Fishing for bream in winter - tactics, search, gear, bait and groundbait

Target fishing for bream in winter is the pinnacle of fishing skills. Some believe that this is a difficult and inaccessible type of favorite hobby for the average fisherman. Others cite the fact that due to environmental problems it is already difficult to find this fish. But that's not true. The bream population is still numerous in our reservoirs. There are simply features that need to be taken into account when going winter fishing for this fish.

Features of behavior and life activity

In winter, bream feeds all winter, only the intensity of feeding changes, depending on the weather and environmental conditions. Difficulties in finding bream in winter begin with those fishermen who use tactics usually used when fishing for bream, roach, and crucian carp - as the most common under-ice trophies. Bream in the reservoir occupies a different niche. Against this background, fishermen sometimes make typical mistakes:

They come to an unfamiliar body of water, without preliminary search or study of the bottom topography, they drill in one place, feed the hole and wait for a bite. This fishing tactic will pay off only if you are lucky enough to get to the spot right away.
They purposefully find the deepest place and fish there.
Attempts to hatch large winter bream in shallow water when fishing for bream and roach in the dead of winter.

Pack lifestyle

The bream spends its entire life in a school. Small undergrowth (laskiri) form loose groups without hierarchy and live in coastal areas and thickets along with roaches, crucian carp and other “small things”. After two to three years, individuals that survive this stage acquire the habits of adult relatives.
These flocks are denser, small in number (up to several hundred animals), and live in areas with medium depth. Such a group no longer feeds chaotically along the coastline, but makes raids on the most promising points for itself.
The large bream already leads an adult lifestyle. The pharyngeal teeth are already able to grind small bivalve shells of mollusks and snails, the flocks are not so numerous, there is a hierarchy in them - leader, core and scouts. Such a group lives at great depths, in the same place as large individuals.
It cannot be said that bream lives sedentary. Yes, the flock lives in a certain water area, a food zone, but does not stand still, but constantly makes raids on promising points. And the fisherman’s task is to find such places. While moving, the fish almost does not feed, only the scouts (the smallest individuals in the school) scurry around the moving cannonball and taste what they come across.

Adults

Large bronze beauties from 2-3 kg to 5 (and more) live in permanent flocks. They have a leader - the largest and oldest individual. The leader leads the rest of the group to the hot spots that he has known for many years. The rest of the bream repeat after him - if the leader feeds, then the whole flock eats. If the alpha runs away, then the pack will rush after him. Such groups number from 5-7 individuals to several dozen (even hundreds, in large reservoirs and lakes).

Therefore, a fishing lure in the form of a bait spot should appeal to the leader, since he decides whether to feed in this particular place or not. It is the main and most cautious bream that cannot be spooked during the fishing process, since the entire flock will follow it.

In water bodies with a large number of fishermen, this works partially, since there are many transitional schools in them - those in which there is no new leader yet, and the old one, for example, has fallen for the fisherman's bait. There is no hierarchy in such groups. They either join others, or a new leader appears in them. The fisherman's task is to find the place where the fish visit for feeding, feed and wait.

Eating Habits

The white bream consumes dozens of species of small crustaceans in its diet. The feeding preferences of adult fish are more constant - a school will not chase two crustaceans across the water area, it comes out day after day, year after year, to the same favorite places rich in food.

Uneven bottom with rocks in which you can make money.
Shell beds of zebra mussels or other small bivalves on slopes and tables among the prevailing deep depths are favorite places.
This fish also likes to swarm in the recesses and under the edges in search of bloodworms, jigs (gammarus) and bristle worms.
Large bream dig holes in the feeding area to hard ground up to half a meter deep. Using the lateral line, they detect the micromovements of crustaceans and larvae in the depths of bottom sediments and dig the bottom, drawing masses through the mouth and gill covers and then throwing them back into the water.
The larvae that enter the mouth at this time are distinguished by the fish using taste buds and swallowed. The bream seems to filter the bottom, swallowing food and spitting out inedible particles.

Catching bream in winter with a jig

The relevance of this gear increases in reservoirs with great depths, as well as in areas with complex bottom topography. Since bream is often not constant in its preferences, it is recommended to have several types of bait in your arsenal to obtain a guaranteed result.

It was noticed that a jig in the shape of a banana, black or yellow color especially quickly attracts the attention of prey.

It is recommended to choose a fishing point in areas of the reservoir with rich aquatic vegetation and a depth of 1.5 m. It is possible to catch the coveted trophy in water areas near the pits, since the fishing object at this time is not very mobile.

