Carp fishing: selection of gear, bait and places for carp fishing

Carp fishing has established itself as a separate, highly technical, narrow-profile area of fishing with firmly established traditions and rules that have become simply a way of life for some fishermen. The philosophy of fishing for large carp implies not only modern equipment for the fishing process and the development of certain strategies for its implementation, but also an integral part of the movement is the preservation, reproduction and creation of favorable conditions for the habitat of fish. The catch-and-let-go principle alone speaks of the caring attitude of movement participants towards nature and its environmental component.

The secrets of carp fishing themselves can only be understood through constant practical searches for optimal solutions for selecting baits and using baits. After all, the main task for achieving a carp bite is its proper attachment to the fishing spot. The fish is distinguished by its high degree of capriciousness and inconstancy of behavior, which is difficult to predict, even when making a detailed analysis of the factors that can significantly influence its activity.

We will try to reveal some significant secrets of catching large carp, hoping that their use in the real activities of a fisherman on a reservoir will allow him to acquire not only statistical data for his fishing history, in which he will enter an impressive mass of trophies, but also provide comfort and aesthetics of fishing, and will also help you feel the entire indescribable palette of emotions from the moment of waiting for a bite to the incredible struggle with the caught giant.

Fish habits

Catching a carp without knowing its habits will be more an accident than some kind of pattern. After all, this fish is famous in the fishing community for its cunning and unpredictability in behavior. Despite this extraordinary behavior, there is a place for consistency in the lives of these giants, based on the principles of which, the success of a fishing session can be predicted.

Where do carp live?

For the most part, this is a domesticated species of fish that is kept by humans in artificial stagnant ponds specially designed for commercial and industrial fishing. But once in the wild, the fish easily colonizes reservoirs with weak currents, settling in quiet backwaters or on reaches both on large rivers and on various types of lakes.

Important! The fish ignores large depths; it loves shallow waters and areas of water with depths of up to three meters. Prefers silty soils for feeding and clayey hard bottoms for resting places.

The fish uses any anomalous zones of the bottom as shelter, from underwater depressions and snags to islands of vegetation or driftwood and dead wood. Giants like to stay in coastal thickets of sedge and reeds, and their borders with clean water are always promising places for hunting carp. It is also worth focusing on the fact that carp fishing on the lake in the reeds is successful in small windows completely fenced off with vegetation with a natural clean bottom. In its absence, clearing the area by the fisherman using a rake and scythe will also become an attractive place for fish to feed. Carp are often caught on the river at the contact of the powerful flow of the main channel with the standing waters of the backwater, where the still water is enriched with oxygen, and the fish collect bottom plankton and carrion for food. In winter, the individual slides into holes up to five meters, huddling in dense flocks, settling at the bottom in anticipation of the arrival of spring and warm water.

When does the carp bite?

With the spring warming of the water by ten to twelve degrees, carp begin to peck from shallow areas of the reservoir, where plankton and small bottom animals rapidly become active. As the water warms up, the bite increases, reaching its apogee in the form of a pre-spawning feast by the end of May. With the beginning of spawning, which lasts two to three weeks, the fish stops feeding, and there is a break in fishing. The end of the mating season marks the time when the long carp fishing season begins, lasting from mid-June until the end of October.

The weather for carp fishing should be stable for three or more days. Even atmospheric pressure without temperature changes, which stably keeps the water in the range of 18–20 degrees, favors the period when carp bite well. On such fine days the bite does not stop throughout the day. The approach of a thunderstorm causes a short burst of fish activity, when fishing for large carp becomes especially intense. Drizzling warm rain in cloudy weather has a positive effect on the bite. Fogs and cold mornings, as well as intense heat, on the contrary, worsen these conditions.

The weather for carp fishing in the autumn months is crucial. Sunny days promise a stable bite, cloudy weather with winds makes the fish less active. Knowing the wintering stops of schools of carp, you can successfully, especially during the thaw period, try to catch fish using a winter spinning rod. But for the most part, ice cover is not the season for carp fishing.

Carp biting calendar by month

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Catching trophy carp in the Moscow region

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Catching large carp in the paid pond “Silver Bowl” on Kievskoye Highway, Moscow Region requires certain knowledge and skills. We will try to tell you in this article about what gear is best to use for carp fishing, how to choose a body of water, how to tame a big fish and then catch it. Step one: choose a body of water.

