Catching crucian carp with a spring is in demand, since such equipment shows good results.
It must be said that it is best to fish with a spring when it is not yet very cold outside and the water in the reservoir has not yet cooled down. At this moment, the crucian carp is active, he is looking for food, so special baits will certainly interest him.
Important! Crucian carp can be caught well at any time of the day, with the exception of extreme heat.
Anglers should be aware that spring sizes, designs and weights vary widely. When choosing a feeder, you should pay attention to the casting distance. Of course, the farther you need to place an element, the heavier it should be. The spring can be attached either rigidly or slidingly. If the second method was chosen, then there should be a hollow tube inside the element - a fishing line is threaded through it. If there is an anti-twist tube on the spring, then the part will be completely out of competition.
Fishing time and types of springs
A spring is used to catch crucian carp in warm water, when its activity in search of food is maximum. But crucian carp, like any other fish, does not like heat, so you need to catch it either early in the morning or late in the evening. At this time, she comes out of her daytime hiding places and actively feeds.
You can find different designs of springs, as well as their sizes, and therefore their weight. When choosing a suitable feeder, you need to take into account the casting distance. The further you plan to cast the tackle, the heavier it should be. The spring can be attached either rigidly or slidingly. In the case of a sliding fastening, a hollow tube must pass inside the spring through which the fishing line is passed. It would not be amiss if the spring was equipped with an anti-twist tube.
Features of crucian carp fishing
What can we say about the features of catching crucian carp with a spring? The rod is suitable for both telescopic and plug-in rods.
Length from 2.4 to 4 m, test from 20 to 50 g and a spinning reel. I have already spoken about the fishing line and other details.
We cast to the chosen place, tighten the line to create the correct tension.
The tip of the rod should be slightly inclined in the direction in which our spring tackle was thrown and we hang the alarm. Who uses what? I personally have bells on clothespins.
At night, you can hang the LED on the tip. This tackle allows you to fish at any time of the day. The best time is spring, early summer.
By the way, at night, larger specimens are often encountered.
I wish you good fishing, dear readers. In conclusion, as usual, according to the tradition of the video: catching crucian carp with a spring.
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Existing Tools
There are two main options for attaching the spring to the equipment:
Sliding mount option
For this fastening you need to take a piece of fishing line about 40 cm long and 0.3 mm in diameter. A loop is formed on one side of the segment, after which the fishing line is passed through a hollow tube. After this, the feeder is locked, and a carabiner is attached to the loop. This type of fastening has a number of advantages, such as quick change of feeder and the ability to minimize snags;
Blind mounting option
This option involves attaching the feeder directly to the main fishing line. As a rule, the feeder is equipped with appropriate mounting points. Currently, even this method of fastening is not complete without fasteners and swivels, which allows for quick replacement of the “spring”. Leashes with hooks can be attached to the spring itself or at the point where the feeder is attached to the fishing line.
The rod should be selected depending on the fishing conditions and casting distance. Its length can be in the range of 2.5-3.5 m or more. The test load depends on the weight of the feeder and, when fishing in stagnant water, and crucian carp is mainly caught in stagnant water, it can be within 40 g. A spinning reel can have a size from 2000 to 4000. The diameter of the fishing line can be from 0.25 to 0 .3 mm. Hooks - No. 7 and No. 8.
How to assemble tackle
Installing gear is a fascinating process. During assembly, both purchased elements and those made by yourself can be used. First you need to select all the parts of the device, and then start assembling it.
You will need:
Rod. As such, you can choose different options: fly rod, match rod or Bolognese rod. Sometimes they use an existing spinning rod and install a spinning reel on it.
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Fishing line. A monofilament, the optimal thickness of which should be at least 0.2 mm, is perfect as the main fishing line. If you are going to cast over a long distance, you can equip your rod with a special monofilament line, which has less sail and sinks faster.
Float. You need to choose a large-sized part with a load capacity designed for the weight of the feeder - 25–30 g (approximately). You can make a float yourself. To do this, make a ball out of foam plastic (you can take a cork), and use an awl to make a through hole in it. Next, you need to take a rod - a thin plastic tube up to 20 cm long, lubricate it with waterproof glue and pass it through the hole in the ball. When the part is ready, it is coated with paint and varnish.
Please note that some chemicals can corrode foam. Therefore, before using them, do a test.