When catching fish with a jig, performing a high-speed retrieve is not as promising as when performing a retrieve with a high oscillation frequency and short freezing of the jig. Such animation will only attract a small thing - the bream.

It is better to slowly rise from the bottom with low-frequency oscillations and stops, the duration of which is no more than 3-4 seconds.

They drill holes at a distance of 15-20 m from each other; it is enough to make 15-20 of them. Feeding is done using a dump feeder, and fishing begins from the first fed hole. The number of lifts in each is 10-15 times.

If there are no bites for a long time, then the tackle needs to be raised 5-7 cm from the bottom and pause, placing the fishing rod on a stand. The fishing process should take place slowly, holding the fishing line between two fingers of one hand, and carefully selecting it with the other.

How to make a winter fishing rod for bream?

You can make a homemade fishing rod from a piece of plastic plinth (25 cm long and 2.5 mm wide) and a plastic tube (15 cm long and 2-2.5 cm in diameter).

Algorithm of actions:

About bait in winter

In accordance with these biological characteristics, the conclusions are:

When hunting for large bream in winter, we select or look for places that the fish constantly visits for feeding. At a minimum, you need a water area in which bream is present (makes cyclic raids).
The best bait for winter fishing for bream is live bloodworm or jig. Bream reacts to the movement of the larvae; this is the main attraction factor. Live bloodworms and jigs buried in the bottom can lure a school from a distance of several tens of meters, especially under ice, when the water is very quiet, and force the bream to start feeding here, even if this is not its usual feeding place.
Worms and maggots also perform this function well, but not for long - after all, these are land animals; in water, these organisms die over time and stop moving.

This creates a kind of fork - in winter you need to either clearly find a feeding place, or use live animal bait, which will stop the bream passing by on its business at the fishing point. Therefore, in winter, baiting methods work well for bream - the fisherman artificially creates a feeding site, which the fish begins to visit constantly.

Pouring a large amount of store-bought bait into one hole while fishing in the hope of attracting a flock will not bring success. This method is more likely to attract winter roach and crucian carp (which will quickly eat their fill and also stop paying attention to the bait of the fishing rod). Bream, especially in winter, are more attracted to the movement of bloodworms than the smell. A small amount of food bloodworms will help activate bream during passive biting in winter. Promotion in stores and advertising of frozen bloodworms is a marketing ploy. The best option in winter is live larvae.

Of course, these are general rules. Feeding bloodworms or live mormysh is difficult and expensive to obtain. Therefore, the majority of fishermen feed them with vegetable baits in winter. This fish has an excellent sense of smell, so a well-chosen mixture of smells will also work. In winter conditions, it is advisable to add at least a little live bloodworm to the bait. Such an additive will increase the protein value of the food, and the movement of the larvae will attract fish from afar in winter.

Live jig

Feeding

The composition of plant bait differs from roach bait in that for bream the feed fraction must be fairly large in size - whole grains, pieces of cake, corn, etc. Fine groundbait will most likely attract silver bream and roach in winter. Scouts can visit a feeding spot, but if there is nothing to eat there, the flock will not come. Clay and sand can be used as ballast, although this is problematic in winter. Bream fishing takes place in winter at great depths, so the bait is lowered using a dump truck.

For fishing in the current, you need to use special feeders (kormak). In winter, the main thing is not to overdo it with the dose of flavoring, so as not to scare off the already wary fish. It is possible to say exactly what smells bream likes only in a specific body of water and at a certain fishing time. You should experiment with all the popular flavors for carp fish, but be very careful. There is no need to get perverted and make a mixture of many smells. In winter, the simpler principle works, the better.

A general winter rule is not to overfeed. It’s better to throw in a little formula and then periodically supplement. The mistake some anglers make is throwing a lot of bait into the hole when the bite is bad or absent. Such an action will not only not bring success, but, on the contrary, will worsen the situation. It is better to throw a pinch of live bloodworms into the hole.

Fishing for bream in winter from ice

During the winter season, the activity level of bream is not much different from the warmer seasons, and it is still a worthy contender. When surviving, fish often present various unpleasant surprises: torn rigs, broken ends.

Based on such observations, experienced fishermen recommend taking fishing rods that have been tested with large catches and have hard whips when going ice fishing.

