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If a catfish is hooked, this does not mean that it has already been caught. Catfish is a strong enough fish and offers serious resistance. Therefore, the prepared tackle for catching it must be strong. This means that all components must be of high quality. This applies to the rod, and the reel, and the hook and leash. If this is not taken seriously, then when a large specimen is caught, it is unlikely that it will be possible to pull it out.
Why is a leash required?
Some anglers argue that it is not necessary to put a leash when catching catfish. But most experienced somyannikov argue the opposite. Catfish teeth can loosen the main line, or even bite. At the same time, he does not bite, like a pike, but literally rubs it with his teeth, similar to brushes. With a long struggle, this factor can be decisive.
Leash Materials
Leads can be made from any durable material. When catching small specimens, a “pigtail” of several lines is quite suitable. If you plan to capture large specimens, then this may not be enough. Therefore, more durable materials are used, such as:
- steel cables;
- metal wire;
- guitar or piano string;
- nylon cord.
For those who don’t want to waste their precious time making leads, there are many different accessories available in angler stores. Here you can also purchase a lead material designed for hunting catfish. It has a breaking load of 25 to 45 kg. Alternatively, you can use tennis racket cord. This is basically a braided line, but it has thinner threads woven into one. Such material may be too tough for a catfish.
Leashes for various fishing conditions
Catfish are caught by various methods, of which the most common are bottom fishing on a feeder, fishing on a kwok, as well as the use of wubpers when fishing using the trolling method.
The use of donka when fishing from the shore
Most anglers catch catfish with simple tackle from the shore. This is due to the fact that not every fisherman can afford to buy a boat, and even with a motor. The basis of the bottom fishing rod is the rod blank, from 3 to 3,5 meters long. It should be a reliable and powerful rod, equipped with the same powerful reel. It can be both inertialess and more reliable multiplier reel. It is also called a sea reel, and it is increasingly popular with spinners when catching large fish. Such reliable tackle items are completed with a reliable and strong fishing line with a sliding load. A leash is attached to the main line, 0,5 to 1,5 meters long and made of steel wire.
Kvoka tackle
Kwok is used when there is a boat. As a rod, you can use a short but powerful spinning rod. On such gear, the sinker is fixed motionless. A leash is attached to the same sinker, about 1 meter long. The material for the leash is selected depending on the size of the individuals that can peck.
Feeder gear for catfish
The feeder is the same bottom tackle, but it has a feeder in its equipment, and the fishing process itself begins with feeding the fish. The “paternoster” is chosen as a tooling. It is knitted very simply and consists of two loops formed at the end of the main fishing line. A feeder is first put on the first loop, and a leash with a hook is put on the second, which is located at a distance of about 20 cm. As a rule, large individuals are not caught on the feeder, but what the hell is not joking and it is better to use nylon as a leash.
“Trolling” for catfish
Trolling is fishing from a moving boat. The method is that the boat is the driving force that allows the bait to perform its functions. In this case, the angler does not perform any manipulation of the tackle, and the tackle can be firmly fixed on the boat. With this method of fishing, you can hunt any predatory fish, including catfish. To keep the wobbler at a great depth, a metal frame is used, bent at an angle of 90 degrees. A sinker is attached to one end of this corner, and a leash with a wobbler to the other.
The leash can be set either metal or from a special leash material “Pro Leader”. You can also use a “pigtail” of fluorocarbon. On this issue, the opinions of catfish diverge, so you can safely experiment, as a result of which you can find the most suitable material for a leash.
Catching catfish on the bottom with an underwater float. Team euro-som.de
When weaving “pigtails” from fluorocarbon, it should be remembered that it is more rigid and less durable than ordinary fishing line, and even more so braided line. But its merit of being unnoticed in the water comes first, and most anglers use fluorocarbon for leashes. To make the fluorocarbon braid softer, you need to take a thinner fluorocarbon, but increase the number of strands. The more such veins there are in the pigtail, the more reliable the leash will be.