For carp fishing, a good paid reservoir is suitable, in which the bottom is cleaned and aerated. Which is regularly stocked with fish. To which for many years not a single claim of non-compliance with standards has been made. You can fish for carp here all year round. It is especially successful in early autumn, when the water becomes cool. After all, during these months the fish tries to fill up on fat reserves before the onset of cold weather. It would be a shame not to take advantage of this circumstance to hook the giant. By the way, what should it be like for carp fishing with a fishing rod to end in victory for the fisherman?

Tackle for carp fishing: Carp is a very strong fish. Therefore, to catch carp you need to choose • a fishing line of a solid working diameter (0.22-0.25) with average elongation, without memory, natural colors, since carp are picky about the color of the fishing line; • a rod with a large reserve of power and length; • feeder (a feeder from the German company Browning Force Feeder 13 ft is perfect); • the reel is very powerful (if it has a rear clutch - great); • a large hook made of thick wire (No. 4 - 0.68 mm from the Owner company) with a short sting, a regular, smooth bend and guaranteed sharp, which should be changed after catching each large fish;

• float – sensitive and invisible; • feeder (preferably from the Easy Speed feeder company). With this rig, the carp is almost in your hands. All that remains is to prepare a treat for the fish. Catching carp with boilies: The traditional menu for large fish - worms, maggots, beans and corn - has now been replaced by ready-made food. In particular, boilies. They retain the aroma for a long time, absorb moisture perfectly, can have any shade and attached to a hook using a hair mount, they stick to it perfectly. But the main advantage of such food is that boilies select prey. Only a huge carp can swallow a boilie. It will not attract small fish. And this is what is needed in this case. Another excellent feed option is pellets. It contains wheat, soy protein, gluten, a valuable set of various minerals and acids, flour - 3 types: rapeseed, soy, fish. Everything is absolutely natural and at reasonable prices. As an option, you can prepare your own food for catching large fish using cereals and hemp, pellets, boilies, and various aromatics. The ratio is as follows: feed component - 20%, approximately 40-60 - base, 20% fillers and 5% flavors. For feeder bait, you can use Expo products from Marcel Van Den Eynde. Or you can dream up. Take, for example, corn from a can and soak it in banana attractant from Marcel Van Den Eynde. A big fish will not be able to ignore the deep, tart taste and bright yellow color of an excellent royal meal. Especially during the onset of cold weather. And he will definitely be “captured.” Although, not a fact. Carp fishing is an eternal search for methods of baiting and catching carp. It's always an experiment. But that’s where the whole fun of fishing lies.

Good luck…

Alexey Fadeev

What do carp bite and catch?

The well-known omnivorous nature of carp gives rise to the use of different types of bait, manipulating them depending on the season of the year. Periods of intense feeding differ from more inert biting by the use of protein-rich animal food by fish in their diets, which includes mosquito larvae, worms, zooplankton, as well as the meat of the zebra mussel and toothless mollusks.

Important! Fishing for mirror carp in the spring is characterized by the use of bait of purely animal origin. During the summer season, fish tastes shift towards plant foods.

In reservoirs there are a lot of young shoots of aquatic plants and cereal seeds that fall into the water, which this voracious gourmand successfully takes advantage of. As the weather gets colder and the winter season approaches, fattening forces the fish to switch back to protein-rich food, and the bite in the fall shifts to bait with an animal component. Next, we will give advice when catching large carp, based on the use of the most common and effective baits, which in the carp angler’s arsenal should occupy a leading position when planning fishing trips, making only adjustments for the seasonality of the hunting period.

Plant attachments

You can catch carp, without exception, using all boiled and steamed grain crops. Pearl barley always looks preferable in this regard due to the size of its grain and a more reliable method of fastening to hooks. It’s hard to imagine catching golden carp in a pond without using canned sweet corn, garlands of which are successfully used when planning fishing for large carp. Steamed peas on some ponds are loved by capricious gourmets no less than sweet corn grains. New potatoes, cooked until the small tubers remain firm and not crumbly, are an excellent variety for the summer months.

Read more about catching carp with potatoes. How to properly prepare the bait and how to fish.

I would especially like to dwell on the use of dough, which is used as a vegetable bait in freshly prepared and dry form. Hominy is filled with a liquid attractant and screwed onto hooks using a syringe. Dried dough, in the modern interpretation of boilies or pelets, is prepared using various kinds of coloring and strong-smelling ingredients, bringing the finished product to different physical states that allow boilies to sink, float and stay in the water column. Bait no less attractive in taste includes white and black bread, the crumb of which is fed into the fishing zone both as bait and as complementary food.

