Now let’s look at how you can attach live bait to a double. Many anglers consider a double to be a viable option. It has a better chance of successfully catching a predator when biting and at the same time is not as bulky as a tee, on which a predator can easily prick itself and spit the bait out of its mouth. Here are the most reliable ways:
To catch a predator with a float rod, donk or girder, you must be able to place live bait on a hook. After all, pike, pike perch and large perch are perfectly caught with such bait. In this article we will look at all the methods of attaching live bait and you can choose the most convenient and suitable one for you without any problems.
Let's divide the placement of live bait into several points, depending on the hook used. After all, you can catch a predator with a single hook, a double hook or a treble hook, and the methods for attaching live bait will naturally differ.
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If you are focused on catching predatory freshwater fish, you will need bait in the form of live bait, meat, worms, frogs, etc. But the best bait, undoubtedly, is live bait. People are happy to attend it:
How to attach live bait to a tee
The tee hooks the bait and the fish being caught much more reliably. If you are using bait for fishing with a load, without wires, then one of the most gentle ways to attach a live bait, which retains its natural mobility for a long time, is to pass the leader through the gills and mouth from the gill side. Then the treble is tied and the leader is pulled back so that the shank is in the fish's mouth, and the hooks of the treble are lightly hooked on its head without digging the hooks deep.
Another method that is gentle for live bait is to attach it to a tee, when the leash is passed through the mouth and gills, then the tee is tied, and with one hook it clings to the body of the fish under the skin in order to injure the live bait as little as possible. The other two hooks are aggressively aimed at catching the predator's jaws.
Many fishermen use rigs that they make themselves for live bait fishing. The tackle consists of two, usually metal leashes with tees attached. One clings to the tail area, and the other near the head or lip. But the tackle is too heavy for live bait, so they are usually used for fishing with dead fish.
As for the type of hook used, the choice should be made based on the size of the baitfish and the method of hooking.
How to attach live bait to a tee
The methods for attaching live bait to a tee are, in principle, the same as when attaching to a single hook or double hook. But there are still distinctive ways. Let's look at all the options:
. One of the hooks of the tee is threaded under the dorsal fin of the baitfish. The remaining 2 hooks are not driven into the body of the bait fish and simply remain on the side of the body. They will serve as additional in case of a bite from a predator and can increase the likelihood of a hook. It is worth noting that this method of placing live bait on a tee is only relevant when fishing in still water or in a weak current. When fishing in a strong or medium current, the live bait will not look natural, which may arouse suspicion among the predator and it will not attack the strange baitfish. The hook that pierced the flesh of the fish can be additionally stopped with a foam ball. This will serve as insurance against the live bait falling off the hook.
Placing live bait on a tee behind the back- Placing live bait on a tee by the upper jaw . A good way of baiting for fishing with live bait in the current. With one of the hooks you pierce the baitfish by the upper jaw, and the two remaining hook tips remain in the area of the lower jaw. This method of placing live bait on a tee is very convenient, it does not cause serious injury to the baitfish, and the baitfish remains active for a long time.
. The method is very effective and has great results. But in execution it is much more complicated than the previous ones, and you may not be able to attach live bait to the tee the first time and will have to practice. The leash is threaded under the scales of the fish using a needle. The leash should enter at the base of the baitfish's tail, and exit approximately between the head and the base of the dorsal fin. This method is used when fishing for large live bait predators.
Placing live bait on a tee under the skin
appropriate sizes. The method has good results and when biting, the predator most often sits well on the hook and has practically no chance of getting off. This method can be slightly modified by threading a leash through the dorsal fin and bringing the baitfish out through the gills and mouth. The tee is fixed in this way at the dorsal fin of the baitfish. With this method of baiting, the live bait stays perfectly on the hook. This method of baiting is recommended when catching a predator in a strong current.
I hope the information received was interesting and useful to you, watch the interesting video below, and also go to our article “How to catch live bait,” which describes many ways to catch it.
Ways to place live bait on a baitfish hook
Among the common, or classic, methods are:
- Under the dorsal fin.
- Under the gills with exit through the mouth.
- For the lips.
- For the nostrils.
- At the caudal fin.
None of them passes without injury to the live bait, so you should not hope that the fish will be able to attract the attention of a predator for a long time. Especially in the summer, when the water temperature is quite high (especially in stagnant shallow reservoirs) and live bait quickly “falls asleep” compared to the winter period.
The tricks of fishermen to do without piercing live bait with the help of rubber bands and rope fastenings reduce the number of effective bites. I convinced myself when I experimented and attached the hook to the tail fin with an elastic band. The pike, probably during the first attack, simply knocked down the bait.
As for the type of hook used, the choice should be made based on the size of the baitfish and the method of hooking.
And now directly how to attach live bait to the girder. As a test subject, I took a medium-sized perch caught yesterday using a “witch” jig without attachments.
Under the dorsal fin of live bait
The most popular way. Of course, it is better and more convenient to use special tees, in which one hook is smaller in size compared to the other two in the solder, but the standard one is not bad either.
