Tactics for catching perch with a vertical spoon

After spawning, this fish gathers in small schools that scour the reservoir in search of the best food supply. That is why you can see signs of the presence of perch in any corner of the reservoir. In summer, it energetically moves around the water area, eating small animals and not forgetting to hide from larger predators, in particular pike. Its diet mainly consists of bottom invertebrates (worms, leeches and other small things), insect larvae and fry of peaceful fish species.

The hot summer period is not a reason to sheath your spinning rod and switch to catching peaceful fish. In the summer you can excellently hunt for perch, because this predator is active all year round, which means it is accessible. The arrival of the warm season does not in any way affect his excellent appetite. He continues to chase the fry, delighting the fishermen with stable catches.

Experienced spinning anglers know very well where to look and how to catch the striped robber in the summer, but beginners will have to comprehend this science. By the way, perch is an excellent object for those who are planning to master spinning fishing.

So where can you find bass?

Choosing gear for perch fishing

Choose a spinning rod of the light category.

Perch is a coveted trophy not only for beginning spinners, but also for athletes who have thoroughly studied the habits and behavioral characteristics of this fish. This predator can be very picky about the quality of the bait and its wiring. But choosing the right gear for catching this fish will increase your chance of success.

1. Spinning

If you choose the right spinning rod taking into account the characteristics of fishing, fishing will definitely bring a lot of emotions and leave pleasant memories. Catching perch with modern high-quality tackle is very convenient. If you have the skills, you can make long and accurate casts. Animate the correct movement of the bait and catch trophies without any problems.

Test and length. When hunting for perch, a spinning rod is selected in the light category with test characteristics of up to 12 grams and a length ranging from 190 to 230 centimeters. For fishing from the shore, a spinning rod can be used a little longer. But when fishing in places where tree crowns overhang, you can get caught in their branches and lose your bait.

The rod should fit comfortably in the hand, be light and sensitive.

Build. Perch fishing mainly occurs with small, light baits, for which a large rod test is not needed. A spinning rod with a fast action would be optimal. This formation will allow you to maximize your casting distance and catch perch with thinner equipment.

Reel and line. The rod is equipped with a small spinning reel with a spool capacity of 1000 - 2000. Typically, perch is caught on a simple monofilament with a diameter of no more than 0.18 millimeters. When using a braided thread, a diameter of 0.10 millimeters is enough, because the strength of the braid is much greater.

You cannot use large and bulky baits.

So, let's summarize.

Fast action spinning rod with small dough (up to 12 g), length up to 2.3 m (depending on conditions)

A spinning reel with a spool with a capacity of 1000 to 2000 (according to the Japanese classification). With high-quality laying of thin fishing line or cord.

At this time, you can catch perch with a spinning rod from the shore without using a boat. The rising water floods coastal areas with all kinds of vegetation, near which the striped predator sets up ambushes. Therefore, moving bait along the shore often brings good results.

Tackle for catching large perch

Catching large perch with live bait “in the fly” requires special preparation of gear. This is done as follows:

• a fishing line (diameter 0.3 mm) up to 30 meters long is wound onto a reel;
• at the end a leash is knitted from a fishing line (diameter 0.15 mm), the length of which is from 30 cm to half a meter;
• A single hook No. 7 with a tip curved inward is attached to the end of the leash. It is this kind of hook that prevents the bait fish from breaking loose while casting the tackle;
• A sliding weight in the form of a cylinder is placed in front of the leash; its weight is about 30 grams;
• Each fisherman chooses a fishing rod for himself. In this case, a Flagman Excalibur brand rod with a length of 180 cm of the appropriate casting has proven itself well.

Equipment options

In addition to the standard design, when a leash with bait is tied to the fishing line, there are several more options:

Spaced equipment. In this case, the load and bait are separated using a leash. There are 2 types: Carolina - when the sinker is attached higher along the line, and the bait is tied to the end of the line, and Moscow - when the sinker is attached to the end of the line, and the bait is tied higher using a leash. The Muscovite is also known as a diverting leash.

Dropshot rig. In this case, the sinker is also tied to the end of the fishing line, and above it, a hook is tied directly to the main fishing line. A good option for spot fishing.

Since perch is rarely caught under normal conditions larger than 0.5 kg, a spinning rod is required that is elegant and lightweight.

Perch fishing technique

To catch perch, spinners use different methods of placing baits. The most common of them are uniform and stepped wiring, twitching.

Uniform wiring is used when fishing with spinners, spoons, wobblers and silicone baits. This method of wiring works well in spring and summer when fishing at shallow depths.

