Pike fishing in October for spinning

Autumn for fishermen is considered a golden time, especially for the extraction of a predator, pike fishing in October for spinning often brings trophy specimens. In view of the peculiarities of behavior, not only an experienced angler will be lucky with the catch, beginners also get decent specimens. How and what is better to catch a toothy predator will be described in detail below.

Features of the behavior of the October pike

A decrease in air temperature, and then water temperature, has a positive effect on ichthy inhabitants in almost all freshwater reservoirs, and predators will not be an exception. Anglers with experience know that pike are great to catch in October, there are several explanations for this:

• a decrease in water temperature allows it to be more saturated with oxygen, and this was necessary for the active behavior of the fish;
• the approaching cold activates the predator, it begins to eat fat for the winter, fishermen call this autumn zhor.

Fishing brings a lot of pleasure, and not only experienced anglers, but also beginners stay with prey. During this period, the pike is not particularly cautious, even in clear water it is happy to throw itself at baits of considerable size, but it may not chase a trifle. In October, she is interested in large specimens of potential prey, so the use of baits of the appropriate size will be a characteristic feature. To catch pike with a spinning blank, different baits are used, both artificial and natural:

The pike simply will not pay attention to smaller baits, it will scour further in search of a larger victim.

Posting during this period is not particularly important, so animations can be carried out in a variety of ways. Pauses and accelerations to choose at your discretion.

Where to look for pike in October

Pike fishing in the autumn, namely in October, has its own characteristics when looking for a place, or rather, you don’t need to look for them. With a decrease in water temperature, the pike no longer stands in one place chosen for an ambush, it scours the entire reservoir in search of food. That is why the angler, especially the spinning player, will sometimes have to go a decent distance in order to detect and catch a toothy one.

Fishing is carried out throughout the territory of the selected reservoir, only shallows are cut off, pike will no longer go there, they will hunt at medium depths at the beginning and middle of the month under good weather conditions. At the end of October, baits with a significant depth are used for fishing near-bottom depths, this is where the predator will rush with a further decrease in temperature.

The best weather conditions for catching pike in October

Catching a pike in mid-autumn is not difficult, but there are still some secrets. The main indicator will be the weather, under what conditions should you go for a toothy predator?

To accurately be with the catch, you need to know such subtleties associated with the whims of the heavenly office:

• the pressure should be at the same level for several days, with sudden changes, the pike may not take any of the offered baits at all;
• the phases of the moon are also important, there is nothing to do on the pond during the full moon and the waning sun;
• sunny weather will not be the key to success, pike prefers cloudy skies, fogs, light rain and a slight breeze;
• you can go fishing for pike even in strong winds, but then you will need to monitor the rod more carefully.

If all these features coincide, then the catch will definitely have something to do with the trophy.

Fishing methods

In the middle month of autumn, you can catch a predator in different ways, it is not necessary to be a spinner to get a trophy. Lovers of catching on a donk with live bait can also boast of excellent catches, and a vent will also bring success if it is properly equipped.

We fish on spinning

First of all, in order to catch a pike in October on a spinning blank, you must be able to choose and equip it. To do this, you need to know the following features:

• for fishing from the coastline, rods of 2,2-2,4 m are chosen, from a watercraft, a 2-meter length is enough;
• test indicators should be at least 10 g, but the maximum can rise up to 50 g;
• the rigging reel is taken from a trusted manufacturer, the spool size of 3000 is just right;
• it is better to give preference to a reel with a metal spool, it is suitable for both monks and braided cord;
• fittings for equipment are also taken more reliably, an aggressive predator should not cut off the assembled tackle.

It is better to rig using a cord as a base; with a smaller thickness, it will withstand a greater load.

It is imperative to use a leash when fishing with spinning, it is better to give preference to metal options made of string or steel.

Lures are chosen larger, a classic of the genre during this period will be a jigsaw of 15 g or more, turntables and wobblers will also work, but not as efficiently.

The subtleties of capturing a donkey

In October, you can also catch pike on bottom tackle, for this they usually use Crocodiles spinning rods, which are equipped with an inertialess reel, but monofilament fishing line with a diameter of 0,4 mm or more is taken as the basis. Live bait is used as bait, preferably caught from the same reservoir where the predator is caught in this way.

This type of fishing is considered passive, the collected tackle is thrown and the blank is left waiting for the vole. You can put several donok, each of which is equipped with different types of live bait. If there were no bites, it is necessary to check the tackle for the first time no earlier than in a couple of hours.

Zherlitsy in October

Another type of passive fishing is pike baits, they are set out most often in the evening and left until the morning. But even in the morning, the arranged gear can bring a good result, because in October the pike no longer feeds by the hour, it scours in search of prey all the time.

They use for fishing in October vents of various modifications, but most often you can find home-made options. For equipment use:

• 10-15 m of fishing line, from 0,4 mm thick and thicker;
• sliding sinker of the required weight;
• a pair of stoppers;
• good quality steel leash;
• high-quality tee or double for planting live bait.

Having collected the tackle from the above components, it remains only to properly bait a freshly caught fish and install the tackle on the pond.

It is not recommended to remove the watercraft far, in the autumn period bites are quite frequent.

Reasons for the lack of bite in October

October, of course, is the month of the autumn zhor at the pike, but it also happens that the bite is completely absent. What is the reason for this behavior of a toothy resident? What could be so negative about her?

A bad bite or its complete absence is explained during this period by several reasons:

• sudden pressure surges that will negatively affect the well-being of any fish in any reservoir. Only with a stable indicator for several days, the inhabitants will return to normal and begin to behave as before.
• The phases of the moon will also have a significant impact on the predator in the autumn. Before you go fishing, you should look at the calendar and find out what state this night luminary is in at the moment and whether the phase will contribute to a successful capture.

There are no other reasons why there may be no bite in October.

Catching pike in October on a spinning rod is always effective, the main thing is to properly collect the tackle and choose the right baits.