How to catch rudd - which bait is better and what gear to use

Where to look for rudd

You can meet it in almost all corners of Russia, right up to Siberia. Among reservoirs, it prefers flowing ponds, reservoirs and lakes, but actively populates rivers with quiet currents, choosing places with the presence of aquatic and coastal vegetation, which it actively dilutes the diet with and uses as shelter from predators. Most often it is found in well-warmed shallow water, among thickets of holly, pondweed, hornwort, water lilies, or under a carpet of duckweed.

In sunny weather, the rudd feeds throughout the day and takes bait well in mid-water. Likes to stand in the shade of trees, bushes and reeds, picking up insects falling from them. In cloudy, pre-rain weather, it becomes more active and rises to the surface, hunting for flying insects that fall en masse into the water. Large specimens prefer deeper places, hiding among snags and rocks overgrown with algae.

When choosing a fishing location, the following factors must be taken into account:

depth – 1-1.5 m (larger individuals – from 2 meters);
flow – absent or weak;
a visual landmark is a large amount of vegetation on the surface of the water, thickets of reeds or reeds.
auditory landmark - the fish makes rather loud slurping sounds while feeding;
Favorite habitats are shallow upper reaches of reservoirs, oxbow lakes, and river bays.

Catching rudd in September

The behavior of rudd in autumn depends on weather conditions. To successfully catch it, you need to take into account how the behavior of the fish changes in each calendar month.

Changeable September weather affects the activity of all fish. Rudd is no exception. After the onset of autumn, she continues to feed intensively. Small fish weighing up to 150 g gather in schools, and they are usually concentrated in the coastal zone with abundant thickets. They periodically rise to the surface, and more often look for food at mid-water or in shallow water.

Large rudd weighing from 500 g stays apart. In September, enough food is still available (aquatic larvae, insects, algae and other vegetation), and the fish do not change their usual habitats. In September, rudd is more often found in coastal thickets or near reed islands. Rarely enters areas of open water, but does not stay there for long.

When is the best time to catch

Even on a frosty January day, a rudd can be seduced by the correct play of a jig. But still, it is thermophilic and its activity directly depends on the water temperature. From the beginning of May to the end of September it feeds intensively, the rest of the time the bite depends on numerous external factors.

There is a clear division of fishing by season:

In winter, and throughout the entire period of ice, fishing is carried out on fine, sunny days in the usual habitats of fish. A good bite can only be expected in the first half of the day, provided there is no severe frost. The fish is cautious and reluctant to take bait, so it is advisable to fish with dull, matte jigs with a calm, even game.
In spring, active fishing begins at the end of April, when the water temperature rises to 16-17 degrees. A good bite is observed in the late morning, when the sun sufficiently warms the top layer of water. After the May spawning, the biting time evens out, and the rudd begins to actively feed in the evenings.
In summer, the most favorable period begins for a stable and confident bite. Fishing is carried out throughout the daylight hours, the bite becomes active in the early morning and in the evening twilight.
In the fall, the rudd begins to intensively gain fat in anticipation of the onset of “hard” times. It prefers food of animal origin and during the active search it becomes less cautious and comes close to the shore, including large specimens. This period is the most successful for trophy fishermen. The activity of warm-water fish decreases greatly towards the end of October, when the water cools to 10-12 degrees. A rare bite can occur at any time on a short, sunny autumn day.

Behavior of rudd in autumn

With the beginning of autumn, in September, the usual summer way of life of the rudd changes. This is due to cooling air, cooling water, the slow death of algae, and increasing transparency of water bodies. The rudd becomes more careful. Deprived of her usual shelter, she is forced to descend into the darker lower layers of water.

In autumn, the rudd suddenly turns into an eternally hungry predator - it feeds mainly on mollusk eggs, insects that fall into the water, fry, tadpoles, frogs, and leeches. It is for this reason that it often ends up in the catches of spinners (especially those who use ultralight tackle).

Fishing for rudd in September and early October will be very interesting with spinning and float tackle. Further, in November, the capture of rudd more often becomes accidental. The colder the water gets, the more passive the rudd will be. A surge in its activity occurs along the first ice, but it lasts for a relatively short period.