Stepped retrieving is used mainly in the fall when fishing at depths of more than 2.5 m. In this way, they “play” with front-loaded spinners, spoons and jig baits. It is important to select the required ratio of the time the bait falls and the length of the fishing line.

When fishing for perch, the pause during retrieval should be from 1 to 8 seconds. After the bait touches the bottom, you must immediately continue rotating the reel.

When jerking a wobbler (twitching), the duration of the pause after the jerk depends on the water temperature. In cold water (autumn) the duration of the pause reaches 8-10 s, and in warm water in hot summer weather the stop is reduced to a minimum.

The spinning test is indicated on each rod or spinning rod. It looks like numbers, for example test 0.3 - 12 g. This means that the tackle is intended for a wobbler, silicone or spinner of the specified weight.

When to catch large perch “on line”

This method of catching large perch is especially good because it is possible immediately after the fishing ban is lifted and until late autumn.

However, the most exciting fishing using this method is in the fall, from mid-September until the first frost. At this time, the mass feeding of this predatory fish begins: in the fall, the perch takes bait confidently and with particular greed - preparing for winter.

In spring and summer, fishing for large perch “on line” is more effective at sunrise and sunset. But in the fall you can get such pleasure almost the whole day, except for noon.

What is spinning?

Spinning is a tackle much shorter than a fishing rod. As a rule, its length ranges from 1.7 to 3.3 m. It is made, in particular, from materials:

• carbon;
• fiberglass;
• composite

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Each of the materials is quite durable and is successfully used in fishing equipment. But for perch fishing, it is best to take a rod made of mixed materials.

Why mixed?

• If you buy a carbon spinning rod, then when you lightly hit a branch or something else, a microcrack occurs. And then when hooked they simply break. This happens quite often among beginners. Therefore, they must be handled very carefully. It is ideal for more experienced anglers.
• As for fiberglass, it is not sensitive enough and not very flexible for bass fishing. Even if the test on it is from 0.3 to 0.17 g, it still does not feel as much as we would like. Most often they are used either for pike or for feeder.
• Composite A rod made of this material is most often mixed with carbon. In addition, if the tackle is cheaper than carbon and has carbon written on it, then it is 100% composite spinning rod.

Composite

– a middle option between fiberglass and carbon. But, it is very inferior to carbon fiber spinning rods due to its low sensitivity. But its huge advantage is that most often they are universal equipment.

The mixed version will show even the minimum impact of the perch, and is more flexible and reliable in strength.

Catching perch with a spinning rod or lure is interesting, both from the shore and from a boat, and in its activity, it is a very exciting and dynamic way of fishing. In spring, summer and autumn, a large number of perches are caught using spinning rods, using various baits, spoons, spinners and spinners, as well as perch wobblers. Many fishermen like to jig fish with silicone baits. And also very often, when catching pike perch and pike by trolling, good humpback salmon are also caught in the line.

Where to look for perch in summer and autumn

In the autumn and spring, you should look for perch in deeper places, where temperature changes will not be so noticeable during the day. Fishing on spits and other shallow water areas will be completely pointless.

Catching perch on a retractable leash in the summer is very exciting. The perch leaves their wintering places for shallower waters, and long casts are no longer necessary. Lighter weights and low-test spinning rods are used. Due to the fact that we lighten our gear, fishing becomes much more interesting due to more active resistance of the fish. You can catch perch on a retractable leash with almost any rubber, if a school is found. The most important thing is not to throw the tackle into the flock itself. It is necessary to throw the school at least 5 meters so as not to scare away the fish by the fall of the sinker.

A perch on a retractable leash will bite well in places with a grassy bottom, where fishing with a jig is not possible due to the large amount of vegetation, which will stick to the bait almost immediately after casting and disrupt the game. When using a retractable leash, the sinker itself will go through the grass and will not catch it, since there are no protruding parts. Here you need to choose the correct shape of the load, as described above. And the leash itself with a hook will pass over the edge of the grass and the chances of catching a perch resting in the grass will greatly increase.

Where to catch perch with a spinning rod

It is better to catch perch in the summer with a spinning rod in the early morning, at this time predators go out hunting, while, carried away by the pursuit of prey, the perches often scatter in different directions and are quite far from the camp. On a hot sunny day, these predators gather again and stand in shady places, in thick grass and under burdocks, overhanging trees over the water or under a steep bank, until the heat subsides, and at the same time they no longer hunt, lying in wait for their prey from their ambushes.

