Winter gear for perch
Fishing from ice can be both productive and interesting, especially if the bites follow one after another. For this to happen, you should seriously prepare your gear for winter fishing for perch.
The most famous are:
- Tackle with jigs.
- Tackle with spinners and balancers.
- Perch girders.
A fishing rod, where a jig is used as bait, consists of a fishing rod, to which a reel is attached, on which the fishing line is wound, a whip and a nod, which serves as a bite alarm. With the help of a nod, a certain character of the game of the jig is ensured, without which an active bite will not work.
Mormyshka without nozzle and with nozzle
There are jigs without attachments and with attachments, although they all consist of a jig body and a hook. In fact, it is a classic artificial bait of a certain shape and has the appropriate weight. You should pay attention to some of the jigs that are popular among winter fishing enthusiasts. For example:
- Mormyshka "Nymph". The length of its body is three times its width. The jig works well at shallow depths and in still water, as it is light in weight.
- Jig "Bedbug". The width of the body of this jig can be equal to its length or be 2/3 of its length. This is a lightweight type of jig, the crown of which is made of red copper, and the head is black. For greater attractiveness, the bait is equipped with cambrics of various colors. The most attractive colors are considered yellow, in combination with red or white.
- Flat tungsten jig. Heavy tungsten jigs are usually used in currents or at significant depths. For greater catchability, it is equipped with one movable cambric, yellow.
According to many experienced fishermen, the effectiveness of fishing directly depends on its game. The more interesting the vibrations of the jig in the water column are for the perch, the greater the chances of catching it. In this regard, most of them fish with jigs without attachments, securing it at a certain angle to the fishing line. When using attachments, the jig is attached purely vertically.
Fishing. The best and catchiest jigs
The following can be used as attachments:
- Bloodworm.
- Mormysh.
- Worms.
- Grasshoppers, flies, etc.
Fishing with jigs is easy to master and make it effective, if you take into account the characteristics of winter fishing and the nature of the reservoir. In this regard, fishing will always be productive.
To avoid being left without fish you need to:
- Find out from the fishermen exactly where the perch bites and at what depth.
- Find out what kind of bait he chooses for his attack.
- Before you stop biting, it is advisable to count how many fish are caught in one place.
- When using bait, you should determine how the fish reacts to it and how quickly it moves to the bait.
Which is better: a spinner or a balancer?
Spinning is the use of lures such as a spinner or a balancer. Unlike the summer use of spinners, when they are held horizontally, in winter the spinners are held vertically, which eliminates the possibility of them getting caught on algae or other “surprises” located under the ice.
Due to the fact that fishing is carried out through a punched hole, it is advisable that the spoon does not deviate too far from the center of the hole. The nature of the spoon depends on the nature of the reservoir. If the reservoir is not deep, then light baits are suitable for fishing, and if there is a current, then heavy bait is indispensable.
Each lure can have one or more hooks, which can be either suspended or secured by soldering. In addition, each spoon can contain multi-colored cambrics, although their number should be limited.
A balancer is a type of spoon that resembles a fish in shape, moving up/down, or standing motionless in the water column. It is called a balancer because it is attached to the tackle so that it is in a strictly horizontal position. A hook is attached to the belly of this fish (balancer). As a rule, treble hooks are used as they are more effective.
And again, for the balancer to attract a predator, it must be in motion. There are many options for reviving the balancer so that a predator such as perch is interested in it.
Balancers vary in size and color.
Catching tackle for catching perch in winter - Obeba!
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Only a small part of fishermen prefer the girder as a tackle that can actively catch perch. The rest, the majority of fishermen, believe that catching perch with girders is a waste of time.
The design of the fishing rod is quite simple and consists of a base with a reel, a hole for fishing line and a flag with a spring as a bite alarm.
The tactics of fishing with girders are associated with constant drilling of holes and moving the gear from hole to hole, in search of bites. Fishing for perch is characterized by the use of thin fishing line. This is due to the fact that weighty specimens are rarely found among perches.
