What is mandarin fish?

One pound of mandarin fish means one pound of lead-head hook. Every mandarin fish in the lure industry is piled with a lead-head hook, so mandarin fish is also a fish that domestic lure players are eager to catch. One of the species.

Mandarin fish are fish that live completely in freshwater. They like to inhabit clean water bodies with lush aquatic plants such as rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. They usually lurk at the bottom of the water during the day and move around at night to look for food. It is a carnivorous fish that is ferocious and feeds on fish and other aquatic animals throughout its life. They don't like to wander and migrate over long distances, and they don't like to live in groups. The suitable water temperature for life is 15~32℃. Feeding stops in winter, and most prey is at night when predation is strong in spring, summer and autumn.

Mandarin fish top the water

What is the mandarin fish top the water? In fact, it is easy to understand. Mandarin fish usually completes the task of giving birth from May to July (the time will vary depending on the climate in different places) Different), during the period of giving birth, they will swim vigorously against the water, form groups, and form waves on the water. After giving birth to a baby, you will also spend more time out looking for food. After all, you need to make up for it. These are good opportunities to catch mandarin fish.

Generally, the most common mandarin fish is the cocked-mouthed mandarin fish, which is also called white mandarin fish by fishing friends. It is also the largest among the mandarin fish. Those that are as big as gas cans and jars are almost always full of smiles. In addition, the big-eyed mandarin fish is very similar to the upturned-billed mandarin fish, which is almost the same in length. It is also the most easily misidentified species. The main difference is that the eyes are larger, and the largest body size is not as big as the upturned-billed mandarin fish, and it cannot grow as long as a gas tank. In that case, it would be just a jar at best. Then there is the spotted mandarin fish, whose body is covered with gold spots, which are very beautiful and easy to distinguish. They just don’t grow very big, most of them are about the size of a lighter.

In addition to these three species, there are actually many uncommon mandarin fish, such as mackerel, dark mandarin, rippled mandarin, and tall mandarin fish. However, in the eyes of fishing friends, they are only divided into gas cans, long-body mandarin fish, Liuzhou mandarin fish, jars and lighters.

Fishing recommendations

Punctuation recommendations

Falled trees/rock pile obstacle areas, bridge piers/piers, deep diving junctions/hidden islands, flowing water and rocky beaches The water outlet of the dam/power station is vertical cliff.

Equipment Recommendations

Mandarin fish like to hide in obstacle structures, which easily fray the fishing line, and will return to the structure after biting the prey, so the equipment requires high sensitivity and fast fish return.

Rod: Quick-adjustable or above, hardness L or above lure rod

Reel: High speed than fishing reel, return fish quickly to avoid hiding in the structure

Line: PE carbon leader ensures sensitivity and wear resistance

Bait recommendations

Mandarin fish punctuation points are mostly obstacle structure areas where bait is easy to hang, so it is recommended to use a single hook for fishing, such as Leadhead hooks, Texas, Carolina and other soft bait fishing rigs have low cost, low bottom hanging rate and low dehooking rate. When the activity is high, you can also use pump stop minnow, deep diving fat man, VIB, etc. to search the outer edge of the structure.

Bait control techniques

Mandarin fish is an ambush fish and will not chase for long distances. Therefore, pay attention to the pause when controlling bait. Usually, the soft bait fishing group will jump slightly, and the hard bait fishing group will jump slightly. Pump or evenly collect and pause.

Feeding Habits

Mandarin fish is a typical benthic ambush fish. It feeds all year round. The feeding intensity decreases slightly during the reproductive period. In winter, its activity is low but it does not stop feeding completely.

Mandarin fish in the wild environment only feed on live fish and shrimps throughout their lives. They start to prey on live fish in the larval stage, and there is no transitional stage for changing food habits. This is extremely special among carnivorous fish.

Mandarin fish prey mainly relies on vision, and vision is stronger under dark light conditions. Therefore, mandarin fish prey frequently in dark light conditions such as morning and evening, cloudy and rainy conditions, and are most sensitive to green.

After locking on the bait fish, the mandarin fish will sit back and wait or approach slowly. When it is close to the target, it will suddenly explode and attack. After being captured, it will immediately return to its hiding place. The mandarin fish has poor continuous swimming ability and will not chase. Prey that flee quickly usually choose to attack targets that move intermittently.