The striped predator is superior to pike in its gluttony. With an abundance of small fish, humpback whales often gorge themselves to the point that the fry that do not fit in their stomachs stick out of their mouths; before they have time to swallow one fish, they grab another. With a strong drop in atmospheric pressure and a sharp change in weather for the worse, as well as during periods of extreme heat, striped predators practically do not feed, like many other fish, so there is no point in catching perch with a spinning rod during such periods.

With the exception of these weather extremes, these predatory fish eat every day, and if they do not go to the fisherman as prey, it is probably only because a well-fed and overfed, and ultimately lazy fish, is always more careful, prudent and picky than a hungry one, which rushes like mad at the bait. This representative from the order of perciformes is so greedy and careless, and has little fear of noise, with the exception of large individuals, that it can be caught by casting with spoons and wobblers for ten months of the year.

Spring perch bite better early in the morning

Posting a spinner for perch in the winter when there is no bite. The main types of wiring for winter spinners.

It would seem - what could be simpler! Especially in winter lures... I lowered the lure under the ice and began to lure the fish with even strokes, forcing it to bite... If only everything were so simple.

The amount of fish caught directly depends on the ability to choose the correct wiring in a given reservoir at a specific time. In my luggage there are several dozen different ways of guiding vertical spinners. It will not be possible to describe all of them in one article, and there is no point. But it’s worth talking about the basic principles of the game and what you should pay attention to.

This is the first and most important parameter for any wiring. For some reason, most spinners believe that no matter how you throw the bait, a predator will still covet it. Therefore, anglers hold their fishing rods suspended, can easily change the hovering horizon of the bait during a pause, and at the same time make a lot of unnecessary movements that violate the moment of “absolute” rest of the bait. As a result, where it was possible to catch several dozen perches, one or two are caught, and where there is a single perch, you may not wait for a bite at all.

Any wiring must be firmly fixed in the final phase. For example, let's say you're doing a lifting game cycle. At the same time, check the horizon up to a meter above the bottom. After each swing, raise the bait by 2-3 cm. If you start working from the bottom, first fix the fishing rod on an outstretched leg, and during the next swing, lift it, bending your leg at the knee by these same 2-3 cm. When the height begins to not be enough, pull it out forward your left hand and shift the fishing rod onto it. Fix the rest of the lift with your hand. This allows you to constantly control the bait and feel the rhythm (we'll talk about it a little later). If you are doing a lowering maneuver, then repeat the movements exactly the opposite.

Fixing the lure at the moment of its transition from a state of movement to a state of rest is one of the most important elements in winter lures. It is during this period that a low-active predator can decide to strike.

With a fixed retrieve, you accurately determine the horizon at which the predator “touched” your bait, which means that by stopping the rise, you can work for some time in one plane above the bottom, which is important when catching passive fish.

The second main component. By fixing the spinner and making the correct (in your opinion) wiring, you can achieve some success. But if you do not pay due attention to the rhythm, then you will definitely “lose” some of the fish.

The ability to keep a rhythm is the key to your success in fishing. Because, strange as it may sound, it is its observance and timely violation that makes it possible to “collect in a bag” all the fish standing under the hole.

The predator is extremely irritable to the same type of rhythmic movements of the bait. If you do not disturb its play with unnecessary tremors and illogical changes in the horizon, the most active individuals will quickly demonstrate themselves with bites and will be caught. But passive fish can be caught precisely with the help of micro changes in the rhythm of the retrieve. Let's say you are making a retrieve in one horizon, moving every four seconds, all active fish have already been caught. The next time you lower the spoon to the desired horizon and after 3-4 fixed swings, try to pause for 6-7 seconds.

The same thing can be done simply during the next retrieve, when the fish has not yet shown itself in any way.

At first it seems very difficult to keep the same rhythm. It all depends on the training. When I started to master this method, I simply counted to myself. Subsequently, the same type of rhythmic movements became as natural as breathing, and I no longer think about it.

This is worth talking about separately. Along with fixation and rhythm, the pause plays an equally important role in correct wiring. It is selected specifically on the reservoir at the time of fishing and directly depends on the activity of the predator. When going out on the ice, you should start with a classic pause. If we talk about perch, this is 3-4 seconds between swings. Pike or pike perch “love” longer pauses - from 6 to 15 seconds.

It is worth changing pauses at the beginning of fishing from the first holes. Make a classic retrieve, and during the next cycle try to increase the rest time of the spinner by 1-2 seconds. At some point, stop wiring altogether for ten seconds. Within half an hour, having received the first fish bites, you will already understand what kind of pause the fish currently needs, and you will start another search only if the bite stops for an unmotivated reason.