Gear selection

Rudd is one of the smallest representatives of the carp family, so you can use a fairly thin fishing line that can withstand the jerks of the fish and the weight of an armful of algae, which often have to be pulled out along with the fish. The choice of gear and fishing method is determined by difficult fishing conditions and the shallow lifestyle of the fish.

The following fishing methods can be used:

on float equipment;
into the wiring;
in a plumb line on a jig;
to ultralight.

The most effective way to catch rudd is with a float rod. To install the equipment, use:
Monofilament line with a diameter of up to 0.25 mm or braided cord with a diameter of up to 0.08 mm. Since the casting range usually does not exceed 15 meters, it is better to use a more expensive, but less noticeable thin cord, which allows you to more clearly record the bite and land the fish faster. To prevent the rudd from having time to hide in the thickets, the length of the mounted equipment should not exceed the length of the rod. The leash is used an order of magnitude thinner than the main line. It is best to use fluorocarbon, which when wet becomes almost invisible. The color design of the main line should contribute to its maximum camouflage or imitate the brown-green sprout of an aquatic plant.
A lightweight drop-shaped float weighing 5-10 g, with a transparent base to be less noticeable to the fishing object. The float mast, on the contrary, should stand out; it is painted red, yellow or another contrasting color. Long waggler-type floats with fastening at one point are suitable for fishing. For some modified fishing methods, water-filled floats are used to adjust the buoyancy of the bait.
Hook, used No. 3-5 with a short or long shank, depending on the type of attachment.
It is best to use a spindle-shaped sinker, in the shape of an olive or a pellet ball. Usually one lead sinker fixed 2-5 cm from the hook is enough, but you can attach a second one - hooking it immediately behind the leash. Sometimes, for more accurate casting, sliding sinkers are used. When fishing for rudd near the surface, it is enough to unload the float itself directly, securing the sinker immediately behind it.
The distance from the hook to the float is determined by the distance to the bottom: if the depth of the reservoir is 1.5 meters, then in order to catch rudd at half-water, it is necessary that the distance between the hook and the float be 70-80 cm. If fishing occurs closer to the surface - 20 -30 cm or even less.
Wiring fishing is used in bodies of water with a small current. The bait, using a float rod, is thrown onto the border of clean water and aquatic thickets or into a sufficiently large window. A boat is often used to provide access to such areas. Rudd, accustomed to sharply grabbing passing food, can be caught well with such gear.
Plumb fishing with a jig is used in cases where the reservoir is covered with a continuous carpet of duckweed or other aquatic plants. The equipment is installed without a float and a hook; they are replaced by a jig. The line is shortened to half the length of the rod. To increase the sensitivity of the tackle on the rod, a side nod is used (this can be done with a winter fishing rod). When using vertical gear, wading fishing tactics or fishing from a boat are often used.
Fishing for rudd using ultralight is used mainly in spring and autumn, when the reservoir does not have time to be covered with aquatic vegetation. A rod with a test weight of 5-10 g is used. and up to 2 m long, for the ability to perform side casting. The bait is small rotating spoons, miniature wobblers (minnow, popper, walker) and vibrating tails made of edible silicone.

To catch rudd, a number of fishing methods and techniques are used: feeder fishing, drag fishing, fly fishing, bale fishing, etc.

General recommendations for choosing gear for catching rudd

Features of catching rudd involve the use of float rods:

flight feathers;
Bolognese;
match.

In the first two cases, blind rigs are used; when fishing for a match, the rig is sliding, allowing you to fish the bottom layers at a considerable distance. The length of the rods is 3-9 meters, although the most popular range is 4-6 meters. The availability and type of reel depends on the type of fishing rod used.

Line selection

The main line is monofilament, with a diameter of 0.16-0.18 mm. When fishing in difficult conditions, in grass or snags, the warps are set to 0.2 mm, so that in case of a snag, only the leash with the hook can be torn off. It is important that the fishing line has low stretch, because rudd bites are mostly cautious and the angler must have time to make a timely hook.

