The army of domestic wormers is steadily growing, acquiring new fans of this type of winter fishing for cunning roach! And if quite recently baitless jigs were used exclusively for catching predators, today they are used quite effectively in hunting for roach and bream! Of course, the technical equipment of fishermen is also growing - everyone has their own fishing tackle and secrets of playing with a jig. In this article, 34fish.ru reveals all the intricacies of winter roach fishing with a reelless reel in winter. Let's try to figure them out!
Features and fishing techniques
Below we will look at what the technique of fishing with a reelless fish in winter looks like.
For example, perch can be caught during the entire freeze-up; it readily accepts baitless jigs; the main thing here is to choose the right ones. Perch is especially active at the beginning of winter, but at the end of the cold season this fish moves to shallow water.
Then you can notice how the perch either floats high above the bottom or, conversely, stands at the very bottom. After some time, it often approaches the very edge of the ice. It is with this game that fishing for perch in winter using a reelless bait becomes the most exciting.
Practical advice for the beginning reelless angler
- Roach and perch respond very well to artificial baits. If you have a proven reservoir where this fish lives, then you can safely begin to take the first steps in learning to fish without bait.
- Roach is found in almost all bodies of water with clean, fresh and relatively warm water. But the chances of catching it in fast-flowing rivers are minimal. During the period when there is deep winter, the roach sinks to the bottom. Look for it near underwater cliffs, pools and holes. Catching roach in winter with a reelless reel will bring pleasure not only to beginners, but also to seasoned fishermen.
- Be sure to consult with experienced fishermen about the topography of a given reservoir and the most successful places for fishing with a reelless fish in this area.
- It is always advisable to read specialized literature and watch videos of fishing in winter with a reelless bait.
- Start learning how to fish with a reelless bait in reservoirs where the depth does not exceed three to four meters. You don't need the extra skills required when rigging a fishing rod for deep fishing.
The secrets of fishing in winter with a reelless bait lie not so much in the selection of miracle gear, but, above all, in the search for active fish. The best bait for winter fishing is a spinner, and the ideal bait is a fresh hole.
Don’t be lazy to run around the pond, find biting spots, various deep irregularities and drops. As well as areas of the bottom littered with snags, a wide variety of fish usually find refuge there.
Jig sizes
I pick up a ruler and a jig, which brought me the most different fish, and simply report the data: body length 6 mm, width 2.5 mm, hook No. 4 according to the Soviet classification - clearly not a small bait. Of course, I am not at all claiming that this is the optimal size of a jig without a jig (everyone can make a working jig of any size for themselves), I would just like to note the fact that small jigs are not a panacea for lack of bite.
There is no hooking as such in the feeder; after a bite, the rod simply rises from the tripod and the angler begins to rotate the reel handle. Yes, about the tripod. The first time she seems like a terrible show-off and tries to smile. But from the second you understand her role. With a peg, I remove the slack and sagging line with a reel, and it’s very inconvenient, and also the surf has not been canceled... But with a tripod, you move the rod a couple of positions - and everything is taut as it should be. So guys, the tripod is a thing! I'm subscribing.
Pavel Elizarov
I can’t say that I am a cautious person, but on the issue of general feederization of the fishing population, I have long taken a wait-and-see attitude. I will not exaggerate my guilt in this. Well, when they explained all the simple details in a human way, I didn’t object, did I? Contrary to all the fears about complementary foods and asymmetries, the feeder turned out to be simple and accessible.
You take any feeder stick, including in my case a Chinese one. About four meters, so. You disconnect the reel with braid from the spinning rod and place it on this feeder. Then you tie a feeder - such that it does not break off the tip of the feeder when casting, and above you tie one hook on a leash with a line diameter of 0.12–0.14 mm.
In the store you buy a package of complementary food for 50–100 rubles, where something is written about bream or roach. All this is somehow diluted with water and stuffed into a feeder. And on the hook first a worm, and on top of a maggot. That's all.
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But if some details are still interesting, I’ll remember them now. The first thing I remembered was the bite and hook. Sometimes the bite is like a bite - it jerks and shakes. And it also happened that the mentor had a bite, and I, bulging my eyes, without looking up, watched, but did not notice. Here, probably, expensive gear will give a head start, I won’t argue.
There is no hooking as such in the feeder; after a bite, the rod simply rises from the tripod and the angler begins to rotate the reel handle. Yes, about the tripod. The first time she seems like a terrible show-off and tries to smile. But from the second you understand her role. With a peg, I remove the slack and sagging line with a reel, and it’s very inconvenient, and also the surf has not been canceled... But with a tripod, you move the rod a couple of positions - and everything is taut as it should be. So guys, the tripod is a thing! I'm subscribing.