How to catch pike perch with a jig
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Fans of jig fishing choose baits about 12-14 mm long, sometimes longer. The size depends on the depth. If it is large, then a fairly large jig is suitable, which can actually be used to catch large fish with a significant mass. Sometimes fishermen resort to weighting the bait with lead or other equally weighty materials. After this procedure, it is advisable to wash the jig well, since the same fused lead emits a burnt smell that is very unpleasant for pike perch. To avoid such problems, it is best to coat the jig with silver. As for the direct bait, you can use both a bunch of bloodworms and small parts of fish. Some craftsmen fish with the so-called “devil” or with one hook, others tie threads.
Feeding technique is of great importance
The jig is fed slowly and smoothly with slight swaying, which the pike perch simply has no chance of not paying attention to. Winter fishing for pike perch - the following techniques are distinguished:
- First. The jig sinks to the very bottom, stirring up a layer of turbidity, which rises up and forms a cloud, visually reminiscent of the one created by fry moving along the bottom. Such an action can provoke a nearby pike perch to attack, which will result in the successful capture of the predator.
Second. The jig, swinging, rises 30-40 cm, and the line at this time weakens, as a result of which the bait moves somewhat in the direction of the current. After this, the jig is lowered again and lightly dragged along the bottom, pausing. At the moment when the bait comes off, as a rule, an effective bite occurs, during which there must be a sharp hook, or better yet two, for greater confidence in the hook of the pike perch.
Lure for perch in winter
In winter, perch can be caught using both worms and bloodworms. Sometimes there are times when a striped predator begins to peck at the crust or bread crumb. To attract perch, such bait is simply thrown into the hole. In addition, perch does not disdain its relatives and pieces of this fish, as well as eyes or fins, will be used as bait.
It’s not clear why, but perch doesn’t really react to bait like maggots, regardless of whether it’s winter or summer fishing. Although there are exceptions.
DIY equipment for a perch fishing rod
Specialized fishing stores are equipped with a variety of baits for perch. Some of them will actually make a big catch, while others will not. However, anglers have come up with interesting devices for catching striped fish in winter, which are not at all inferior to factory ones, and sometimes even surpass them.
Balda. This name is given to one of these homemade baits, which does not require a lot of effort and materials in its production. The “bulda” bait works on the principle of irritating the perch in its game, causing great curiosity in it.
The equipment of a winter fishing rod for perch is made up of a sinker, hooks, a fishing line formed in the form of a loop, a swivel with a clasp (a movable connection that transmits rotation from one element to another), beads or seed beads to fix the depth of the bait. This design is complemented by another provocateur hook located higher on the main line.
The essence of this equipment is to play with bait. A weight is thrown into the hole, which muddies the water. The hooks drop smoothly. The game begins. It is necessary to raise and lower the beam to the bottom several times. If after 10 such strikes the bite does not occur, you need to change the hole.
For a big catch, you shouldn’t sit and wait for fish in one place. Monotony of movements is also not acceptable. By diversifying the game movements (circular, shaking, swinging), even a beginner can please himself with a good catch.
Where and when should you catch perch in winter?
The activity of perch in winter is distributed over periods, depending on the beginning, middle or end of winter. For example:
- With the arrival of winter, striped predators prefer to be in shallow water, where the depth reaches only a few meters. Places covered with reeds are considered no less attractive to him. In these places, “trifles” are usually hidden, which attracts perch. In this regard, the best place for fishing is a quiet backwater. Despite this, you will have to drill more than one hole before you can find the site of the striped predator.
- With the arrival of real cold weather, perch moves to deeper places in the water area, where the water temperature is more stable.
- As spring approaches, perch again moves to places where the depth is not great.
Where to look for a predator in winter
On the first ice, the striped robber can be found almost everywhere where there is white fish. Perch is a schooling fish, and it will always stay where there is food for it. Based on the first ice, it can be detected throughout the entire water area of the reservoir. At this time, “rotary” fishing is taking place, that is, the angler constantly needs to move around the reservoir in search of fish and drill many holes. The reward for an active fisherman will be a good catch. If you manage to find a school of perch under a hole, there is a high probability that the entire school will soon end up in the lucky fisherman’s fishing box.