Neither braided line nor fluorocarbon are used when catching rudd on a float, since monofilament lines have undoubted advantages.

Leashes

The diameter of monofilament leashes is 0.12-0.14, the length varies depending on the conditions and depth at which fishing is carried out. When the activity of the fish decreases, the leash lengthens so that, slowly sinking to the bottom, it looks attractive in the water column.

A long leash is inconvenient because it detects fish worse and you have to make a strong hook, but there are conditions in which it becomes more effective and catchy.

Equipment for catching rudd on a float rod is usually prepared in advance, at home, and transported on reels. This allows you to link montages for different conditions and, if necessary, quickly change them without wasting extra time.

Hooks

The use of small baits when catching rudd on a float also affects the choice of hook. Even large specimens are caught on hooks number 16-20, and when fishing with a single maggot, hook number 22 is also suitable.

You need to experiment with the color of the hooks, because in the summer, colored (red and blue) hooks work well, additionally attracting curious fish.

But in the fall you need to use a less noticeable hook of a dark tone, because the fish is especially careful and afraid of everything unusual and unfamiliar. The sharpness of the hook is checked before each cast and replaced if necessary. Usually one hook is enough to catch 2-3 fish, and therefore fishermen prepare in advance a set of leashes of various lengths and with different types of hooks.

Floats

To catch rudd, the lightest and thinnest floats are used, which are sensitive to cautious fish bites. The weight of the float depends on the fishing distance and the height at which the bait must move above the bottom. When fishing with a match rod at a long distance, a coarser float is selected, but in this case, not all bites can be noticed in time. Sinkers are selected according to the weight of the float in order to sink it to the desired depth.

Bait for rudd

Using bait allows you to collect fish in one place and significantly increase fishing efficiency. For attachment, both plant and animal food components are used, which can give the bait maximum buoyancy. Often used:

The crust of any baked goods, preferably thrown to the fishing point on a separate fishing line along with a small sinker-anchor. This primitive design allows you to keep the bait in one place and easily replace it. Floating on the surface, the bread forms a cloud of food turbidity around itself, which attracts whole schools of fish. The bread can be pre-fried in any vegetable oil.
Store-bought bait is sold in bags weighing 1-2.5 kg. The mixture is made from large fractions of grain crops with the addition of flavors and has neutral buoyancy.
Homemade bait is the most universal means of luring rudd, since it allows you to take into account the subtleties of the fish’s diet in a particular body of water. The basis of the bait is often pearl barley, millet, millet or makha. It is advisable to add vegetable oils, flavors and a “dusting” ingredient that can quickly spread and form a food trail. Semolina, breadcrumbs, flour, crushed cookies are suitable for this. Often an animal component is added: small insects, maggots, chopped worms and bloodworms.

Small balls are molded from the bait and thrown into the fishing point. When attracting a promising place, you must always remember that the main task is to lure, not feed.

What to feed?

The success of fishing largely depends on the right location, bait and bait. The importance of the latter cannot be underestimated, since it helps to accustom the fish to a certain place and even time of day, and to activate the bite.

A universal bait can be considered crackers, pre-fried in vegetable oil, preferably unrefined.

The crackers, along with pieces of macadamia, can be placed in a vegetable net and cast on a fishing line to the intended fishing spot.

Such bait will float in a certain place, create food turbidity around itself, attracting fish.

Another option is feeding with small cakes based on cereals or grains. Usually this is pearl barley, millet, to which ground seeds or hemp seeds, flavorings, bite activators and various dusting ingredients are added.

As the latter, you can use breadcrumbs, semolina, ground cookies, and flour. Some fishermen also add crushed worms, maggots, and insects.

Here it is important not to overdo it and not to overfeed the fish, but only to attract it and preferably awaken the appetite. For this, there are attractants that can be purchased at a fishing store or prepared yourself.

Animal origin

It is recommended to add a little bit of bait to the bait that you plan to fish with.

It can be divided into two types:

animal origin;
vegetable;

The first includes worms, maggots, dragonflies, grasshoppers, crayfish, and bloodworms. Animal bait is used more in winter, spring and autumn. For bait, they are crushed and added to the main mass. Some fishermen prepare insects by drying them and grinding them into flour.