But you need to work with the tripod carefully, and therefore it is advisable to sit not on a flimsy chair, but in a good-quality chair. And you don’t fidget and don’t tense up. But the main thing is that from the chair I even saw bites - ones that I had not noticed before.
Of course, good polarized glasses help with this. The weather can be different, sometimes the sun shines so brightly on the water that you can go home, but wearing glasses is a completely different matter.
Well, all the bells and whistles are over. And the second time, taking into account the adjustments of everything I listed, I went out on my own and caught bream and roach. The fish were caught, what else do you need? But I can’t live without my ideas. Here I found something to fix it.
To begin with, I discovered that if I throw as hard as I can, I don’t always hit the right point, supposedly baited by me. But if not all of it, then the accuracy increases.
I took electrical tape and also wrapped the sides of the feeder. And as a result, sometimes some of the complementary foods began to come back. Maybe I'm wrong, but it made me happy. Now there is hope that something is reaching the bottom.
Once I ran into a silver bream. They just bite one after another, but it’s a small matter: there is little joy, and the bait and bait fly away. And you can’t change the place, there are people all around. And I began to fill the feeder with complementary food once, and throw out the empty one four times. The fish was not offended, it still bites. But the complementary food does not fly away.
I also figured out some important points for myself, although for many these are probably the basics. But I'm an amateur. It turns out that you can add a little maggot or bloodworms to complementary foods, but only if you hook them on a hook, but if you don’t catch bloodworms, then feeding them is harmful.
Well, honestly, I’m looking forward to spring more than ever. All equipment and gear, right down to the luxurious chair, are already included, knowledge is through the roof, ideas and plans are even greater! Oh, it won't be easy for bream this spring!
Absolutely all the best baitless tackles have their own characteristics. For example, such running attachments as “Devil” and “Ant” work great for simple ascent and descent as well as very slow play.
Rewinder equipment
Always keep on hand the simplest, but time-tested, experience-tested non-mottlers - these can be classic shaped devils, various drops up to half a gram, nail balls, nail cubes and ants, preferably black.
Let the jigs be paired, so if the tackle breaks with a large fish, you can quickly replace it and continue to fish for the trophy.
Later, take a closer look at the jigs called uralochka, nymph and goat. Experienced fishermen no longer divide jigs into baited and baitless ones. Moreover, they are able to catch without live bait using ordinary shot and drop. You will develop your own individual arsenal of jigs, different from the arsenal of others.
- It is better to select the nod directly under the jigs; now more and more often they make the nod and jigs themselves - the result is an ideal means of winter fishing.
- The nod can be anything - made of lavsan, metal or carbon. Homemade, made from a bottle or x-ray film.
- The technique of playing with bait will differ, but this does not affect the number of bites.
- There are options for fishing without nodding at all - but this requires considerable experience.
- It’s better to start with lavsan nod weighing up to half a gram.
Winter roach
Roach is a common trophy for baitless fish, along with perch, due to its wide distribution in water bodies. It’s not difficult to pull out a couple of roach while fishing. However, in order to count on a full catch of large fish, you need to know some features of its winter habits. An article about the features of winter fishing for roach:
Poiskovo - a bait method for fishing with a rewinder in winter
Feed up to 15 holes with a small amount of pre-prepared treats. Depending on the size of the reservoir, it is advisable to maintain a distance between the moons of 10 - 200 meters.
Try to cover areas with varying depths and relief as much as possible.
We make no more than 10 entries on each hole. Active fish will quickly reveal themselves by biting or poking. Don’t try to catch all the fish - the remaining school of fish will attract curious roach or bream. Be sure to remember the scoring hole.
- It may happen that there was no bite during the initial round, then change the jig.
- Experienced fishermen take a new fishing rod with pre-prepared equipment, since changing jigs in the wind and cold is not the most pleasant procedure.
- If you notice a bite or at least pokes on one or several holes, then pay attention to these spots.
- The remaining holes can be safely left for a while.
Often when fishing for bream, the bite occurs in no more than two holes. In such cases, we increase complementary feeding and make an additional hole nearby for new gear.
Float rods
With a float fishing rod, it is difficult to perform the manipulations described above - position the jig in different positions on the bottom and above it, as well as play a delicate game. However, for a good bite, such equipment is enough. There are fewer experiments here - we install the equipment on the bottom and periodically tap. You can also hold the fishing rod while lowering the bait, performing a natural fall game.