Feeder
There are different types of feeders on sale. The choice of one model or another should be based, first of all, on the casting distance. If you are going to cast your tackle as far from the shore as possible, it is better to take a feeder with a built-in sinker. You can make it yourself. To do this, a lead ball and a frame of wire twisted into a spiral are soldered to a metal rod.
Leash. According to fishermen, the best results are obtained by gear with small leashes, the length of which is about 5 cm. This way the nozzle is located close to the feeder, and, consequently, the chances of a bite increase. The fishing line can be equipped with a wire beam. To do this, take a piece of wire 12–14 cm long and form a loop in the middle with which the leash will be mounted to the fishing line. The rings are also bent at both ends - then short leashes are tied to them.
Hooks. For crucian carp it is better to choose hooks No. 10–14. You can choose ones that have a long fore-end if you plan to use live “sandwich” baits as bait.
Stopper. This accessory is needed in order to limit the movement of the feeder on the fishing line.
Fastening. A swivel is used as such. For example, by installing it between the main and leading lines, you can minimize the possibility of tangling the gear, and also easily change the equipment.
Having prepared all the parts, you can proceed directly to assembly. The fishing rod is equipped with a main line on which a float is installed. You can fasten it using the push-on method, but it is better to use special fasteners. Below, the upper rubber stopper and the feeder are attached, followed by the lower stopper-clamp. At the end of the fishing line you need to make a loop and install a swivel, to which a rocker arm or directly a leash with hooks is later attached.
Important! Crucian carp is a very capricious fish that can change its taste preferences several times in a day. When fishing you need to take several types of bait.
Making a spring
You can make a spring of various designs and shapes. There are cylindrical, conical and curved springs, with and without a sinker, small and large. The smallest structure has a length of 2 cm and a diameter of 1 cm. The largest feeders are limited in size to 6 cm. These are optimal limits, beyond which there is no point in climbing.
To avoid the hassle of making it, you can buy such a feeder in fishing stores. As practice shows, homemade structures made by experienced crucian fishermen are more catchy. This is due to the accumulation of certain knowledge, which allows us to make a more successful design that takes into account all the intricacies of fishing.
Spring feeder, made by hand. I was fishing. Fishing.
Bait for crucian carp
A spring is a special design of feeders that should be filled with bait every time you cast. The outcome of the fishing will depend on how correctly all the ingredients are selected. The easiest way, if you have the financial means, is to purchase ready-made mixtures in dry form and then prepare them near a pond, adding a little water. In this case, fishing can be quite expensive. In order not to pay extra, you can stand near the stove for a while and get the original mixture, no worse than the store-bought one. As a result of this approach, many recipes were born. Moreover, most of them are quite catchy, since they take into account the taste preferences of crucian carp.
When preparing homemade bait recipes, three main types of cereals are used - pea, wheat and corn. Porridge is cooked from them, after which other ingredients are added to improve the taste and aroma. In addition, the porridge must have a specific consistency, which would allow it to be kept in the feeder for a certain time. Substances that enhance the aromatic properties of the bait are added to the main composition of the bait. Quite often they add makukha (sunflower cake), which has a persistent aroma. In addition, crucian carp are interested in baits with dill, garlic, and cinnamon flavors. It is possible to use artificial flavors, but they are easy to add, which can scare off the crucian carp.
The density of the bait should be such that it does not fall out of the feeder after hitting the water, but is washed out of the feeder after hitting the bottom. There are cases when a spring is used for fishing in the current. This also requires preparing the appropriate consistency for the bait, since the current will wash the bait out of the feeder much faster.
Lure
A very important point when fishing at a feeder is the bait for crucian carp (read the article), which will be stuffed into the feeder. The final result of your fishing will depend on how well you select complementary foods. Crucian carp, especially large ones, are very shy and treat everything new in a pond very carefully, so the bait should have a familiar taste and a familiar smell to it. Something unusual and new in the bait, and even with an unfamiliar pungent odor, can completely scare away the crucian carp.
Nowadays, a lot of ready-made bait is sold in stores with different ingredients and various flavored additives. You just need to moisten it with water from the pond and achieve the desired consistency.
If you do it yourself, then each fisherman has his own options for proven bait. But still, most fishermen cook the following porridge:
- pea cereal
- corn grits
- wheat cereal
- Be sure to add a bite activator.
This creates a base that can already be used for spring fishing. But already during the fishing process, you can experiment by adding various flavors for crucian carp or any additional ingredients - crushed macadamia.