Bait selection

Rudd can be called an omnivorous fish, so a wide variety of baits are used:
Bread, preferably rye, rolls the crumb into small balls, which are placed on a hook.
Insect larvae: maggot, caster (pupated maggot), caddisfly, centipede mosquito larva (bloodworm), bark beetle larva and dragonfly;
Insects, bait can be a fly, small grasshopper, mayfly, cricket, gadfly, various small beetles.
Cereals, most often pearl barley, peas and corn are used, but you can try fishing with any grain.
Worms, both earthworms, dung worms and white peat worms are suitable. It is necessary to give them the opportunity to free their intestines from the soil by placing them in bran or damp moss for a day.
Artificial baits, you can use colored foam balls together with a floating feeder, silicone simulators of maggots, worms. When fishing with a spinning rod, small rotating spoons, wobblers and twisters made of soft silicone are used. Sometimes artificial flies, especially brightly colored ones, work well.
Depending on the time of year, the rudd may change taste preferences:
In the spring, in cold and muddy water, mainly animal baits are used: bloodworms and dung worms, but you can try to fish with colored dough. This period is favorable for spinning bait using small artificial baits. After spawning, the bite on baits of plant origin becomes more active.
In the summer, you can use any bait with equal success, and it all depends on the individual characteristics of the reservoir. Bait from winged insects brings excellent results: flies, grasshoppers, horseflies.
In autumn, there is a gradual abandonment of plant foods. By mid-October, the main diet consists of larvae and worms. Good results are achieved by using small spinners.
The choice of bait can be influenced by water transparency:
In clear water, the rudd spends most of its time close to the surface, and such light-colored baits as maggots, semolina, and bread are clearly visible to it.
Some baits you can prepare yourself:
Mastyrka is prepared from assorted semolina and pea flour. To prepare mastyrka, you need to boil several glasses of water in a saucepan. Add half a glass of pea flour and, stirring constantly, cook until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Semolina is added in an amount sufficient to remove excess water. The pan is removed from the heat. Add a few egg yolks, a spoonful of honey and a bag of vanilla sugar. Add semolina in small portions until the consistency of the mixture resembles dough. The mastyrka is thoroughly kneaded in order to achieve the elasticity of the plasticine.
Special attention must be paid to storing live bait. If handled correctly, it can be used for several weeks or even months. The bait feels best in an air-permeable wooden container at positive temperatures close to zero, on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. If there is a need to preserve bait of animal origin in the field, proceed as follows:
Maggot - feels great in a glass container, sprinkled with bran and sand.
Caddisfly - must be in a humid environment. To do this, it is kept in a jar half filled with wet moss. For caddisfly larvae, mayfly and its larvae, the jar is filled with water.
Grasshopper, cricket, fly and other flying insects are kept in a ceramic or glass container with a narrow neck filled with fresh grass.
Worms - stored in a foam or wooden box filled with bran, moss or native substrate.

There are several general rules to ensure the survivability of bait:

the container intended for storing bait must allow air to pass through in sufficient quantities;
To ensure a cooler storage microclimate, containers with bait should be wrapped in a damp canvas rag or bag.

Tackle for rudd. How to catch rudd.

Let's consider how to catch rudd, that is, what gear is applicable for catching it. Of course, the most popular and simplest tackle for rudd is the most ordinary and well-known float rod. It is on a float that most fishing enthusiasts catch this fish, but we will consider all possible alternatives that, although less commonly used, are nevertheless equally, and in some cases even more, effective.

How to catch rudd:

Float rod;
feeder (donka);
spinning;
bombard.

Catching rudd with a float rod

Catching rudd on a float is the main and most common method of catching this fish. The optimal equipment for a float fishing rod for rudd should have a fishing line with a diameter of 0.18 mm with a thinner leash of 0.14-0.16 mm and a small hook hook. The float should be light, since the size of this fish is not large and a heavy float will not be able to fully convey the bite of the rudd, as a result of which the bait will often be pulled off the hook unnoticed and this can negatively affect the catch. Set the depth to half the water or near the surface. If you get into a school of rudd, the bite will not take long to arrive.