Even experienced lure fishermen with many years of experience behind them often forget to check the water thickness while fishing. This is an unforgivable mistake. I can say with confidence that almost every fishing trip I catch part of the fish in the horizon from half-water to the entrance to the hole. At the same time, fishing can quite easily take place at depths of 4-5 m or more. So that less time is wasted on this action, if the bite fades at fixed depths, when moving to the next hole, I begin to lower the fish directly from the hole. This method not only saves time, but also finds a new working horizon faster.

I fix the fishing rod on my outstretched left hand and begin to lower the spoon with even strokes. Having lowered my hand to the hole, with a quick movement, trying not to change the horizon, I unwind a meter of fishing line and at the same time again raise my left hand up to fix the bait. I continue to do this until the spoon touches the bottom or a bite occurs.

Another important point is changing the horizon when fishing after a sluggish bite or in a promising area of ​​the water column. For example, in the same way and rhythmically, after the next swing and the resting phase of the spoon, lower or raise the bait a few millimeters. Sometimes only such wiring forces a passive predator to grab.

I believe that the ability to play a lure on the bottom is one of the pinnacles of a lure angler's skill. Firstly, it is when working with bait on the ground that the presence of a perch under the hole is revealed most quickly, which means you do not waste time on unnecessary cycles. Secondly, and such cases happen very often, perch can only be caught from the bottom. He simply does not react to playing in the water column. First of all, in my opinion, it depends on sudden changes in pressure. Be that as it may, the fact remains a fact.

Just a couple of years ago, I believed that for bottom play the only possible and correct spinners were those with a soldered hook. Now, with the accumulation of experience, I can safely say that baits with a suspended tee can be safely lowered to the bottom and worked there correctly. The only inconvenience is that the tee collects bottom debris, and snags occur more often.

The game options are different. From launching a gliding bait with a wide swing several tens of centimeters away from the drilled hole and slow rhythmic dragging, to simply moving the spoon on the bottom under the hole. Just don’t forget about uniformity and pauses.

Having worked out the above elements in practice, you can easily lay them as the basis for any wiring you come up with. But without these basics, no wiring will be complete and effective. At the same time, it is impossible not to mention that all this can be fully accomplished only if you have balanced tackle with a sensitive nod, even if your reservoir contains only large perch (as fishermen often claim in conversations) and its bites are sharp and decisive . This happens when the predator becomes active, and it is not always active. You have to catch fish whenever you go to a body of water.

There are many ways to play spinners. This depends on the speed of the retrieve, the depth, the bait (its weight, flight qualities), and the activity of the fish. But there are several basic ways to play that you need to know and bring to automaticity:

The spoon is sharply placed on the bottom, after a second pause its body is raised so that the hook remains lying on the ground. A second pause and the operation is repeated. After 5-7 cycles the game can be replaced;

The spinner, having accurately determined the depth and fixed the hand, hits the bottom. At the same time, due to the elasticity of the nod, it comes off the ground and hovers above it a few millimeters (5-7 cycles);

The spoon is lifted up with gentle strokes (several centimeters each). After each swing there is a short (less than a second) pause. In this way, the entire thickness of the water is checked, right down to the ice;

The spoon is raised and lowered to the starting point with short strokes (a few centimeters each). In this case, the pause can be extended for several seconds. Play the same way;

Before starting any of the postings, you can try to make several wide strokes with the fishing rod without stopping and freezing the bait. Sometimes it helps to attract fish from afar.

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Perch on a spinning rod in autumn

Catching perch in the fall is much more effective with bottom baits (jig, drop-shot)

There are several nuances and key differences in spinning perch fishing in the fall from other seasons, namely:

• Weather. In the fall it is usually too cloudy and unpredictable, which is critical when fishing for perch.
• Upcoming winter. This is the main reason for the improvement in the bite in the fall, namely from the end of August.
• As a rule, humpback fish bite equally well at any time of the day.
• In mid-September, the fry, which is attacked by our predator, begins to go deeper and deeper, which attracts our prey with it.

Based on these aspects, we can say that the key to successful autumn fishing is the mastery of fishing at depth, but any difficulties at this time of year will be rewarded with a large number of larger fish.

Catching perch on a retractable leash - fishing technique with Moscow equipment, correct tying and choice of bait.

Which poppers to choose and how attractive this bait is for perch, about the catchability of poppers for perch.

