How carp pecks: carp bite on a float rod and a donkey (feeder)

Any fish has its own habits. Experienced fishermen, by the nature of the bite, recognize the type of fish. The same can be said about carp.

Carp biting on a float

Float tackle is the most common type of fishing. Moreover, with a fishing rod with a float, you can catch any fish, including carp.

By the nature of the bite, it can be determined that it is the carp that is biting if there are other fish in the pond besides it. If you carefully monitor the float, you can easily distinguish the bites of small and large carp. A large carp is considered an experimental specimen, therefore, its bite can be cautious. He will not swallow the nozzle until he is convinced that it does not pose any danger to him. After he is convinced of this, he will be able to take the bait. At the same time, the float can suddenly appear under water or, just as unexpectedly, give all the best on the water. It all depends on how deep the bait was. If it was at the very bottom, then the float will lay out on the water, and if at a certain distance from the bottom, then the float can go under water.

But this does not mean at all that this is a classic carp bite. Depending on the conditions, the carp may not study the bait, but take it right away. Most likely, this is due to the activity of the fish. There are times when the carp actively bite immediately after casting, without a preliminary examination of the bait. And there are times when he studies it or, as they say, begins to touch with bait.

When a carp is hooked, the illusion of a hook is created. Although, the probability of a hook always exists. If you do not react to this in time, especially if a large specimen pecked, then fishing may not be effective. The outcome can be disastrous, as a breakage of tackle or a breakage of the rod is possible.

As for carp, weighing no more than 1 kg, its bites are always sharp and powerful, without prior preparation. In any case, the float will either go to the bottom or lay out on the surface of the water. This is due to the fact that the young carp does not have the same experience as its adult relatives. Therefore, most often, young individuals fall on the hook.

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Carp bites on bottom gear

Donks or feeders, as they are now fashionably called, have their own characteristics and subtleties of catching. Bites of trophy specimens are accompanied by powerful jerks and subsequent unwinding of the coil. If you do not adjust the brake, then the consequences may not be predictable. As a rule, carp bites on the bottom rig end with the hooking of the fish itself. Therefore, in such cases, it is believed that the fish is securely sitting on the hook. At the same time, the carp tries to go to a safe place, which can be a hole or snags. Therefore, it is very important to take control of the tackle in time and control the behavior of the carp.

Very often, caught on the hook, the carp does not try to go to the side, but rather weakens the line, preparing for a decisive jerk. It is very important to pull the tackle and prevent the fish from making a strong jerk. Therefore, the condition of the tackle should be monitored, regardless of the principle by which the bite alarm works.

Since quite large specimens come across, the fishing process is quite interesting. It is not for nothing that many fishermen are purposefully reorganized to catch carp. But carp does not forgive mistakes, especially for inexperienced fishermen. Therefore, most of the “carp anglers” are experienced fishermen with many years of fishing experience behind them. As a rule, such fishermen caught any fish and settled on catching carp.