For the same reasons, it is not advisable to use very thin monofilament. Compared to roach, a fishing line with a cross-section of 0.08 mm will be sufficient to catch it; for catching bream, it is better to give preference to threads with a diameter of 0.15 mm, but fishing line with a cross-section of 0.15-0.2 mm is also suitable.

The main thing is to focus on the size of the intended trophy.

Both float and nodding gear are suitable for winter hunting. These should be mobile fishing tools that can be quickly reeled in or disassembled.

Caution and timidity

The caution of bream is the stuff of legends. There is an opinion that in urbanized areas this fish is the most shy. But bream is cautious by nature, and not because fishermen got it. An experienced leader leads the pack away from any real or dubious threat.

In places visited by fishermen, this fish is already more or less accustomed to the presence of humans. Therefore, contrary to the opinion of the majority, it is in wild and untouched reservoirs when fishing for bream that it is important to maintain special silence - a large leader will never approach and lead the flock to the place if he is alarmed by the manifestation of unknown factors: noise, knocking, shadow.

Catching bream with a reelless bait

The tackle consists of:

fishing rod 40-45 cm long;
medium-hard nod;
coils;
scaffolding with a cross section of 0.1-0.2 mm;
reelless jig.

Fishing is done from top to bottom - vertically. The jig moves smoothly, creating the illusion of a drowning insect. If you make sudden movements, the fish will become wary and leave. If there are no bites, the jig is led to the bottom.

Most often, the bite occurs the moment it touches the bottom. It’s good to tap on the bottom to draw the fish’s attention to it. The best option is 120 vibrations per minute. Beads on a jig work great.

Weather

The bite in winter also depends on the weather. Winter bream are most active and feed when there are no sudden jumps or changes. Contrary to popular belief, its activity is more influenced by the presence of oxygen in the water and the presence of food; the weather has an indirect effect.

The debate about the pressure at which bream bites in winter will always continue. But the point is that the observations apply only to a specific body of water. Elsewhere, weather influences will have a different impact on the bite and fishing. Along with the weather, it is necessary to consider other factors - changes in water levels and currents.

Sudden atmospheric changes do not cancel the bite, as is believed, but affect the feeding pattern, including the level of activity of the fish. Therefore, when the weather changes in winter, fishing tactics, tackle, bait, and search locations also change. Cases when, in principle, it does not bite are extremely rare. More often than not, the angler simply cannot find the right keys for the fish.

Catching bream on a garland in winter

This tackle, unpretentious in terms of assembly, is presented on the market in various versions, but the most popular option is considered to be a simple winter fishing rod equipped with a reel and line with a cross-section of 0.18 mm.

Installation of small jigs is carried out at different distances from each other, but not less than 30 cm. It is recommended to additionally load the garland only on reservoirs with strong currents. The deflection angle of the guard is 20 degrees, which allows you to maintain the level of sensitivity of the gear.

Having decided on the fishing location, you need to drill holes 5-10 m from each other. After feeding, they begin to be caught one by one.

Where to look for and catch bream in winter

If a cool fishing spot is known in advance, good. But on an unfamiliar body of water, searching for bream in winter turns into a significant component of fishing success. To do this, the fisherman must use his entire arsenal of knowledge and experience. Modern means such as winter echo sounders and ice fishing cameras can also help with this. You should not look for the fish itself on the video camera - the school simply may not be here at that time. But this gadget will help you consider the bottom topography or the presence of a zebra mussel colony, as well as the fish’s reaction to bait and bait.

In the rivers

Studying the shore will help you find bream in small rivers in winter. Deep gullies under cliffs, holes behind a cape after rapids, large deep-sea reaches with stepped side edges and a hard bottom are the most promising places. You should fish under a dump or at the exits of pits. It makes no sense to look for holes in the deepest flat part without vegetation and snags in winter. The fisherman needs any deviations in the relief - holes, tubercles, depth changes, colonies of mollusks.

Search on the river

In large rivers, feeding places for bream in winter should be looked for under dumps, on flat areas, plateaus, banks and tables at riverbed edges. Rock slopes and embankments adjacent to great depths can be very promising for fishing. Reverse currents, eddies that create anomalies in the even bottom topography, are visited by the school in search of food.

In lakes and reservoirs

Finding a fishing spot in reservoirs directly depends on the successful completion of the search. The water area of such reservoirs is huge; the fisherman needs to find the square in which a school of bream makes raids. The most promising places for catching bream in reservoirs in winter are the flooded beds of the main river, ditches of tributaries, numerous pits near dumps, as well as local pits with access to tables with shells and vegetation.