Fastening is carried out by piercing with one tee hook the area under the dorsal fin of the baitfish at the highest and fleshiest point.
Care is required here. Having damaged the spine, the baitfish will quickly fall asleep.
The method is relevant for installing a girder on a stagnant body of water with little current. With this installation, the fish remains active for quite a long time. But a lot depends on the ambient temperature. In summer, live bait can “dead” in a couple of hours, in autumn and winter it remains alive for 24 hours.
Impaled through the gills
A reliable and effective method of attachment, but the live bait remains mobile for a noticeably shorter time than the previous option. Of course, the problem is injury to the fish’s respiratory organ—the gills.
To reduce the impact of the leash on the gill rakers, fishermen use polymer materials instead of metal - fluorocarbon or thick monofilament folded in half. To each his own, but I can confidently say that there is nothing more reliable than a metal leash against the teeth of a pike on the girders.
I came across a modified version of the nozzle through the gills, even tried it once, but immediately abandoned it due to ineffectiveness.
The treble hook pierces the muscles on the fish's back and is attached to a leader threaded through the mouth and gills.
In my opinion, in this case, the pike has a greater chance of simply pricking itself on the hook (even if it is a double). And, examining the live bait under water, I noticed completely unnatural movements. Maybe with soft Panton leader material everything will change, but the string definitely does not allow the live bait to move forward.
By the way, the lucky chance of pulling the hook out of your finger increases.
For the nostrils and lips
You should attach live bait by the nostrils and lips when fishing with single hooks, and this involves installing a girdle on perch and medium-sized pike - grass with a small fish.
A frequent case for fishing with a float rod in local areas. Carefully lower it out the window among the grass or snags and wait for a bite.
At the caudal fin
Similar fastening as under the dorsal fin. The live bait does not have any difficulty in its movements; it is active. However, I noticed that only those fish are detected that immediately take the whole bait into their mouth. If the pike initially grabbed the “barrel”, then after a sharp movement to the side it easily rips off the bait.
So. Of the five available classical methods for attaching live bait to a girder, I use only two in practice when hunting for pike - baiting under the dorsal fin and through the gills.
Time has shown that they are the simplest and most effective when fishing with various baits on still bodies of water and with little current.
There are many ways to rig live bait. To begin with, the equipment can use a single, double, and also a tee. There is no clear guideline regarding hook options; each angler uses what is most convenient for him. In general, many agree that a double hook is the most optimal, since hooking with it is almost always effective, unlike a single hook.
Live bait that is too small requires frequent replacement, since its activity does not last long. In general, the bait must be changed periodically, since a sluggish, even still living fish does not always provoke a predator to attack. In winter, live bait should not be too active; often the predator prefers not to waste energy on it, but will readily bite on dead live bait.
There are priorities for each method. For example, it is better to hook crucian carp and rudd by the gills, and small fish like bleak and gudgeon by the back. With this method, especially when fishing for large live bait, it is better not to use a single hook, as there is a possibility of the bait coming off.
When fishing at night and using girders, the most optimal method is to place live bait through the gills. This is due to the fact that the fisherman does not have the opportunity to immediately hook, and the fish hooks itself, swallowing the bait along with the hook. In this case, the predator has practically no chance of freeing himself.
They fish with mugs in two ways, but always from a boat:
How to attach live bait to a double
The use of a double is no less popular than the use of a tee when catching predatory fish. At the same time, it is better to attach live bait to this type of hook in the following ways:
- Under the gills. This technique is considered the most reliable when fishing for pike. This is due to the fact that it contributes to the effective hooking of a predator, reducing the risk of its escape. First, you need to insert a metal leash on the outside of the gills. This should be done in such a way that it comes out through the oral cavity. After this, you need to attach the hook, pulling it so that it sits tightly in the mouth. In this case, the ends should stick out as if they were fangs. If you use this method of attaching live bait, there is almost a 100% chance that a pike that attacks a fish will be hooked.
- Behind the back and behind the lip. The process of hooking in this way is similar to using two single hooks. One end needs to be inserted under the fin, the other through the upper jaw of the fish. In this case, you need to be as careful as possible, as you can significantly damage the live bait. The probability of hooking may increase if, after setting the hook, the fish can move quite actively. Otherwise, the pike may not pay attention to it.
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The method of fishing with girders is one of the most ancient, and probably therefore the most widespread.
There are three options for girders:
- "Kaganok"
- with flat base
- with a vertical stand.
The bait is placed on a hook, most often pierced under the dorsal fin, and lowered to the very bottom. The coil (necessarily inertial) is fixed using a guard. At the moment of a bite, it straightens and the fishing line unwinds freely.
The flag can be seen from afar, but you should not rush into hooking, otherwise a cautious predator will spit out the bait that has not been completely swallowed. After stopping completely, the reels wait 10-15 seconds and sharply hook. You need to fish very carefully, and you should be ready to let go of the line at any moment, without allowing any slack.
Zherlitsy are successfully used for catching major predators such as burbot, pike perch, large perch, and of course pike.
Depending on the species composition of the reservoir where you will be fishing, you choose which live bait is best to use. Most often these are minnows, rudd, small roach, perch and crucian carp.
