriously approach fishing tactics. If all conditions are met, then the result will certainly be.

Tackle

Tench is mainly caught in stagnant water, so rods up to 3,5m long with a test of up to 40g are enough. A spinning reel can have a size of 3000 to fit no more than 100m of fishing line, with a diameter of 0,25-0,28mm. A fishing line with a diameter of 0,2-0,22 mm is used as a leash. If fishing is carried out on clean, but overgrown with aquatic vegetation areas, then thinner fishing lines can also be used. Friction is adjusted to the strength of the leash.

The hook is selected depending on the baits and baits used: for a worm, you should choose hooks with a long shank; for baits of vegetable origin, hooks with a short shank are suitable.

Tooling

For bottom fishing, a Gardner paternoster or a symmetrical loop is a good option. The feeder is attached with a swivel and a clasp. Usually, when fishing in such conditions, feeders with wings that immediately rise from the bottom have proven themselves, which makes it impossible for various hooks.

Going fishing for tench, you should stock up not only on feeders of various sizes, but also on weights with a wire eye, weighing from 5 to 20 grams. They are used after pre-feeding the fish. These sinkers don’t make a lot of noise when falling into the water, and when pulling out tackle, they cling to underwater obstacles less.

Baits and nozzles

Tench, like many other fish species, can eat both animal and vegetable food. It all depends on the living conditions of the fish, weather conditions, as well as the main food. Which is thrown into the pond by fishermen. In some reservoirs, he may prefer barley, and in others – peas. And yet, his favorite bait is a dung worm, which he almost never refuses.

At the same time, tench can peck at:

• Motyl;
• Corn;
• Oparysha;
• Bread.

Lure

To catch tench with a feeder, you can use any bait that has small fractions and is also flavored with tench flavors. After preparing the main mixture, important ingredients such as:

• Motyl;
• chopped worm;
• Steamed grains of various plants.

The bait is cast before the start of fishing, after which the feeder changes to a regular sinker. Bait, in the process of fishing, should be added with a slingshot or by hand, if the distance allows.

The dependence of biting on the time of year

Tench refers to a fairly thermophilic fish, and they begin to catch it with the arrival of real spring heat.

In winter, the tench is in a state of suspended animation, so it does not feed.

As spawning approaches, the tench begins to be actively caught, but the most favorable is the post-spawning period, when the real zhor begins at the tench. Large specimens of this fish are more often caught after sunset.

Spring Catching

As soon as the water in the reservoir warms up, and green grass appears on the banks of the reservoir, the tench wakes up from hibernation and begins to actively feed. During this period, he prefers baits of animal origin, such as a worm or bloodworm. When the gardens fade, the spawning period begins at the tench, and during this period the biting practically stops.

Summer fishing

When it’s hot outside, tench can be caught either early in the morning or late in the evening. It is during the night period that you can catch a large representative of this family. In the summer, you can use any bait and nozzles. Summer is considered the best period for catching tench.

Autumn fishing

This fish can be caught until the mass fall of leaves from the trees. Biting is very active in cloudy rainy, but warm weather. During prolonged bad weather, the fish refuses to feed. In the autumn, when the fish begins to fatten up fat, the best bait will be a worm, maggot, bloodworm.

What you need for successful fishing

The effective outcome of catching tench on a feeder depends on many factors:

• choosing the right place;
• the presence of a large number of baits;
• pre-feeding fish;
• correct fishing tactics.

If all these conditions are met, then we can count on some kind of result. It should be said right away that these conditions can apply to the capture of any fish, since without a serious approach and preparation, one can hardly count on a good result.

Feeder fishing or fishing with bottom gear is an interesting form of recreation. This is dynamic fishing, as you constantly have to check the feeder for food. This is very important if fishing is carried out in the current. The consistency of the feeder should be such that it is washed out of the feeder within 5 minutes. Then the bite will be maintained at an appropriate level, and the fish will not leave the feeding place throughout the entire fishing period, which in turn will ensure the effectiveness of the entire fishing.

Tench on the feeder — Video