Spinners, regardless of design, must have this quality. Wobblers that imitate whitebait should also have a reflective coating in attractive colors. Lures painted yellow and silver are most attractive to this predator.

Bait selection

Next, you need to choose the bait that we will put on the hook. When choosing, it is necessary to take into account the habits of the perch in a given period of time.

Catching perch on a retractable leash in the fall and spring involves using bait with a more active game, since at these times of the year the water has a lower temperature and the activity of the perch decreases. Rubber of various shapes, sizes and colors can be used as bait.

You can also use foam rubber baits with double hooks, but their action is more suitable for step-by-step retrieving, which is typical for jig fishing. We select the size of rubber in accordance with the size of the hook. The rubber should not be too small so that the hook begins to disrupt the game, but it should not be too large, since the perch or other predatory fish will pull the tail and simply will not be able to swallow the hook.

Taking into account the transparency and depth in the fishing area, we select the right rubber color. For example, if we were fishing in a hole with a depth of 8-9 meters, then colors with blue tints would be optimal. When fishing for bass in shallower waters, you can use rubber in brighter colors, such as green and yellow. Experienced fishermen use various vibrotails as bait. They are most similar to fry and will more often provoke a hungry predator to bite.

Lures for fishing

This predator can be caught equally well on both rotating and oscillating spoons.

As for baits, there can be no clear recommendation or advice. It won’t be difficult to catch a “striper” using wobblers, proppers and other artificial baits.

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The main rule of perch fishing is not to use too bulky or massive baits. The average weight of a spinner or wobbler is 5 grams. Another important feature that must be present in artificial lures for perch is shine.

Spinners, regardless of design, must have this quality. Wobblers that imitate whitebait should also have a reflective coating in attractive colors. Lures painted yellow and silver are most attractive to this predator.

Large perch, as a rule, take at great depths, so for such conditions you should choose a rod with a weight of up to 10g. Moreover, the rod must be durable and reliable so that you can use various types of wiring.

How to catch perch with a jig. Types of postings

Depending on the activity of the predator, spinning anglers use different variations of bait placements. With fishing experience, each angler determines for himself the most effective rhythms for performing montage animation, but the fundamental types on which his own developments are based remain unchanged. Our conversation will continue on the technical features of classic wiring.

Uniform

Uniform retrieving or the so-called pyological jig, when the nozzle with a load after casting is reeled in with a reel, holding it in the water column, without touching the bottom or pauses. The bait moves with a swaying and natural movement. Fishing in the current gives the movements an even more natural look. They use wiring when fishing for active fish.

wavy

This type of feed is very attractive to the predator due to the vibration that is created by the spinner by alternating a smooth reeling with moments of its sharp intensification. These amplifications create an imbalance of vibrations that attract striped fish to the fishing site. By alternating reeling speeds, the installation moves in waves, falling to the bottom at slower stages. The wave method is used for passive fish.

Stepped

Catching perch with microjigs, medium and heavy jigs is based on this type of fishing. After casting, the load is placed on the bottom and after a micro-pause, they begin reeling, consisting of two or three powerful movements with the reel handle. At this moment, the bait jumps from the bottom and makes steps with jerks, falling again to the bottom during a pause. With such rhythms, the line is wound throughout the cast, catching the promising trajectory of the reservoir. Wiring is also used when the predator is apathetic, provoking the fish’s aggression with even sharper jerks.

Hooking and landing

The bite of a striped fish is felt as several dull pokes followed by vibration. In such circumstances, the fish in most cases self-hook, sucking the hooked bait into its throat with a powerful stream of water. Vibration indicates that the fish is firmly seated on the hook. Now the angler is required to be careful while fishing for the trophy.

Small okushats go to winding the cord with virtually no resistance, only occasionally trembling. A large croaker puffs up its fins and, standing sideways to the reeling path, exerts significant forces, which can lead to a lip breakage during sudden movements. In the depths of fast currents, they try to catch fish along the flow of the stream, thereby reducing the force of resistance. The angler is required to be careful, which is expressed in the step-by-step selection of the cord and the release of tension through the work of the blank, either lowering the spinning rod to the water, or increasing the angle of its rise. Exhausted by such confident actions, the robber will already be tired when approaching the shore and will calmly enter the landing net using the spinning rod itself.

Lures for perch

A predator such as perch can be caught with any bait, not large in size, but among the wide variety there are the most catchy specimens.

The main artificial baits for perch are rotating and oscillating spoons. At the same time, we should highlight models in yellow and white colors, as well as models with a halographic or fluorescent sticker.