If you don’t want to cook anything , then it’s not a bad option to simply grate regular sunflower seeds and mix them with the bread pulp. This bait turns out to be very aromatic and is also easy to prepare.
Do not forget that crucian carp reacts very well to various aromas, so during the fishing process you can experiment with adding different aromas; the aroma is especially attractive:
- garlic
- dill
- cinnamon
- Be sure to add a bite activator.
It is also worth considering that if you have to fish in a current, then make the porridge harder, and if there is no current, then make it softer.
Lard for feeding crucian carp
Very often pieces of lard are added to the bait. Many fishermen note that the crucian carp first of all wants to get lard from the feeder. I would also like to note that when using lard in a feeder, the size of the caught crucian carp is usually larger. Lard can also be used as bait by placing it on hooks in small squares.
Bait
For greater efficiency, it is necessary to use not only bait, but also bait, which is located on the hooks. Widely used baits when fishing for crucian carp can be:
- maggot;
- dung or earthworm;
- bloodworm;
- corn, including canned corn;
- steamed peas.
A spring works well if foam is used instead of the baits described above. These can be either colorless balls or multi-colored ones with a certain aroma.
Spring with foam
Fishing with polystyrene foam works well in conditions where the bottom of the reservoir is covered with a layer of silt.
When the classic method of fishing with a spring does not bring results, small foam balls are used, which are placed on the hook (the tip remains open) and subsequently lift it slightly from the bottom.
It is known that both crucian carp and crucian carp often carefully try potential food first, and only then swallow it or, on the contrary, spit it out and leave it alone.
It is during such a “test” of the foam ball that the fish can be hooked.
However, she may completely ignore the foam, preferring to eat the porridge lying nearby. But even in this case, an outcome is possible in which the hook with a foam ball will be accidentally swallowed along with an abundance of bait.
Some fishermen, to give the foam a more attractive appearance, cover it with dough. You can use the same technique.
In fishing stores you can find foam balls of various sizes, colors and even smells, this allows you to choose the right size for a specific hook.
Spring fishing techniques and tactics
To begin with, you should find a promising place where the crucian carp spends the most time. Naturally, in clear water crucian carp are unlikely to be interested, especially if they have their own enemies in the form of perch or crucian carp. Therefore, he tries to stay close to thickets or rubble of fallen trees, as well as snags. Having decided on a place, they carry out preliminary feeding of the fish, which is expressed in several, one after another, casting of the feeder with food. After this, you can begin the fishing process. To do this, each hook is equipped with the appropriate bait. To prevent the hooks from overlapping when casting, they are stuck into the bait. After hitting the bottom, when the process of washing out the food begins, the hooks with bait are released. It will be better if the hooks are suspended, that is, have positive buoyancy. A sandwich consisting of a foam ball and bait (worm, bloodworm or maggot) can provide this. After the tackle is thrown, it is placed on a stand, after which a bite alarm is attached. This can be either a regular bell or an electronic, more advanced alarm.
Due to the fact that the fish are feeding, all casts should be made to the same place. If you don’t do this, but scatter all the food over a large area, then you shouldn’t expect a good bite, much less a catch.
The specificity of fishing with a spring, especially when it is rigidly attached to the fishing line, is that the crucian carp hooks itself under the influence of the weight of the feeder. Therefore, there is no need to do any cuttings. If the bite alarm goes off, then the crucian carp is already on the hook. In order for self-cutting to occur without misfires, sharp hooks should be used, preferably imported, branded ones.
The fisherman's task is to carefully pull the caught crucian carp ashore. As a rule, large individuals are rarely found, so you will have to pull out small crucian carp, only about 100 g, but this is not a problem.
In any case, it is better to have a small landing net, since the leads can be very thin, and even a small specimen can break it when fished out.
Fishing technique
At its core, a spring is the same feeder, only with a different feeder, which springs back when immersed in water and bitten. Therefore, the technique of fishing with such gear is comparable to feeder fishing - we throw bait and equipment into the same place. With such gear, the crucian carp catches itself; hooking is not required, as when fishing with feeder gear. When the alarm is activated, all that remains is to correctly fish out the ready-made crucian carp.
Crucian carp are self-hatched only with sharp hooks of imported branded production. The fisherman can only pull the catch ashore and enjoy successful fishing.