It is better to use a fishing rod for catching rudd that is 4 m long and as light as possible. Catching rudd with a float rod involves frequent hooking and re-casting of the tackle; in addition, you often have to hold the rod in your hands almost without releasing it, so a long, heavy rod will quickly tire your hand.

Catching rudd with a float rod video:

Catching rudd on a feeder

Catching rudd on a feeder is also quite effective. However, it is best to catch rudd on a feeder during periods of cold weather, when it begins to press closer to the bottom. On warm days, she prefers to stay in the upper layers of water. Even a very small rudd can bite like a good crucian carp; only after hooking can one determine that there is a rudd hanging on the hook, although one might think that it is completely empty. Despite the powerful bite of the rudd, you need to have time to hook it in time, since it itself is hooked quite rarely due to its small weight, of course, if a decent specimen has not been bitten.

When catching rudd on a feeder, you should place a smaller feeder so that it does not turn out to be too heavy for this fish and fill it with porridge, especially the first casts, even in excess, so that schools of rudd linger for a long time in the fishing zone. You just have to try to cast to the same point in order to get to the same place where the previous bait from the feeder fell off, then the bite will be much better and the fishing more effective. For an accurate cast, you can take as a reference point, for example, a tree on the opposite bank and always aim at it when casting, and control the casting distance by marking the line between any rings with a marker after casting, so that the next time you cast the tackle, pull it exactly to this mark.

If you are interested, you can also look at the article about fishing for crucian carp with a feeder. Fishing for crucian carp with a feeder, spinning rod

Catching rudd using a spinning rod

This will surprise many, but yes, rudd can really be caught using a spinning rod, although it is considered a peaceful fish. Moreover, on a spinning rod you come across much larger specimens than on a float or feeder. So that you can finally be convinced of this, I found for you a video of catching rudd using a spinning rod, which you can see below.

The rudd takes almost any spinning bait, and this large selection makes it difficult to select the optimal bait. To catch rudd, you can use microjigs, spinners, wobblers, poppers, etc. It should be taken into account that the rudd is not a pure predator, its mouth is small and not particularly suitable for hunting, so the bait should be small, like the hook on it. It is best to use size 000 spinners, wobblers 2-3 cm, and microjigs no more than 2.5 cm.

To catch rudd, an ultralight spinning rod is used, 1.8-2.4 m long, the test should not exceed 7-10 grams, a small reel of size 1000-1500 is quite enough, since you still can’t cast a light bait far, and a fishing line with a diameter of 0. 12-0.14 mm, which needs to be wound to the edges of the spool so that dropping the line when casting is easier and does not reduce the already short cast of the bait.

Catching rudd using a spinning rod video:

Catching rudd using bombarda (sbirulina)

What is bombarda (sbirulino). Bombarda is a tackle, a kind of mixture of spinning and fly fishing. This tackle allows you to throw very light baits used in fly fishing over fairly decent distances, up to 100 m, using a spinning rod. This is done with the help of a special heavy float, which is also called a bombard. This float, in addition to allowing you to throw a light bait far, also performs a very important function - it keeps this bait on a certain horizon.

This gear is very catchy, and moreover, you can attach several baits to it at once; usually about 4 are used, walking at a distance of several tens of centimeters from each other, because a larger number of baits can make it difficult to use the gear.

Since the equipment turns out to be quite long, you should choose a longer rod; it should be about 3.9-4.8 meters in length.

When fishing with a bombard, you can use bait of animal origin, such as a worm or maggot, as well as almost the entire arsenal of spinning and fly fishing, that is, dry and wet flies, nymphs, streamers, spinners, spinners, jigs, silicone fish, twisters, vibrotails, wobblers, poppers, etc.

Catching rudd with a bombard video:

Bait for rudd

Bait is a very important element when catching rudd, since usually rudd are widely scattered throughout the entire reservoir and only with the help of bait can a large amount of it be concentrated in one place. She responds very well to fragrant bait; not even a minute after feeding, the rudd is already rustling in the baited area.