Spinners

A characteristic feature of these spinners is the presence of a rotating blade. In addition, they differ in petal size, loading method and shape. At shallow depths, you should use a size 00-2 spoon, according to the Mepps classification. At great depths (over 2 meters), using stepped wiring, it is better to use specimens of sizes 2-4. A high-quality spinner will always work flawlessly at the lowest retrieve speed.

Wobblers

Wobblers are considered one of the best baits when hunting striped predators. Wobblers are selected according to their working depth of immersion. In the spring, when underwater vegetation has not begun to rapidly grow, deep-sea models can be used. At the same time, a “herringbone” type wiring is used, when the wobbler dives and rests on the bottom, after which there is a pause for the wobbler to float up. Bites, as a rule, occur while the wobbler is being baited.

In the summer, surface baits such as poppers and walkers show good results. Retrieving such baits is done in jerks. The predator attacks such bait during a pause.

Silicone baits

Lures made from edible silicone are very popular among fishermen. Such baits are made of silicone, into which a flavor is introduced. Moreover, the flavor can be different from the aroma of shrimp to the aroma of garlic, etc.

The conversation in this article will be about catching perch from the shore on ponds and small lakes. The specificity of such reservoirs is pleasing in that there is no seasonal migration of perch, and therefore you can fish here from the end of the spring spawning ban and almost until freeze-up with the same baits using the same gear.

The conversation in this article will be about catching perch from the shore on ponds and small lakes. The specificity of such reservoirs is pleasing in that there is no seasonal migration of perch, and therefore you can fish here from the end of the spring spawning ban and almost until freeze-up with the same baits using the same gear.

However, maximum interest for a spinning player begins in late spring and throughout the summer. At this time, a huge number of vacationers and fishermen, who love to fish in comfort on a clean shore without dense thickets, occupy the shores of large reservoirs, and for this reason, small lakes unsuitable for these tasks are usually deserted - in any case, in the early morning. And actually at dawn you need to start catching perch with a spinning rod.

Of course, bodies of water vary. Where you won’t get a perch bite before ten in the morning, but I know one good pond where all summer long perch can be caught only from dawn until about 10 o’clock, and the hotter the sun gets, the more the number of bites drops. As soon as it begins to get light, the perch begins to drive the fry en masse into the grass in shallow water, which can be seen with the naked eye.

You should approach the place where perch is hunted as quietly as possible. In waders, you should approach the edge of the grass and make casts along it or at a slight angle (photo 1). In such conditions, 2-inch vibrating tails and twisters, often in natural colors, on a jig head weighing from 2 to 4 grams are very catchy (photo 2).

And in general, I noticed: where the perch actively chases the fry, there are no better baits than these. No matter how much my friends and I tried to throw various “creatures” into these “mini-cauldrons,” the result was always not so great—bites happened, but we always had to wait for them. But as soon as the bait was thrown “under the fry” at the same point, the perch greedily attacked it, sometimes immediately after splashdown. Various “crawfish” are also effective baits, but for some reason they work better for me in large deep-sea reservoirs.

Now about fishing when fishing for actively feeding perch. The bait should run away from the striped robber, and not dance in front of his face, which, of course, arouses his suspicion. It often simply does not respond to slow wiring. You increase the speed of the retrieve, slow it down just a little - and you immediately get a bite. The wiring is, naturally, pelagic. So you need to experiment not only with baits, but also with their presentation.

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Of course, it’s good when the perch chases the fry. It’s immediately obvious that the striped fish is active, and this adds excitement to the fisherman, but what to do on a hot day, when even a light breeze won’t touch the water surface, and all around is the tedious buzzing of insects? On such seemingly hopeless days, slugs on light jig heads can quite help (photo 3). Wiring is “mormyshing”, and very intensive. First you need to select an animation for the “worm”, observing the behavior of the bait at different amplitudes of wiring.

Then choose the most efficient wiring (or several interesting ones) and focus on them. It is not necessary to constantly change baits, it is better to experiment with wiring - and the perch, despite the heat, will be tempted sooner or later (photo 4). It seems that the active “play” of the slug, and at a low retrieve speed, brings out of its stupor even a perch “sweating” from the heat.

Developing the theme of overgrown shallow waters, it makes sense to remember the popper. You must have at least one such bait in your perch arsenal - especially where a dense carpet of algae spreads just under the surface (photo 5). By the way, in such areas fishing with a microjig with a bombard is very effective, but this is not quite ultralight.