As the ice thickness increases and the oxygen content in the water decreases, juvenile fish will migrate closer to the mouths and into the beds of rivers and streams. Perch will follow. In winter it is less active than in summer, its bite can be very uneven. Half an hour or an hour of a good bite can be replaced by days of its complete absence.
As daylight hours increase, the activity of perch increases, and its feeding trips become more frequent and longer. But the fisherman usually cannot wait for the peak of the active bite. It occurs at a time when spring ice has completely lost its strength and access to it is extremely dangerous or impossible.
How to improve your fishing performance
In winter, perch bite is not at all consistent. With the onset of cold weather, it goes deeper, so you have to lure it out of there. Although it is difficult, it is possible.
There are several ways to activate the bite:
- First, you should decide on the weather and choose a calm day for fishing. In addition, it should not be a very frosty day.
- Secondly, you need to properly configure the tackle, improving its sensitivity.
- Thirdly, it is advisable to start selecting appropriate baits that could attract a striped predator.
- Fourthly, the best time to catch perch is in the morning.
Lures and bait for a large catch of perch
Fishing in the middle of winter is a disaster if you don’t feed the fish. Therefore, complementary feeding is a necessary point in fishing tactics. Fishermen can use bloodworms, jigs or dried blood as complementary food. Sometimes, in order to create a bustle of fish near a dusty cloud, dusty plant baits are used. These baits can often attract small, curious fry, and the big fish will come to hunt for them.
Experienced fishermen know that perch is a fish of daylight. It is almost impossible to hook this representative in the darkness of night, while during the day it has extraordinary vision, capable of seeing bait from a great distance. Therefore, night catches should be left for other fish.
Lures for predatory perch can be classified into two types: live and artificial. Insect larvae, worms, pieces of meat from the first fish caught on the hook, or its eyes are often used as live bait. And the predator will show even greater activity at the sight of a small living animal moving. The perch greedily swallows everything that moves and can fit into its mouth.
Artificial baits meet the same requirements. Their appearance imitates their brothers and other living creatures. To be successfully swallowed by a perch, artificial baits must be small in size, from 2.5 to 12 cm. Everything else depends on natural and weather conditions.
Tips from experienced fishermen
In some reservoirs, perch can be caught all winter. Moreover, in certain areas of the water area. Such interesting areas could be:
- Shallow water where schools of small perch like to hunt. If these areas border holes or depressions, then the likelihood of finding perch will increase.
- If you choose between the middle of the river and the coastal zone, it is better to choose the latter. This is especially true for places that are marked by thickets of reeds or branches frozen in ice. This is where you should drill holes.
- As an option, these are places that can serve as a kind of shelter for a striped hunter. These can be both natural elements and objects of artificial origin.
- Areas with hard, sandy bottoms are the areas where bass will always be caught.
- If you drill a hole in shallow water, where the water thickness is 20 cm, you can also count on a catch. Such places always attract small fish, and where they are, there are perch.
Winter fishing rod equipment
For trolling perch in winter, a lightweight, durable fishing rod with a reel and a hard pole about 30 centimeters long is suitable. To signal a bite, a nod (guard) made of a spring or other elastic material is used. Some anglers prefer to catch perch with winter fishing rods without a nod, determining the grip of the fish by the blow to the hand. However, this method of trolling perch is only good in warm weather, when the tackle can be held with your bare hand.
An additional advantage would be if the fishing rod handle is covered with a layer of balsa wood. Such coatings are pleasant to the touch and do not freeze your fingers.
Fishing rods for trolling perch in winter are equipped with monofilament fishing line with a diameter of 0.17 - 0.25 millimeters. The use of thicker fishing line is not advisable, as it worsens the performance of the bait. A metal leash is usually not placed on a perch lure, since the perch’s teeth are more like a small brush, and it is not able to bite through the fishing line with them. And besides, rarely does a perch swallow a spoon completely. At the end of the line there is a swivel and a small carabiner for quickly changing the spinners.