Let's look at 5 ways to put live bait on a hook:
Live bait is a small, still living fish that is used in fishing as bait for predators. You can use it to catch pike perch, perch, pike, and even non-predatory fish in times of famine, if you use fry of the same species.
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Let's look at 5 ways to put live bait on a hook:
The methods are generally the same in any case - only one sting is almost always used to attach live bait.
Where there is a current, live bait can be fixed quite firmly. Where there is no current and everything depends on its own game, you need to give the baitfish freedom of movement.
In addition, predatory fish detects its prey not only with the help of its visual organs, but also by detecting even slight fluctuations in the water caused by the attempts of the baitfish to free itself from its bonds. Thus, a fry “restrained” with an elastic band is able to attract the attention of those fish that are located far enough from the place where the casting rod is cast.
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A baitfish wounded by a hook, even with the most careful hooking through the “back” or by the tail, has little desire to behave actively in a reservoir and relatively soon becomes dead. Accordingly, from the point of view of the same pike, it no longer looks so “appetizing” that a lightning-fast bite would follow.
At the same time, if there is no result for a long time, the novice fisherman repeatedly checks the abandoned tackle or replaces live bait, which alarms the fish, for which any suspicious object is dangerous due to its innate instinct. Experienced fishermen who prefer to catch predators using casting rods with bait in the form of live bait have long learned to overcome such obstacles in a fairly simple way.
How to attach live bait - a tricky way
How to attach live bait with maximum fishing effect When baiting live bait, no matter on a double or tee, cunning advanced fishermen use a method of fixing it on the hook in the form of a kind of bridle.
Simply put, the hook is, as it were, attached to the body of the baitfish without a puncture. An elastic band for money or a piece of so-called aircraft model rubber (See picture) is ideal as a fastener.
What are the advantages?
With its help, the live bait is fixed on the hook and does not lose its viability until the very moment of the bite. Actively trying to get rid of the rubber band, he is forced to make movements in the water that imitate a sick or wounded fish. Of course, this behavior of the bait is very attractive to any predator.
In addition, predatory fish detects its prey not only with the help of its visual organs, but also by detecting even slight fluctuations in the water caused by the attempts of the baitfish to free itself from its bonds. Thus, a fry “restrained” with an elastic band is able to attract the attention of those fish that are located far enough from the place where the casting rod is cast.
At the same time, the fisherman is confident that the bait has not died, and therefore there is no need to once again remove the tackle from the water, thereby alerting freshwater “hunters” for small fish.
It turns out that this little trick successfully copes with two factors at once that influence the “lack of biting” of predators - violation of silence and constantly active live bait. This method of attaching live bait is also excellent when hunting for such freshwater “monsters” as snakeheads, catfish or burbot. You just need to slightly lengthen the leash with live bait so that it can actively move around the bottom, but not move far from its surface.”
And there are those who think the opposite. They say that if you make a puncture in the upper lip, the bait will quickly go to the river or lake gods, and will no longer attract trophy pike.
How to properly attach live bait to a pike?
In order to properly attach live bait to a pike, you must adhere to the following important rules:
- After placing a fish on a hook, it should remain alive for a long time. Pike, as a rule, does not react to dead live bait.
- Live bait must be able to move, thus attracting a predator in the water. Restricting its movements leads to the fact that it becomes uninteresting for pike. She may not pay attention to him.
- The larger the pike, the more reliable the hook you need to choose so that it does not fall off. In addition, you should pay attention that first the fish bites the middle part of the baitfish, after which it swallows its head.
- If a double or tee is used, all parts should look as natural as possible. A large number of hooks on live bait sometimes leads to the pike ignoring it.
- You need to be careful when hooking a live bait, as severe damage can cause it to break off or quickly die.
- The bait is attached to the hook immediately before it is thrown into the pond. If you wait for a long time, it may lose its activity, becoming less attractive to predatory fish.
Method No. 2. Fish, live!
This equipment option is considered one of those that allows you to keep the fish alive on a leash for as long as possible. Precisely alive, since with such equipment it is not injured.
You will need a double that is held with the forend through the mouth and out through the operculum. Well, then all that remains is to tie the leash and off you go to catch some trophy pike!
Single, double and triple hooks are used. The number of hooks and rigging methods are at the discretion of the angler. The more securely they want to strengthen the fish, the more hooks they install. One hook, as a rule, more severely injures the playful baitfish, and several hooks restrain them in a sedentary state.
How to store live bait
It is better to keep live bait alive, but if dead specimens appear among them, they should not be thrown out. In order for such live bait to keep its natural state in the water with its back up, you must either put a piece of lead in its abdomen, or pierce its swim bladder and release it from it. air.
When fishing, it is necessary to ensure that the dead fish moves or sways. Therefore, using dead live bait, fishermen make a retrieve with tackle or fish in the current and in windy weather. In deep places they carry out a step-like retrieve, in others, sometimes it is enough to simply annoy the fish without reeling in the fishing line. Live bait has superiority over other baits, as it looks and smells like real fish.