In addition to the typical reservoirs with shallow areas overgrown with algae, there are quite often ponds and quarries that are small in area but quite deep. In clear areas, looking for perch in them is a thankless task, but fishing among flooded snags and/or among the stems of water lilies can be very productive.

I remember ten years ago, having unsuccessfully missed a spinning rod before lunch, I decided to explore an area overgrown with water lilies with a small spinnerbait. Wavy wiring with swaying among the stems - and the bites were not long in coming. The joy, however, did not last long that day - the miniature spinnerbait was easily bitten off by the pike, but I drew conclusions. Such baits are very effective, and not only those equipped with a “skirt”. Here, for example, is an interesting model (photo 6).

In the original bait from the Lucky Craft company, the lead whitebait vibrates slightly when retrieving, but in the replica in my arsenal it behaves like a regular sinker. Praise be to the Japanese engineers who showed a technical approach even in such a small detail, but... in terms of catchability, I have not yet noticed the difference between the original and the fake. Maybe it was just a successful copy, or maybe for other fish, for example salmon, the original will be many times better - time will tell.

In the same conditions – snags or vertical stems of underwater plants – a “spinner” with a twister on an offset hook is quite catchy (photo 7). In general, I’ve somehow moved away from fishing with rotating spoons, I use them only on the rivers of the Arctic, but a tandem with a twister is such a bait!

Helped me out more than once on a variety of bodies of water. In our case (small lakes and ponds) there is no point in using spoons larger than No. 2, and perhaps a twister longer than two inches. But for reservoirs and deep rivers, where there is a chance to meet a trophy humpback whale, the size of the tandem components can be increased. Take note, it might come in handy.

Some quarries, despite the small surface area, can have decent depths, and the difference in depths can be significant. I was convinced of this in winter when fishing with a balance beam on a cascade of artificial reservoirs. The places are interesting: under one hole there are 7 m, under another – 3, and the holes are a few steps away from each other. If the perch is on the dump even in the summer, then how to get to it and how to tempt it?

I immediately discarded various leash rigs - this is not an ultralight theme, all aesthetics are lost. Jig? Too easy. A mini rattlin came to the rescue (photo 8). And it later came in handy not only in quarries, but also in those reservoirs where the depth allowed it to be pulled in a wavy line near the bottom.

Well, now about all-season gear for catching perch in the reservoirs indicated above. Solid tips, tubular... In my opinion, there is no need to focus on this - almost any rod is suitable for pelagic fishing, the main thing is that its structure does not resemble a stake.

The set, which was purchased exclusively for catching pond trout, turned out to be in demand in perch fishing - and subsequently became tool No. 1. In fact, there is nothing special about it: trout are also caught in shallow water, where they search deeper along the horizons, using silicone jigs lures, tempt with pelagic postings of active baits.

Points worth paying attention to:

Tactics for catching perch on a vertical line

A set of homemade vertically gliding spinners for catching perch in winter fishing is shown in the photo. Let's talk about the tactics of catching perch with boat-shaped spoons right now.

Just let’s first define the concept of “tactics” of fishing; for what purpose and how this term should be disclosed during winter fishing. From here we will decide on the tactics of catching perch on vertical lines. The material is intended for beginner fishermen, so I will try not to miss anything.

I don’t know what it looks like for you, but my tactics for catching perch with vertical homemade perch lures, if the ultimate goal is the maximum fishing result in terms of the weight of the redfin fish caught, then consists of several sub-points.

First, I choose a body of water for fishing, for example, the Volga river bed flooded by a reservoir. Then I look for a promising fishing spot. Usually this is a vast snag located under the ice with depths of 2 to 4 meters, where not the smallest perch gather in heaps. Next, I use the following tactics for catching perch on vertical lines of perch spoons.

I reduce the guiding time as much as possible, for which part of the flock, gradually shortening the fishing line on the tackle, is lifted from the depths of the bottom under the ice of the river. And so that humpback whales do not scatter when there is a periodic absence of a spoon, I do not remove each perch I catch, but throw it off the hook onto the ice in a couple of seconds. Immediately I throw the spoon into the hole at the previous perch fishing horizon.

I use similar fishing tactics during periods when perch is hungry, if I am interested in the final weight of the catch, most of which I distribute to my retired neighbors.

There is also a measured, no-rush tactic for catching perch on vertical spinner lines, which is called “for the soul,” when you enjoy fishing.

And the tactics for catching the most passive perch demonstrated in the video episodes, tested for decades in winter fishing, are generally used by few fishermen in practice.