We equip the float fishing rod with an additional short leash so that the second hook is 5-10 cm above the bottom. A roach bite on a float does not always result in a rise. Often the float dances, moves to the side or walks along the hole. Fishing rods with a float work well in places where roach are not particularly capricious and like to take from the bottom.
Classic search tactics for reelless fishing in winter
This tactic consists of constantly searching for active fish that are ready at the moment to become interested and respond positively to the tackle offered to it without bait.
With this fishing method, they do not use bait, but try to go around as many holes as possible, constantly moving along the icy reservoir.
- Here, a tackle called a devil becomes indispensable. Ruff, bream, pike, pike perch, roach and perch - all this can be successfully caught with this device.
- For a more successful catch of a trophy, a pattern of two or more jigs on one ribbon is often made.
- This results in a greater depth of the fishing area. It saves time, which is very important in winter.
Patient fishermen can make up to a hundred holes in a day and walk more than ten kilometers along the fishing area. But when he finds a hole with a bite, he immediately makes several more, in the hope that there may be a snag, hole or tubercle there that serves as a refuge for fish.
Then the chances of returning home with a decent trophy increase significantly. And be sure to remember the coordinates of a good fishing spot, pay attention to various landmarks from the shore.
Feeding tactics used in winter when fishing with a reelless
The essence of this method is not to find a fishing spot, but to join a large group of fishermen who have already caught a significant trophy. Or, as a second option, we stop at a familiar and well-tested place.
Depending on your character, not everyone will like this passive fishing option, and sitting at one hole will seem boring. But for a frosty day, when it makes sense to set up a tent over the hole, this option is the most suitable. We feed generously and wait for the result.
It is important to note that there is no clear division into tactics. Everything is very individual and will depend on specific conditions.
If you don’t have enough complementary foods, then the tactics change or several are used at once. There are days when the fish react more to playing with a jig than to bait.
Try to experiment, move, think, pay attention to all the components that contribute to a good catch. No-bait fishing is actually much like a sport, a fair sport, in contrast to net fishing. And good luck to you!
And the jig is naked!
For a long time, only Kyiv fishermen fished with completely naked reelless fish. The rest of the winter jig lovers in the post-Soviet space certainly tried to decorate their jigs with some kind of pendant: cambrics, beads, disks, or just pieces of silicone. From time to time, large articles even appeared in the fishing press, in which the authors gave detailed advice on the color sequence in which these cambrics or beads should be put on the hook in order to appeal to perch, roach, or bream.
The undeniable advantage of “Lesotka” is its wide range of colors.
At first glance, hanging on the underhook of the hook looks quite logical. But this is only at first glance. And what? First ice is the time when “white” fish are in the deepest stress, and trying to catch them with a reelless jig is a waste of time. But at the beginning of winter, the perch should be in excellent physical shape, and the more noticeable (visually and acoustically) the bait is, the higher the chances of fishing success. In practice, everything turned out to be not quite so.
Firstly, the fish doesn’t owe us anything, and its desire to react (or not react) to the bait most often depends not on the appearance of the jig, but on the nature of the oscillations it makes. And here baits with suspension are much inferior to their “naked” counterparts, which turned out to be much more democratic in selecting a game that is attractive to fish. Having a well-tuned pair of nods and jigs, it turned out to be much easier to find the key to capricious winter fish with bait without a hook. I don’t argue that at depths of four meters or more, heavy jigs with attachments in the form of disks or beads look very good.
By moving the suspension, they become noisier - and, therefore, more noticeable to fish. But in floodplain lakes, where I spend nine out of ten of my fishing trips, such depths are extremely rare. Working depths here range from one and a half to three meters. In such conditions, the “play” of heavy jigs turns out to be too tough, which can also be a deterrent for sluggish winter fish. So over the years, I practically abandoned jigs with suspension in favor of their completely “naked” counterparts. And in the shallows (1 - 1.5 m) I now try to use good old lead jigs. The reason is still the same: at shallow depths, the “game” of lead jigs is very soft.
At shallow depths, the “game” of lead jigs is very soft
The most popular reelless jig for catching large roach for many years now has been the “Lesotka”. In essence, this is a slightly modernized “Carnation”, made of tungsten wire. In terms of play, the “Lesotka” is very close to the “Uralka”, and at any oscillation frequency this jig always has a horizontal component - the “Lesotka” additionally plays along with the hook in time with the movement.
Another undeniable advantage of this jig is its wide range of colors. It turned out that roach is no less curious than perch, and in order to entice it to bite, you often have to offer jigs of different colors. Moreover, there is no need to break the animation of the bait, because jigs made of twisted wire have a high degree of similarity in both shape and weight.