What your bait will consist of is not important, just like whether it was purchased or you made it yourself. The rudd fish is not picky about bait and can be lured with any bait that emits a pleasant aroma for the fish. Even ordinary bread, as well as steamed pearl barley, rye or other grains, are quite suitable as bait for rudd.

How to catch rudd (fishing technique)

The rudd is extremely cautious and timid. The fisherman must follow all possible camouflage methods: wear dark, preferably camouflage, clothing, hide behind bushes, do not make unnecessary sudden movements, and most importantly, do not make noise or talk loudly. If possible, prepare the fishing area in advance, remove interfering plants and snags.

When fishing with a float rod, you must start by casting bait to a depth of 30-40 cm, and then, if there is no bite, fish the bottom and surface areas.

If necessary, use bait:

One effective fishing technique is to cast bait onto a lily pad. After waiting a few seconds, you need to carefully pull the bait into the water. This will allow you to not create any noise and catch fairly large fish.
You can use a slow-sinking float technique that allows the bait to travel from the surface to the bottom. To do this, it is necessary to attach an additional sinker under the float itself, which will disrupt its buoyancy.
For fishing near the surface, you can use a water-filled float, which also serves as a sinker. In this case, the bait will lie on the water; insects and bread are best suited for this.

Feeding

Feeding any species of non-predatory fish contributes to more productive fishing results. As bait you should take something crumbly and small.

It is worth noting that the bait should be in one place. For feeding in the upper layers of the reservoir, it is recommended to use small balls, for fishing in the middle layers - additives from maggots and casters.

Catching rudd with a float rod is quite simple. After all, you just need to choose bait, choose a place and the right equipment.

Wiring when fishing for rudd

Growing over 100 grams, the fish begins to show predatory tendencies and is able to eat fry, which explains the possibility of catching it with ultralight. The trolling technique is performed by uniformly reeling in the fishing line at a low but sufficient speed to keep the bait near the surface of the water. You can use a “stop and go” retrieve, allowing the bait to sink a little deeper and immediately lift it up. Sometimes an effective beak is facilitated by the use of twitching elements.

Fishing Features

Rudd is a daytime fish; as evening approaches, it moves to the depths and roosts for the night among dense vegetation. The shorter the day and the lower the water temperature, the more time the fish spend on the bottom. In the cold season, fishing must be done in the first half of the day, choosing sunny weather for this. Live baits and small artificial baits are used, which are lowered closer to the bottom. As the water warms, fishing is done closer to the surface, and plant baits are added to the arsenal of baits.

Fishing is done both from the shore and from a boat. In the absence of a watercraft, a wading suit is often used. When fishing from the shore, you will need good casting skills and the ability to be invisible to the fish.

To do this, casts must be made through the grass, which covers the squatting angler. Fishing from a boat significantly expands the possibilities of fishing “interesting” places. Allows you to use shorter rods, cast gear to the border of clear water and vegetation, stand upwind and fish coastal areas. The bow of the boat can be camouflaged with an armful of vegetation.

Plumb fishing with a jig makes it possible to effectively fish even among thick algae. To do this, the angler slowly moves around the reservoir and fishes different layers of water, lowering and raising the jig through the carpet of greenery.

For fishing from the surface, a sinker is often not installed on the tackle, and a bulk or loaded float serves as the casting weight. Using a sinker on the rig allows the hook with bait to break through the plants and fish at great depths.

To use a “retractable leash” type tackle with several hooks, use a special transparent float with built-in “Bombarda” or “Sbirulino” scales. In the tackle, it is used instead of a sinker and allows you to make long, accurate casts even in strong winds. Hooks can be attached both before the float and after it.

During periods of cold water, you can often catch rudd on a feeder with a small feeder filled with porridge. Fly fishing for rudd is perceived as something exotic, but she clearly liked trout flies, especially for large specimens.