A lot of techniques and tactics for catching perch with a vertical spoon in winter have been invented. Although, according to my observations, most fishermen catch perch in the winter with a vertical bait, be it homemade or purchased, in the same classical way, alternately using the upper and lower wiring of a winter spinner.

In the vast majority of cases, perch is caught on a hook when the bait’s oscillations are fading or when a vertical winter perch spoon, having completed its wiring, is already at rest under the hole.

The usual (classic) tactics for catching perch with winter perch vertical lures are very simple. This is a slow or fast rise of a vertical bait above the perch fishing horizon, followed by dropping the spoon into free gliding. Except for a few "buts".

For some reason, few fishermen catch or try to catch perch during the pause after the top retrieve, wasting the not-so-extended time spent on winter fishing. Try to make full use of both upper and lower fishing rods when fishing for perch.

At least, this vertical fishing tactic can be used until you can more accurately determine the horizon of mass accumulation of perch.

And then there is one more very important point for novice fishermen, which is why I muddied this article.

There are a lot of materials about the tactics of catching perch on vertical lines, either written by different people sitting at the same table and copying from each other. Or it was written by one person for different sites as a carbon copy.

Speaking about the tactics of catching perch with winter vertical spinners, for some reason none of them mentions that there should be a rigid connection between the length of the free gliding of the spinner on the bottom retrieve and the height of the drop of the vertical bait.

Or, to put it another way. It would be correct if, in real conditions of perch fishing, a winter vertical spinner, at the very end of the bottom retrieval stage, takes out all the fishing line thrown off after the so-called “toss”, while reducing the gliding speed to zero.

Only in this case, the reaction of the nod spring to the end of the spinner will be minimal, after which the vertical bait will return to a resting state under the hole without unnecessary parasitic vibrations.

In all other cases of fishing, our vertical perch winter lure may not really please the less active perch that is targeting it.

It makes sense to examine this point in the tactics of catching perch with a winter lure in more detail.

Choosing a spinning rod for catching perch from the shore

Fishing for perch with a spinning rod is a very delicate matter, each angler has his own taste, but the optimal and most common option looks like this.

Average characteristics of a spinning rod for perch:

• spinning should be light, so ultralight;
• dough from 0.2 to 0.15 g;
• the length of the spinning rod for fishing from the shore should be in the range from 1.7 to 2.1 m (from a boat 1.5 m);
• the action is preferably medium, although it all depends on the fishing location;
• the material is better to be mixed with carbon.

To catch perch with a spinning rod, you need light equipment, but very sensitive and long-range. If these moments coincide, then the bite will always be visible, and the fishing will be a success.

Drop-shot rig for perch

When planning to install a drop-shot rig on a perch, you need to take into account several rules and recommendations from experienced fishermen. The design preparation scheme involves the selection of hooks, sinkers and fishing lines; we will analyze each element in more detail.

Hook

When choosing a hook, you should make sure that it meets the following requirements:

• Its size is comparable to the size of the bait.
• At the end of the hook there is not an eye, but a ring.
• Modern fishing hooks can have different shapes and effectiveness. Offset models receive good reviews, as they reduce the frequency of the equipment getting caught on stones and snags. They have a sting recessed into the body of the bait with a slight protrusion.

In addition, special drop-shot hooks are available in fishing stores, equipped with two support points through which the line is fed. This configuration allows you to correctly place and fix the shank of the hook so that it points upward. The probability of catching a perch with such a hook is significantly higher, which is due to the clear fixation and attractive action of the bait.

Cargo

When catching perch with a drop-shot in difficult-to-reach conditions with a large accumulation of snags and rocky bottom topography, it is advisable to use an elongated weight. Its weight is determined by the intensity of the current and the depth where fishing occurs. The size of the bait is also taken into account. The minimum weight of the sinker is 10g. when fishing in summer on relatively calm water.

In the absence of current and at shallow depths, you can get by with lighter weights - from 6 g. A similar weight is used for winter spinning.

If the search for perch is carried out along the edge, you can give preference to round or teardrop-shaped sinkers. The presence of a swivel with a carabiner makes it possible to quickly change the load, which is especially useful if fishing conditions are constantly changing (depth, current).

fishing line

Both monofilament and braided lines are used for drop-shot fishing. Which type to choose depends on the fishing season. In the summer, when the water is normally warmed up and the striped robber shows good activity, braids or monofilaments with a large diameter are used. In winter, the thickness of the main monofilament line cannot exceed 0.14 mm. In the case of a braided cord, a diameter of up to 0.1 m is allowed. In this case, the leash must be thinner than the main fishing line.