Animal nozzles

Catching carp with a bunch of worms is one of the classics of this type of hunting. Dung and leaf worms, their various earthen species and crawlers are always suitable as bait for an insatiable fat fish. In addition, in a reservoir unknown to the fisherman, catching carp with a worm, due to its versatility, is justified with any strategy. After all, fish are accustomed to this type of food, regardless of the terrain and time of year.

Bloodworms, maggots, caddis flies and burdock larva are applicable in early spring and autumn, close to pre-winter. Inert, stationary baits with a high bite yield include crayfish meat and shrimp, the soft body of toothless fish and pearl barley. The zebra mussel snail, freed from its shell and dried in the fresh air for better possibilities of mounting on a hook, perfectly attracts large specimens with its smell, which is successfully used by carp anglers during the season of catching trophy carp in the pre-autumn period.

Often, when the bite is unstable, anglers mix baits, when the carp bait is assembled from animal and plant components in the form of a sandwich. A popular mix is maggots and sweet corn, as well as pearl barley combined with dung worms.

Important! Adding bloodworms to cereal grains always has a positive effect on the quality of the bite and its implementation.

Lure

Carp fishing is based on the use of impressive volumes of bait, which has to be prepared from many components. Any carp complementary food is prepared on the basis of bulk fish feed, mixing additional nutritional elements of plant and animal origin in certain proportions, adding strong attractants to the mixture. Depending on the type of bottom base, the consistency of the bait can vary from loose, placed on muddy surfaces, and thick, sticky, which is fed in balls onto hard clay bases. Carp fishing for beginners begins with the ability to prepare complementary foods that are effective in taste and plastic properties.

Important! For a dark-colored bottom, light mixtures are prepared, which additionally attracts fish; in other cases, vice versa.

Additional complementary foods include porridge, pearl barley, millet, and buckwheat. Porridges are not strained after cooking, using their adhesive properties as a material that performs the functions of connecting ingredients. Catching carp on a lake in the reeds involves the use of light bait that crumbles at the bottom. They contain vanilla breadcrumbs and regular semolina, which gives the compositions flowability and friability.

Catching carp on a river with a current requires the presentation of strong balls that remain at the bottom in an indestructible state. For these qualities, groundbait compositions include soil and clay. The bait is filled with live elements, bloodworms and maggots, as well as chopped worms just before being thrown into the water. Attractants are used of natural and artificial origin. All kinds of strong-smelling spices: vanilla, chicory, dill, cloves and cumin will undoubtedly attract a voracious gourmand to the fishing point. Molasses, sugar, honey, cocoa, garlic essence have a particularly strong effect on the carp's sense of smell in the summer.

Important! It is recommended to make small portions of bait with the addition of different types of attractant, and after determining the stable preference of the fish at a given time, mix the main batch of food, using water from the reservoir directly in which the fishing is carried out as a humidifier.

It is worth paying attention that carp sessions of considerable duration and souring of complementary food, followed by its supply to the baiting zone, threatens to have the opposite effect, scaring away the fish.

Nozzle and bait

A topic of debate for all fishermen, which lasts for many years and intensifies every year, as new players enter the carp food market!

I am constant on this issue. Throughout the entire time I have been fishing for carp with boilies, I have been using Richworth products. Everyone has their own choice - I’m just confident in these boilies and they serve as my faithful assistant in fishing, but what else does an angler need to be happy? In most cases, I fish with a small bait of 10-14 mm of neutral buoyancy, often using corn - a natural grain in tandem with a floating one. Lately my nozzle has been dominated by fruity scents. But this, as they say, is my choice. I use a maximum of 2-3 flavors per session. I dip bait boilies. For cold water for a long time - 4-6 hours, for warm water - from 20 minutes to 1 hour. In practice, there are many reservoirs where I don’t use deepening.

Carp fishing gear

In most cases, carp fishing is carried out using rods made in reinforced versions with additional fastenings of winding rings and the ability to change quiver types of tackle in a wide test range. The power of the equipment is determined by the extreme loads that arise when fishing for carp. The most common is bottom fishing, which requires additional equipment for installing gear on the shore of a reservoir and equipping rods with bite alarms.