Any irregularities in the bottom, snags, or stones near the riverbed must be checked. On lakes the principle is the same. There are no old channels in such reservoirs, but there are natural bottom anomalies. Islands with significant depths nearby and underwater hills among holes are the best places for winter fishing.

Promising places

Where to look for bream in December

At the beginning of winter and during the first ice, bream gather in larger schools than in summer. This happens spontaneously, as more fish accumulate in smaller areas. During the first ice, schools of bream are still very active; in December, bream are found at average depths of 2-3 meters, where they come out of holes to feed. The raid routes are long and enter relatively shallow areas.

Bream fishing in December is more active - there can be many feeding places for the school, so the bite periodically disappears simply because the school has moved. In this case, you need to continue searching. It is better to catch bream on the first ice lightly, since hatching a school is not promising. It’s easier to walk around the pond with a jig and look for it. The flock can be anywhere, as long as the depth allows.

At the beginning of winter

Glukhozimye

In the middle of winter, bream can no longer be found in shallow water - it has completely moved to winter quarters. These are the same places that we talked about in the first part of the article. Bream fishing in January occurs near its permanent aggregation sites. In the cold season, all fish save energy; a school of bream will not make long raids, preferring feeding places not far from the pit. This is where you need to look.

In the middle of winter

Fishing for bream in winter on the devil

Of the variety of baits, the devil, equipped with hooks and sinkers, is especially popular. Its weight should be from 1 g, color black, brown or green, effectively equip it with beads of different colors.

For catching bream, options in the shape of a drop or a roller are suitable, the length of which is 10-20 mm and the diameter is 5 mm. Hooks should be selected in large sizes.

The principle of catching devils:

The bait is lowered to the bottom and knocked several times to create turbidity.
Pause for 5 seconds and again raise it by 30 cm, shaking it slightly.
The bait should be cast without stopping.
Having raised the fishing rod and made a three-second pause, perform a confident hook.
If there are no bites, then you need to move on to the next hole.
Compliance with ice safety rules is mandatory.

How to catch bream in winter

Winter fishing for bream can take place in different conditions, so the types and settings of gear for catching this fish are varied. Gear for winter fishing for bream can be divided into two groups:

Light winter fishing rods (for fishing in still water).
Heavy tackle, winter donks (for fishing in the current).

Fishing in still water

For ice fishing for bream on a lake, reservoir or river with a weak current, standard fishing rods, nod or float, are used. Bream fishing rods vary in design and equipment. Fishing in still water allows the use of light equipment and sensitive gear, which is important when the bite is weak. Some specimens of this fish exceed 3 kg; cases of catching five-kilogram individuals also occur.

Therefore, when using thin equipment in winter, it is important to use strong and high-quality fishing line and reliable hooks. When catching capricious fish in still water in winter, use the thinnest fishing lines, preferably special winter fluorocarbon, frost-resistant and practically invisible. The water is clear in winter, and excessively rough equipment can alert fish, especially large ones.

Fishing rods for bream:

They successfully catch bream in winter and with jigs, especially at the beginning and end of winter. Many anglers practice fishing with devils and other reelless baits. This fish responds well to smooth, slow vibrations. Fishing methods are often combined, which allows you to quickly find a catchable option.

Read our article about catching bream with a jig:

https://podlednik.ru/lovlya_zimoj/na-mormyshku/mormyshki-na-leshha-zimoj

On the current

Fishing for bream in winter on a river with a strong current requires special heavy gear. And a huge number of them have been invented. The most popular and effective are the bream descender (combine) and the roller. Locomotives of jigs, garlands, and various options for winter donks are suitable for this type of fishing in winter. For a detailed overview of these methods, read the article about catching this fish in the current:

https://podlednik.ru/lovlya_zimoj/zimnie-donki/lovlya-leshha-na-techenii

Fishing for bream in winter on a reservoir

When catching bream in reservoirs, a jig or a winter version of a float rod is used.

The float rod equipment consists of the following elements:

fishing thread with a cross-section of 0.1-0.12 mm;
small size and bright color float , for loading which a load is used that will lower it 1 cm into the water;
miniature jig , equipped with a hook with a long shank or a simple small hook.

If a hook is used, a weight should be installed in front of it. In this case, leashes are not required to catch bream.

