Experienced fishermen begin to catch bream in the spring, immediately after the ice melts. As the water clears, the fish wakes up from hibernation and begins to look for food. At this time she bites well. Bream should be caught early in the morning and in the evening.
There is also a good bite in the fall, when the fish eat a lot of food before wintering. Bream live in pools, creeks and deep holes. They live in small flocks. In rivers they try to find places with a clay or sandy bottom where there is a slight current.
It is impossible to catch this fish without feeding. The fisherman must lure the fish to a specific place and keep it there. In this case, the bet is made on the smell of complementary foods. Use boilies for bream. Boyle is the bait. It has a ball shape, bright color, different composition with the use of flavor enhancers.
Let's celebrate! It was invented in England in the last century. Very large specimens are caught using boilies. The result of fishing directly depends on the composition and their smell. They are available with the aroma of fish, berries, honey, chocolate, vanilla and others.
Types of boilies for bream
Boilies are selected based on specific fishing conditions. They are easy to make with your own hands, but you can also choose them at a fishing store. It is important to consider the type of reservoir and the nature of the bottom.
The bait can be large, up to 2 cm in diameter, and small – from 1 to 1.5 cm. Large bait is used to catch large prey, since small fish simply cannot swallow it. But small ones are easy to cast, although the catch will not be so large.
There are three main types of boilies: sinking, floating and dusting. The first two types are solid food and quickly lose their flavor in water. They can be replaced within a day.
The third type does not feed the fish, but only attracts it with its aroma, gradually creating a cloud of dust around itself. If necessary, the boilie is replaced with a different aroma and composition a couple of hours after it is dissolved.
Sinking boilies
- This bait is used if the river or lake has a rocky, very hard bottom.
- The bream takes food right at the bottom.
- If the bait floats, the bream will get scared and swim away.
- A sinking boilie is ideal.
Floating boilies
- The bait is used if there is a lot of silt and any vegetation at the bottom.
- It is important here that the bait simply does not drown.
- It floats calmly above the bottom, and the hook attached to the leash sinks into the silt. It catches big fish.
Dusting boilies
- The bait is not cooked. When it gets into water, it gradually dissolves for about two hours, forming a cloud of substances and aromas embedded in it.
- It is not food, but attracts them only by smell.
- Dusting boilies with a diameter of 18 to 30 mm are now available for sale.
- They are made by hand and are quite expensive.
Features of installation of hair equipment
Before going fishing, you need to mount the boilie equipment. The most popular and effective is the hair rig, in which the boilie is attached to a hook on a thread-hair. The fish, sucking in the bait, immediately swallows the bait, and then, having tasted it, swallows the hook. The hair rig is easy to assemble with your own hands; for this you will need:
- Hook.
- Sinker.
- Leash.
- Stopper or bead.
Having attached the sinker and hook to the main line, we proceed to attaching the boilie itself. To do this, securely attach the leash near the eye of the hook and secure it to the bend using a rubber cambric. Then we make a loop at the end of the leash so that a match can pass through it. It is important that the leash can protrude 2-4 cm from the hook.
Then we need to put a rubber stopper on it. To secure the bait, you need to thread a hair through it, put a small stop in the form of a piece of a match into the loop at the end and clamp it with a stopper. Ultimately, you should end up with this type of tackle: a sinker, from which comes a hook with hair coming from it, on which the boilie is clamped between the stopper and the match.
By using boilies, you filter the size of your expected catch. They can be used not only for a standard donkey or feeder, but also for a regular float fishing rod. When fishing, special attention should be paid to bait; there are special bait mixtures for this. They should include components that are present in the normal diet of bream and have a common aroma with it.
It is important not to overfeed him and use bait with less nutritional value. You should not throw kilograms of bait at the fishing spot; it is enough to throw the bait feeder with boilies and boiled cereals several times.
If you use not one, but several rods at the same time, then in this case you should use a blind rig with a heavy sinker to increase the chances of self-hooking. And if you use only one, then, on the contrary, a sliding one with a small sinker.
Source.
Beginning fishermen, when going fishing, are determined to catch any fish. But only over the years spent fishing do they begin to give preference to catching this or that fish, and study its habits and habitats in detail. At the same time, there is a desire to experiment with fishing methods, with baits, baits of a particular type.
About 30 years ago, the British came up with a method of fishing with a hair rig. The essence of which is that the boilie bait is used together with a sinker fixed on the fishing line. When biting, the fish hooks itself due to the weight of the sinker. This method has found application when fishing not only for carp, but also for bream.
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How to cook boilies yourself?
Most fishermen prefer to make their own boilies. They are fairly easy to make at home. This bait will be cheaper than in the store. You can develop your own unique recipe and try it out fishing.
To prepare the bait you will need:
- Various dry mixtures;
- Colorants for food products;
- Chicken eggs;
- Aromatic additives;
- Protein supplements (protein).
Protein is added to the bait for fishing in cold weather, when the bream is very hungry, but at the same time it is not too active.
Let's celebrate! Avid fishermen start by buying a few ready-made balls from the store and observing what the fish like. This makes it easier to choose the basis for your composition. You can independently decide on the color and smell of the balls.
Features of preparing boilies
- To prepare baits, take a small saucepan, a sieve, and a spoon. You will also need an unusual board with a wavy surface.
- It is necessary to mix the selected dry ingredients. Add dry dyes and flavors to them. If the latter were purchased in liquid form, then they must be added to a bowl with beaten eggs. Beat 10 eggs per kg of mixture. It is necessary to combine the dry mixture with eggs and knead the dough thoroughly. When finished, it should not stick to your hands.