The equipment for mounting the tackle looks like a collapsible or solid stand combined for several fishing rods with brackets for the tackle. These devices are called rod-pods. Alarms are used with electronic sound sensors, which are triggered when the cord moves from the fish sucking the bait. Options for alarms range from ordinary single tweeters to sets with swingers and a pager, which provides control of the gear from a distance. All these accessories make it possible to provide comfort, reliability and aesthetics for catching large carp in conditions of both paid sites and natural reservoirs. We will consider the main elements of equipment for carp fishing rods in the text of the article in greater detail.

Carp rods

These are mainly heavy and super-heavy feeder gear with tests over 100 grams. Depending on the fishing distances, rods are selected in different formations. For short distances, a slow action is used, which makes it more comfortable to fish for heavy and bulky fish with soft shock-absorbing tackle. For long casts, fast action gear is used, balancing on the reel and a combination of lines with shock leaders. The length of fishing rods from two and a half to three meters is sufficient for various types of reservoirs. Plug rods are used with shock absorbers in quivertips and total joint lengths from 10 to 17 meters. Bolognese tackle with test weights from 40 grams and a length of up to seven meters.

Reels

Reel mechanisms with a baitrunner and high tractive effort - these and only these accessory options are applicable in carp fishing. The baitrunner ensures the safety of the gear, and the traction force allows the fisherman to ensure the capture of the trophy without unnecessary physical exertion. The reinforced body and gears made of metal alloys ensure reliable performance of the reel. The high capacity of the spool should allow for a large supply of cord in various diameters.

fishing line

The main line material used also depends on the fishing distance. For short ones, up to 20 meters, monofilament lines are used. Increasingly longer distances are served using braided cords. The diameters of the scaffold must provide tensile strength starting from 40 kilograms. After all, even a five-kilogram carp, when fished, can increase the load on the tackle three or four times. Making the tackle more sensitive and invisible, they use cords of smaller diameters, installing a shock leader made of thicker monofilament at the end of the mounting, thereby ensuring reliability of fishing in the final stages of fishing, near the shore, where the resistance of the trophy becomes much more noticeable. Main cord lengths from 100 meters, standard equipment variations.

Features of carp fishing

It is important to remember that carp is a very cautious and shy fish. Therefore, when you come to a pond, you should try to maintain silence during the fishing process. Unless necessary, do not come closer than a meter to the water. If the carp notices the fisherman, then you won’t have to count on a good bite, since the fish may leave the area. Carp can be frightened not only by loud noise, but also by a shadow falling from the fisherman or bright clothing.
After casting baits, the rods should be securely fastened to the shore, otherwise the carp can easily drag them into the water. It is recommended to use special metal stands to hold fishing rods, which are offered in an assortment of sizes in fishing stores.
The carp carefully approaches the bait; it can savor it for a long time or simply push it from side to side, which will be noticeable by the slight tremor of the rod tip. There is no need to rush in such cases; it is important to wait for the moment when the carp sucks in the bait with the hook, and only after that can you hook and be sure that the trophy is securely hooked.
When planning carp fishing, you need to prepare 2-3 places at once and always be ready for the transition. You should change the fishing point in any case if no bites occur within 2 hours after throwing the bait. However, this rule must be observed in the morning and evening hours; there is no need to rush to change places during the day.
The places chosen for carp fishing should be started to be fed at least 24 hours in advance. This must be done using bait, the main composition of which is supplemented with part of the bait that is selected for fishing. For greater efficiency, it is recommended to mix the bait with clay, especially if fishing is carried out at great depths or there is a current in the selected area.

Read: Carp fishing in December

As for the time of day, carp bite best early in the morning and towards sunset. It should also be remembered that the best activity of carp will always be in warm water; the peak of activity is observed from May to mid-July.

However, if the main goal is to catch a trophy carp, then it should be noted that the greater chance of catching it is not in the beginning or middle of summer, but in the first half of autumn. It is during this period that he begins to actively feed, preparing for the winter cold, forgetting about caution and becoming less capricious and picky about food.

How to catch a big carp

Depending on the type of reservoir and the size of the intended trophy, fish can be caught in various ways. The methods and techniques of carp fishing have their own slight differences from fishing for other equally popular fish. Fishermen successfully cultivate bottom - the classic type, plug and feeder fishing methods. Float rigs are also successfully used when using Bolognese, match and fly rods. Let's take a deeper look at some of the popular methods of catching trophies, focusing on the nuances of the technique and strategy of such fishing.