Jig tackle is quite simple to prepare:

forests with a diameter of 0.08-0.1 mm, the color of which is chosen to match the color of the water in the reservoir or a colorless version;
the flexible nod should have a length of 10-15 cm, it should have no memory and have a slight windage;
tungsten jig

Baits and lures

To catch bream from the ice in winter, various baits and attachments are used. What you can use to catch bream in winter:

Bloodworm
Maggot
Burdock moth larva (Chernobyl moth)
Mormysh
Caddisfly
Pea mastyrka (plasticine)
Semolina chatter
Udder
Lard (unsalted)

Of course, there are other baits mentioned by fishermen. Potatoes, processed cheese, steamed barley. But this is rather an exception to the rule, working in winter on some reservoirs. In any case, you need to experiment. The main bait is bloodworms. On large bream, you need to attach the larvae in a bunch, crushing a couple of them on the scent hook. It is better to change the bait on the hook frequently, since bream are primarily attracted by the micro movements of living larvae. It is also convenient to place a bunch of bloodworms on the hook with a special device - a buncher.

Sometimes in winter a bloodworm sandwich with maggots works. In principle, bream like the smell of bloodworms - this is natural food. Therefore, adding crushed larvae to plant baits when fishing in winter often brings results. Of the plant components, bream prefers peas, so if you do not use pure food bloodworms or jigs, it is better to prepare bait based on it.

Bait for currents for bream

When fishing for bream in winter, bait plays a significant role. To deliver it to the bottom, ordinary cone feeders of different sizes are used. The feeder is additionally surrounded if the current is too strong to prevent it from being carried away. To do this, you can attach a lead plate to the lid of the feeder using copper wire, having previously drilled the corresponding holes. Often, fishermen use ready-made vegetable baits intended for winter bream fishing, which are sold in fishing stores.

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Before loading bait into a regular cone feeder, it must be moistened with water taken from the hole. If you prepare bait at home, moistening it with tap water, it may have foreign odors, to which bream is very sensitive.

To prevent the plant bait from being carried away by the current, it is mixed with sand or gravel taken from coastal outcrops. Adding bloodworms or maggots to the bait mixture significantly increases its attractiveness to fish. Very often, bream are fed only with small bloodworms, which, however, also need to be weighed down with soil.

When fishing for bream in the current, it is important to create a feeding path where the bream will approach from afar. The nozzle should be at the beginning of the feeding trail, so the hole for the feeder is drilled about a meter above the hole in which the tackle is placed.

When fishing at a depth of over 6 meters with a strong flow, the distance between the feeding and working holes can be increased to two meters so that the feeder does not drift too far towards the fishing spot. Sometimes, if they feed only bloodworms, the feeder near the bottom is not opened, but is left closed at the bottom during the fishing process. In this case, the holes in the feeder should be large enough so that the larvae are washed out well.

Do-it-yourself bait for bream in winter

When making your own bait plant mixture, it is important to take into account that it contains light particles (breadcrumbs), which will be carried downstream and attract fish to the fishing site, and heavier particles, which will form a feeding path. Keep in mind also that living components (maggots, worms) will create attractive vibrations in the water, and also with their smell will quickly attract bream to the fishing spot.

In winter, you should not get carried away with large plant particles such as steamed millet. It happens that bream leaves the place because the bait used was prepared poorly and began to rot at the bottom, scaring off the fish with an unpleasant odor.

Tactics for feeding bream in the current

Usually on a river, an angler fishes several places that he considers promising for bream to emerge. It is best to use two or three pairs of fishing rods. Having studied the reservoir well in the summer and knowing the places where the flow is calm, where natural food can be carried, holes are drilled taking this into account. Moreover, they choose an area such that promising areas are not very far from each other, no further than 50 m. Having drilled paired holes, they mark them with red flags. A tackle is lowered into each hole, but so that the nozzle is about two meters above the bottom - then it will not be eaten away by small things. Fishing is carried out first on one pair of holes, and if there is no bite within twenty minutes, they change the place of fishing. To do this, you need to prepare your gear in advance.

The choice of each location should be approached carefully. Having sufficiently studied the fishing area and knowing the strength of the current, the direction of the breaker jets, as well as the bottom topography, choose a “point” where the food washed out of the feeder, especially bloodworms, maggots or chopped worms, can linger on bottom obstacles.