Where and what to catch rudd in autumn

Typically, such fishing takes place near large islands of reeds and coastal strips of the same reeds, where most fish go to feed on insects that cling to the stems of plants, even if they are withering. There are also a lot of rudd in flooded willow forests during periods after long rains, when the off-season high water begins. Sometimes such thickets of willow standing in the water are literally teeming with rudd and other “white” fish. This was seen more than once in the flood zone of the Cheboksary hydroelectric power station, in the shallow part of the left bank of the Volga. Fishing with a float rod, as already mentioned, is the main one and most often it is a traditional fishing rod with a blind rig. But often a classic fishing rod is powerless among thickets of bushes flooded with water. At the same time, heavy slaps of tails are often heard among the bushes and breakers from the movement of strong fish are visible. And here it is possible to fish with a long, light fishing rod, equipped on the principle of a winter fishing rod with a nod, often set to the side, as well as a regular jig of light or dark green color, depending on the weather and light conditions on that particular day. The principle of fishing is also similar to winter fishing, when the jig goes vertically to the bottom, only here from the tip of the rod. A rather rigid nod serves as a bite alarm, and also makes oscillatory movements, only more primitive than on a winter fishing rod. This is due to the fact that you cannot fully control the play of the jig on a long fishing rod. But even these small movements, consisting of raising and lowering the jig to the bottom, are quite enough to irritate the fish and provoke a bite.

Catching rudd on a fishing rod with a side nod in the bushes is sometimes very effective and requires only precision in lowering the bait in the right place, avoiding getting caught in the branches. Most often these are small patches of clean water among bushes and old reeds. And even if this place is only a meter deep, nevertheless, a large flock of rudd can stand here along with roach, silver bream and bream. The jig can be of any shape, but more often it is a “pellet” or “droplet”. Sometimes an “ant” is an effective jig, apparently due to the shape of the bait, which reminds the fish of some kind of insect, perhaps the very ant that the bait imitates.

Sometimes it is advantageous to use Bolognese equipment in a float fishing rod. This is when fishing is done from the shore, but you can’t reach the willow bushes with a fly or traditional telescopic fishing rod. And the coastal zone in front of the bushes is a flooded meadow, where the depth is only 15-20 centimeters. Then the sliding equipment will allow you to cast fifteen meters or more. The Bolognese fishing rod is a lightweight carbon fiber rod with guides, equipped with a match spinning reel, where the gear ratio is 5.7:1. The weight of the float varies depending on the structure of the tackle - 4-20 grams.

The rudd reacts excitedly to the movement of the bait. Therefore, when fishing with a lapdog, a holding method is used, when a stopped float lifts a hook with bait from the bottom. Thus, a certain game of bait is performed, to which the rudd actively reacts. The main autumn bait for catching rudd is a worm.

In late autumn, large rudd becomes even more greedy and active. Despite its peaceful appearance, it is quite ready to attack the fry and, accordingly, the artificial bait. Most often, such bait is small pop-poppers . These are baits that were developed specifically for catching rudd, but they also work on other fish. Also effectively used are baits called “Passion Fruit”, made from edible rubber. The bait is mounted on a split shot, which simply consists of a main fishing line made of cord, a weight and a leash with an offset hook, onto which the “Passion Fruit”, which looks like a worm, is attached. The tip of the hook is recessed into the body of the bait, which is “non-hooking”.

Blitztips

On a cool day, rudd stay at medium depths.
For fishing, you need to select several “windows” and after catching 3-4 rudds, change your location, since the frightened large fish temporarily leaves this place.
Often, together with the rudd, you have to pull out a heavy armful of vegetation, due to which the fish can fall off, so it is advisable to use a landing net.
You can learn about the diet of rudd by opening the stomach of several caught fish. This will allow you to quickly select the desired nozzle.

Where is the best place to catch rudd in autumn?

It is much more difficult to catch rudd in autumn than in summer. After all, it moves from familiar places to more inaccessible ones, which means that you can’t avoid hooks and even cliffs while fishing. You will have to wade through thickets of reeds, fish for windows in the vegetation that catch your eye, throw tackle into snags, etc.

There is one rule - if a perch starts to bite, then it is better to move to another place, since the rudd does not like to feed next to it.