How to properly catch carp on a donk

To catch this powerful fish, it is more effective to use a rubber donkey, which scares away the fish less by casting and can cover a large promising area with the supply of bait. A dozen leashes up to half a meter long are installed on the main braided cord, equipped with hooks for the type of bait being supplied. The leads are equipped with a small float boss to hold the nozzle above the silt layer. On the coastline, the donkey is attached to a strong pole or a natural reliable fastening through a rubber shock absorber, which, in the event of a significant trophy, will protect the tackle from breaking. The cord is equipped with an audible alarm. It is recommended to periodically feed the donkey’s installation trajectory by delivering complementary food with a slingshot or catapult from a fishing rod. The peculiarities of catching carp at night, covering a large area of the pond, are provided precisely by this method.

Catching trophy carp. Search for micro-locations. Chris Kuderman

We continue to publish on our portal articles by Christophe Kuderman, who is one of the most famous carp anglers in Europe. His specialty is catching the largest carp. He has broken records more than once and is the only trophy fisher in the world who has caught big fish in completely different water areas, in different parts of the Old World.

In this article we will talk about such a concept as watercraft. An excellent English word that can be translated as “water knowledge”, “water craft”, in general, this is the essence of carp fishing. The ability to read a body of water, the ability to place equipment where needed. The ability to correctly build tactics and fishing strategy.

Difference between locality and micro-location

Location means the area we generally choose to fish. Micro location means a small area in the chosen location where we are going to place our rigs. In other words, a location is an area measuring 30 x 30 meters, and a micro location is an area measuring about 2 x 2 meters. These dimensions may vary depending on the size of the lake and its structure. When it comes to large lakes, locations can be several times larger. But the micro-location still cannot be larger than 5 x 5 meters .

How to find the right location

When choosing a location, we must ask ourselves, “What do we already know about the chosen lake?” Before fishing, it is important to know the main characteristics of the lake and collect as much information as possible from those who have already fished there. This helps a lot in the beginning when we start to put together a picture of the lake in our head. This is the beginning of a journey whose ultimate goal is to find a micro-location.

I want to warn you right away so that you do not trust information from other fishermen too much. Often not everyone has good intentions; often people themselves do not understand the mistakes they have made.

When gathering information, always put depth first . This will allow you to reduce your search time. Let's say there is no point in going to the depths in the spring. You should be looking in shallow water where the carp are going to go spawn. In these places, the water warms up quickly and after a hard winter, carp needs warmth and natural food. It will stay near shallow areas of the reservoir.

also need to take into account the direction in which the wind is blowing . A warm southerly wind is best as it greatly influences the movement of the carp by mixing the water and changing its temperature. But keep in mind that in the summer it is difficult to find carp based only on the depths in the reservoir. He could just be everywhere. Therefore, it is best to choose a medium depth. As autumn approaches, the carp tend to drop deeper, so you can find them somewhere between the average depth and the deepest parts of the lake.

Most anglers have a stereotype that they need to look for the deepest part of the lake, but mine says that this is not always true. It is true that carp live in deep water, but they do not feed there. And we need precisely feeding places for carp . It is important.

After depth, structure is an important aspect. First, you must clearly understand how things work with underwater obstacles. Fallen trees, weeds, stumps, snags are what you need to pay attention to. In these places the carp feels safe. These places are also rich in fish food. But they are not the best locations for fishing. You must understand that fish prefer to rest in these places .

I once went fishing in France, where carp were congregating under a large tree leaning over a lake. The carp stood there constantly. And many anglers threw their rigs there. But no one ever caught the carp. The nozzle lay almost at the fish’s mouth, but there was no result.

Also, we must not forget about islands, ledges and plateaus. These relief places with differences in depth are the road along which carp move around the lake. Also, different water flows gather here and the food that the fish is looking for accumulates on the edges.

To find points in large water areas, it is more convenient to use a boat and an echo sounder, but a marker rod also allows you to perfectly explore your swim . When I go to small bodies of water, I don’t shy away from looking for a fishing spot the old-fashioned way from the shore. Therefore, do not rely on heavy equipment. It is quite possible to successfully catch big fish without swimming in the water area.

So, a good starting location will be shallow water in the spring, medium depth in the summer, and an average between the deepest depth and the average depth in winter and autumn. Be sure to explore the islands, the area between which is full of edges.