Fishing tactics

If the angler does not know in advance a place that is known to catch, then fishing should start with a search. After finding interesting disturbances in the relief, holes are drilled and baited. Usually the bream comes for bait within half an hour.
After drilling and feeding, silence is maintained and the approach of the bream is expected. The main task of the fisherman is to identify holes in which he can linger. In case of bites, the fisherman once again feeds such points and fishes stationary, periodically throwing in a little bait.
Zone fishing involves feeding in several areas and then checking. The peculiarity of winter bream fishing is that even in familiar reservoirs you often have to look for fish, since the school periodically changes feeding places.
Bream fishing tactics are always a kind of hybrid of walking and stationary fishing. Depending on the body of water, it can be completely different. The largest bream in many reservoirs is caught at night, so experienced bream fishermen hunt this fish at this time of day.

Night fishing in a tent

Night fishing for bream in winter requires the angler to have a tent. Light and heating in the simplest form - ordinary candles. If you are not familiar with the reservoir, you should arrive during the day in order to examine the terrain and search for places where you managed to catch at least a bream. And already there, set up a tent, feed and wait for the night bites.

Night winter fishing has its own specificity and romance. You need to prepare for such fishing seriously, carefully consider the issues of equipment and nutrition, so that a pleasant hobby does not turn into a boring wait for the morning. Tackle, groundbait and bait are standard, as for daytime fishing.

Catching bream in winter at night

For night hunting for the desired trophy in the dark, a classic winter fishing rod is used, the equipment is standard.

The following types of equipment show good results:

usual execution - nod, line, jig;
bite alarm, line, hook;
set of hooks, “garland”;
tackle equipped with a float, fishing line and hook.

There are situations when a winter fishing rod is equipped with a bell, which creates a sound alert about a bite that has occurred. To catch a large specimen, it is advisable to use a “devil” type jig.

For information! It has been noted that using a garland rig gives a better chance of a good catch than hunting with a jig. This tackle includes a final sinker and a main line equipped with several leashes up to 5 cm long, which have sharp hooks.

Since the use of a “garland” requires the presence of attachments, it will not be possible to play here. At night, the jig does not show very good results, unlike the hook, and the quality of its work is somewhat different.

The guard begins to move on the jig fishing rod not due to bites, but due to the impacts made by the fish on the forest. A more successful option is considered to be a rig using a regular hook; the bream can be pulled out after almost every bite.

Important nuances of winter fishing for bream

As we have already said, bream is a very cautious fish. For successful ice fishing for bream, it is important to follow some tricks.

Using thin but durable high-quality equipment for fishing gear.
You cannot force the fish or make too sharp a hook; the weak lips of the bream are easily torn.
Excessive noise and knocking should always be avoided. Experienced fishermen even cover the bottom of the fishing box and the soles with soft soundproofing materials, never throw equipment (ice drill, slotted spoon) onto the ice and do not tap the frozen ice on a spoon, but carefully pry it off with a sharp object. All bream fishing should be done quietly, slowly, without unnecessary noise and walking.
It is advisable not to walk at all on the part of the expected approach of the bream; during the fishing process, move only in the area that leads from the location of the holes to shallow water.
You always need to have spare feeding holes, since the bite in the main one can stop abruptly and will not resume.

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Fishing for bream in winter on the current - gear

Fishing in bodies of water with a current has its own characteristics, knowledge of which allows you to effectively equip the tackle and quickly attract potential prey.

First of all, keep in mind that:

go fishing with a constant supply of fresh oxygen throughout the winter season, which is not possible when catching peaceful fish in lakes and low-flow reservoirs.
Winter gear components must be durable and reliable. The use of heavier equipment in this case is quite justified.
Groundbait mixtures should consist predominantly of heavy ingredients. It is recommended to lower the bait upstream of the fishing point.

To catch prey on the current, it is quite effective to use all sorts of modifications of fishing rods, in particular, it is good to use a filly along with a float equipment, a fishing rod equipped with a reel and a nod.

It is also effective to equip the fish with a nod, and the fishing rod and reel with the components of a float rod.

There should be an end sinker at the bottom, and a leash 20-50 cm long fixed 5-10 cm from it, which is equipped with 1-2 hooks. In the case of jigs, small models installed one after another on a leash with a distance of 5-7 cm are suitable.

It is better to make a bite alarm from a clock spring, since its sensitivity level can be adjusted due to its length.

In order to prevent freezing of the throughput cambrics and rings that make up part of the nod equipment, it is necessary to treat them with wax.

It is advisable to connect the main line and the leash using a small carbine and swivel. It is also good to have a swivel where it connects to the sinker. Sinker weight 10-50 g.