- Now you can begin to form sausages about 2 cm in diameter from the prepared dough. These sausages must be placed on a wavy board so that the grooves are perpendicular to them.
- Now you need to take the lid, lightly press the sausages and roll them along the board. You need to press the lid harder and harder. The result will be balls. Their shape will not be perfect, but this can be easily corrected by hand.
- If the balls are sinking, then they must be carefully placed in a saucepan with boiling water and cooked for two minutes, drained in a colander and dried thoroughly in the microwave. The finished bait should be placed in a plastic bag and sent to the freezer for storage.
- If the balls are floating, there is no need to cook them. To keep them light, you should immediately dry them in the microwave.
- And if the balls are dusty, they should only be dried in air. This will take approximately 6 to 8 days.
Bream bite well on boilies made from regular semolina.
Making semolina balls is simple:
- You need to take the same amount of semolina as water, boil the water in a saucepan.
- You need to add the cereal very carefully, stirring constantly so that lumps do not form.
- Add food coloring and selected flavorings.
- Cool the resulting mass and roll it out on a wavy board.
- The finished balls must be strung on a bright thread in increments of about 10 cm.
- After 7-10 days, when they are dry, you need to cut the threads between them and tie the ends.
- This bait will need to be attached to the hook using this thread.
- Can be stored in a kitchen cabinet.
Cooking recipes
You can prepare boilies according to recipes popular among fishermen.
First recipe:
- Buckwheat – 250 g;
- Semolina – 100 g;
- Corn flour – 150 g;
- Corn molasses – 300 g;
- Flax seeds – 150 g.
Second recipe:
- Powdered milk – 150 g;
- Rice flour – 150 g;
- Corn flour – 150 g;
- Wheat flour – 150 g;
- Ground bird food – 150 g.
Third recipe:
- Semolina – 75 g;
- Soy flour – 100 g;
- Corn flour – 200 g;
- Roasted sunflower seeds – 25 g;
- Milk protein – 25 g;
- Hemp – 25 g;
- Salt – 25 g.
The advantage of using boilies
The history of fishing knows and describes thousands of different baits. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, including the use of boilies for bream.
Pros:
- Variety – sizes, flavors, qualities.
- Ease of use - they take up little space and are stored for a long time.
- The casting is very accurate , and when mastered it is almost silent.
- Availability.
The list can be continued indefinitely, but there is no need for this, the advantages are quite obvious. Although there are critics who note the disadvantages of catching bream with boilies. Some fishermen describe situations when there are no bites at all, or the bait falls apart in their hands. Such cases can be attributed to the biggest disadvantage:
- Oversaturation of the market - some manufacturers, in pursuit of profit, produce frankly low-quality goods.
- Incorrect selection of bait for a particular location.
- Violation of technology during production at home.
In order not to be disappointed, you need to carefully choose bait or make boilies for bream with your own hands.
Techniques and tactics for catching bream with boilies
When fishing, it is important to immediately determine the place where bream may be located. They stay near steep banks and in deep pools. The fish is gluttonous and prefers nutritious food with a strong aroma.
Boilies are a tasty morsel. The size of the bait for catching medium-sized bream should not exceed 1 - 1.5 cm, since they have a small mouth opening.
Let's celebrate! At night it is better to fish with dusty, luminous, fluorescent balls, which are clearly visible from a long distance. In the place where you intend to fish, it would be correct to place a feeder with porridge, which will attract fish and ensure a good bite.
Reviews from fishermen
I make boilies myself and always know the ingredients. If the bite is bad, it means it’s your own fault that you chose a bad recipe. But I’m wary of store-bought ones. These balls look like synthetic ones. Who knows what they are made of? No, I only hope for myself. Preparing bait is not that difficult. But I always return with good trophies and in a great mood. Grade:
Dmitry, Voronezh
I rarely do homemade stuff myself. I like the branded ones better. The composition contains all the necessary substances that attract fish. If you run into the left, you may end up without a catch. But I'm lucky so far. I buy different boilies. And quickly, and no problems. I always come home with spoils. I'm happy. Grade:
Vladimir, Amursk
I make my own bait at home. But I do this: I buy a few balls at the store, grind them finely and add them to my dough. It's a great thing. The bite is good. I recommend it to everyone. Do you know which filler attracts bream the most? Grade:
Ivan, Lipetsk
I don't see the point in messing with these balls myself. A waste of time, effort and money. Before you’ve prepared something, you’ll end up returning with an empty landing net and a spoiled mood. The stores have a huge selection, for every color and taste. And it's inexpensive. Now, if I just retire, then maybe I’ll do it myself. And now it's easier to buy. Grade:
Miroslav, Ryazan
I live near Oka. I've been fishing for thirty years. I bother with bait, I have a lot of experience. I can mix a bucket. At the same time, I save quite a lot. I divide the complementary foods into portions and freeze them. In summer you can’t catch fish without feeding – that’s the law! And I make boilies myself. Everything works out. It's not difficult. And the result is excellent. Grade:
Sergey, Aleksin
Let's celebrate! Today, those who like to catch large trophies while fishing use boilies for bream. Large prey will definitely be caught by those who feed the fish well at the fishing site and select the right composition and aroma of the bait. And it doesn’t matter whether the tasty fish food was purchased in a store or made with your own hands. If only the catch was good.