How to find the right micro-location

The most important part of fishing. Here you should under no circumstances spare any time or effort. The problem is that really good micro is really hard to explain. I can only give general information. Because there are so many lakes and rivers of all kinds that each represents a unique case.

After you have found a promising location, you need to select a micro-site on it. This is where it will be difficult to control a marker rod. The best way is to sail a boat, tap the bottom, or even dive. You can also use special prodding sticks, which are produced by many companies.

Using auxiliary tools you can find a 1 x 1 meter area. This is especially important when you are fishing among grass. Finding an area in the middle of the grass that is clear of algae is a great success . If there is no relief, as they say. The bottom is a completely monotonous topography, then you need to try to find a small window of another bottom . For example, a small hard spot in the middle of a muddy bottom. Or a small muddy area in the middle of a gravel bottom. And so on.

Silt or hard bottom?

Initially you should look for a hard bottom. But if the fish don’t bite from the hard bottom, you can try moving to a soft area. By soft area I mean a section of muddy bottom, with a mud depth of no more than 5-15cm. Moreover, it should not stink and there should be no fallen leaves there. Rotten leaves and grass on the bottom are the main sign that the carp have not fed in this area of the bottom for a long time . Otherwise the bottom would be clean.

The silt should also not be too deep, otherwise our bait will be pulled down by the leadcore and sinker. Carp absolutely avoid deep silty areas because they mean that all the dirt and debris collects in these places.

Why you should try fishing from silt

I repeat that I mean precisely the areas of the bottom where the silt is no deeper than 15 cm. The first reason is that the correct silted area is difficult to find . The second reason follows from the first - anglers rarely fish on muddy bottoms, and accordingly carp are less careful there. This is a safe place for him to naturally feed. Especially bloodworms. In such places I really like to use a floating bright citrus boilie Pineapple Banana, which I attach to a sinking nutritious boilie.

So, if our rig is not working on hard bottom for a long time, it could mean that the carp are feeding on their natural food. We have to change gears and start catching carp from the mud.

If we catch carp from a hard bottom, then we have three options: sandy, clay or rocky bottom. For me personally, the sandy bottom is the best place. It is easiest for carp to find our bait there. Clay bottoms are similar to sand bottoms, but on some lakes they are really hard to find. Most often it is just a microscopic area. Its advantage is that plants never grow on it. I prefer to avoid rocky bottoms, except when fishing in gravel pits, where this type of bottom is common to the entire reservoir. The problem with a rocky bottom is that there is a high chance that you will damage the hook tips on the rocks.

The border between soft and hard bottom is a very good choice . I place the nozzle right along the border. Not soft and not hard, but in the middle. The combination of sand and silt is very good. Small fish are bolder and will feed from the hard bottom. Large fish will stick to the boundary between soft and hard bottom. Just where our nozzle lies. Thus, we will divide the fish into small and large.

Conclusion

Exploring the depths of the reservoir
In summer we choose average depth, in spring shallow water, in autumn and winter - the average between the deepest and average depth
We explore the relief in these parts of the reservoir
You should not fish at great depths, near snags - the fish do not feed in these places. Brovki - the road along which the carp moves
We are looking for hard areas of the bottom of a small area
If they don’t bite, we look for muddy areas where the mud is no deeper than 15cm
We are trying to fish on the border between the soft and hard bottom.

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Reasons why carp don't bite

It is impossible to name definitively detailed reasons for the lack of bite. Some aspects of fish life have not yet been sufficiently studied by humans. But some reasons influencing its intensity can still be formulated, thereby eliminating their consequences or preventing them in order to increase your chances of a successful fishing result. The root cause of fish passivity is the weather. Sudden changes in pressure, foreshadowing a change from heat to cold and vice versa, negatively affect the behavior of fish.

Important! When planning a fishing trip, always check the weather forecast for at least a week in advance. Choose a time for departure after the pressure has stabilized, without strong winds and intense precipitation.

A more common reason for lack of bite is the wrong choice of bait and bait. To avoid this miscalculation, you should initially make test casts, using various baits, changing the ingredients in the bait, thereby finding the optimal option that gives the largest number of fish yields. A weak bite can be activated by making the equipment more sensitive. These are measures to reduce the diameters of the fishing line with the addition of a shock absorber to the tackle, changing hooks to thinner analogues, knitting rigs for delicate fishing, for example, replacing a symmetrical loop with an asymmetrical one. Experimenting at the moment of passive biting will definitely give results. Inaction will only bring disappointment and loss of time.