Most anglers dream of catching small and big fish. They constantly, going fishing, dream of catching large individuals, but dreams come true, but very rarely. Basically, there are small individuals in the catch, and no matter how hard they try, it doesn’t work out to catch a good fish. As a rule, all the blame for failure falls on the fact that there are no large fish in the reservoir. At the same time, they notice that some fishermen carry only large individuals, not paying attention to the statements of some “losers”.
To catch a big fish, it is not enough to arrive at the pond and cast your fishing rods. To catch large specimens, you need to prepare, spending part of your precious time on this. What is needed for this?
Choosing the right place
The outcome of all fishing may depend on the choice of a promising place. As a rule, big fish behave very carefully and try to stay at a depth, being at a considerable distance from the shore. In order to catch only “large”, you will have to try and try to study the topography of the bottom of the reservoir. To do this, you can use a marker float.
Usually big fish are found in hard-to-reach places, such as snags or blockages of broken branches. In such places, the fish feel safe. But such places are quite difficult to catch because of the high probability of hooks. For fishing in such places you need a powerful tackle.
If the reservoir is not wide and you can throw it to the opposite shore, then there is every chance to catch a large fish. This is especially true in the presence of vegetation on the shore. In this case, it can be said with certainty that at some distance from the coast (opposite) there are heaps of old branches in the water. The bait is delivered to the border of the alleged blockages and clean water. The fish will certainly find the bait and try to eat it. In this case, you need to constantly monitor so as not to miss a bite, otherwise the fish will try to pull the tackle into the branches. If she manages to get the tackle behind the underwater obstacle, then the fish will not escape or the tackle will break.
Lure
There is nothing special to do without bait on the pond, especially if there is a desire to see large specimens of fish in the catch. Moreover, the bait should be enough to lure the fish and try to keep it in one place. It doesn’t have to be expensive food. It is enough to cook porridge, add cake and you can go fishing. Alternatively, you can add a pack of purchased mix to your own bait. In any case, it will come out cheaper if you use only the purchased mixture.
Bait is delivered to the place of fishing, by any available means. It could be a hand throw. Naturally, you can’t throw your hand far. Therefore, you can use a slingshot or a special feeder, such as a “rocket”. This method allows you to deliver food over a considerable distance.
If funds allow, you can purchase a special remote-controlled boat and deliver bait in this way, combining business with pleasure. With the help of a toy boat, you can bring bait to any distance.
At the same time, it should be remembered that the bait does not start working immediately, but after some time has passed. Sometimes you have to feed the fish all day and only in the evening or the next morning a positive result is possible.
Therefore, catching big fish requires a significant investment of time and money. If one of the fishermen managed to catch a large fish, then this is more likely an accident and luck if he did not feed the place.
Bait
If you purposefully catch large fish, then you should create conditions in advance so that small fish do not take part in bites. To do this, you should take a hook of the appropriate size and put a bait on it, which will be too tough for the “little things”. For this you need to take:
- corn;
- peas;
- worm (creep out);
- barley;
- tall;
- frog (for catfish).
First you need to choose a hook of the appropriate size. Hook #10 is perfect. To cut off small fish, several grains of corn, peas or barley are planted on the hook. The hook must be completely filled. You can leave some free space so that in case of a bite, the nozzle can move out, freeing the tip of the hook. At the same time, the tip of the hook can peek out, but not more than 1 mm. Then the hooking can be successful, and the fish will be securely hooked.
Sometimes they use a hair rig, when the nozzle is attached separately from the hook, and the hook is left free. As a rule, such equipment is used for carp fishing. A feeder with a coil is used as equipment. Since the carp sucks in food, it sucks the bait along with the hook. Finding a foreign object in his mouth, he tries to get rid of it, but it’s not so easy, and he ends up on the hook.
Patience
This is something that many anglers lack. As a rule, tackle is checked very often, depending on the bait used. This period is about 5 minutes and depends on how quickly the bait is washed out of the feeder. But in order to catch a large trophy specimen, it is necessary to leave the bait in the water for a long time. But some experienced anglers leave the bait in the water for 2-3 hours and wait. In this case, the tackle is checked if:
- in the case of idle bites when the bait is damaged;
- if the bottom is muddy, then there is a possibility of bait swimming and the fish are not able to find it;
- when you want to replace one nozzle with another.
When the tackle is in the water for a long time, there is an opportunity to do your own business on the shore. As a rule, these are works to prepare the camp and create proper living conditions in it. After all, this type of fishing requires being on the pond for several days.
To create conditions for such fishing, you should know for sure that large fish are found in this reservoir.
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