It's time to catch eels.
Monopterus albus is a benthic fish in tropical and warm temperate zones with strong adaptability. It can live in rivers, lakes, ditches and rice fields. It usually lives in spring, summer and autumn, likes to live in mud caves and crevices on the banks of ponds, rivers and rice fields, and hibernates in caves in winter. In spring, after a winter's lurking, the eel consumes too much energy and needs to eat a lot, so spring is a good time to catch the eel. On a hot summer day, Monopterus albus come out of their holes one after another and get into water plants, crevices and under dead trees? Enjoy the cool? Fishing is also easy. Monopterus albus begins to enter the hole in autumn, and it is not easy to take the bait.
Hook for fishing eels
You should make your own fishing tackle for fishing eels in caves. Use a 50 cm short bamboo pole to sharpen its handle (insert it into the soil next to the hole). Use an old bicycle steel wire, one end of which is sharpened and bent into a No.3 long handle hook, and the other end is bent into a circle. Fishing tackle can be made of 2-meter-long No.3 strong nylon thread, one end of which is tied to the top of short bamboo pole and the other end is tied to the ring of steel wire, which can be made into 10 ~ 20 pairs.
Fishing place of Monopterus albus
Eels are afraid of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and it is difficult to find traces of eels in fields and reservoirs in plain areas, only in mountain ponds and mud fields on mountain sides in valleys. Because the pool water is composed of mountain water and underground spring water, the water quality is clear, which is a good place for eels to hide, breed and grow. Eel caves are generally 10 ~ 20cm from the shore surface, round, upright and inclined, and the caves are wet or have water. The soil around the cave is smooth and fishy. You can see traces of eels coming in and out. You can know the size of the eel from the size of the hole. When fishing, as long as you find a fresh cave for eels, you can catch them as sure as a gun.
Fishing method of Monopterus albus
1. Multi-hook fishing method: The fisherman inserts a short bamboo pole into the hole soil and throws the line, hook and bait into the hole. This fishing method should choose a number of caves with eels hiding in the mud at the foot of the mountain, because only one pair of fishing tackle can be used in a cave. There are many caves, so 10 pairs of fishing tackle can come in handy. The fisherman threw the bait into the cave, then inserted the fishing rod and walked back and forth, lifting the hooks one by one as he walked. As long as the eel in the hole bites the hook to death, he can lift the pole.
2, single hook fishing method, the fisherman holds the long-handled steel wire hook with his hand, puts the bait of earthworm or maggot, and directly inserts it into the cave where the eel is hiding. The action should be light, and slowly shake up and down to lure the eel to bite the hook. Generally speaking, eels are greedy. As long as they smell the fishy smell, they will raise their heads and drag the bait down. At this time, the fisherman will feel comfortable, so he should immediately push the long-handled hook forward, twist the hook angle, firmly hook the eel and put forward the hole to fish.
3, bait hook: fishing eel hook also has a trick, put the whole earthworm into the long-handled hook, do not expose the hook tip or leave a section of earthworm outside the hook. Otherwise, if eels only eat earthworms, it will be difficult to catch them. Eels feed on their sense of smell. After the angler inserts the long-handled hook bait into the cave, he has to pull it up and down for about one minute at a time to lure the eel into the bait. Don't lift the pole violently when you feel the eel is hooked. Because the long-handled steel wire hook has no elasticity, if the force is too strong, the eel can easily unhook and escape.
Eel fishing skills
Looking for eels: eels like to live in caves on the banks of mountain ponds. Strong vitality, even without water, it is not easy to die for a while. Eels are best at digging holes and hiding. They will be neighbors, but they don't live in a cave. They are used to sleeping during the day and going out at night. The water temperature is between 8℃ and 25℃, and the feeding power is the strongest, so it is a good time to catch eels. Eels are afraid of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and it is difficult to find traces of eels in fields and reservoirs in plain areas, only in mountain ponds and mud fields on mountain sides in valleys.
Because the pool water is composed of mountain water and underground spring water, the water quality is clear, which is a good place for eels to hide, breed and grow. Eel caves are generally 10 ~ 20cm from the shore surface, round, upright and inclined, and the caves are wet or have water. The soil around the cave is smooth and fishy. You can see traces of eels coming in and out. You can know the size of the eel from the size of the hole. When fishing, as long as you find a fresh cave for eels, you can catch them steadily.
The method of fishing eel is different from that of fishing other fish. Cave fishing is mainly used, and there are two kinds of fishing methods. The first is that the fisherman inserts a short bamboo pole into the soil at the mouth of the cave and throws the line, hook and bait into the hole. In this fishing method, it is advisable to choose a large mountain pond or several caves where eels are hiding and fish in the mud at the foot of the mountain. Because a cave can only use one pair of fishing gear. There are many caves, so 10 pairs of fishing tackle can come in handy.
The fisherman threw the bait into the cave, then inserted the fishing rod and walked back and forth, lifting the hooks one by one as he walked. As long as the eel in the hole bites the hook to death, he can lift the pole. The second is the single hook fishing method, in which the angler holds the long-handled steel wire hook with his hand, puts on earthworm or maggot bait and directly inserts it into the cave where the eel is hiding. The action should be light, and slowly shake up and down to lure the eel to bite the hook.
Generally speaking, eels are greedy. As long as they smell the fishy smell, they will raise their heads and drag the bait down. At this point, the fisherman will feel comfortable, so he should immediately push the long-handled hook forward, twist the hook angle, firmly hook the eel, and put forward the hole to fish. There are tricks to fishing eel hooks. Put the whole earthworm into the long-handled hook, don't show the tip of the hook, and don't leave a section of earthworm outside the hook. Otherwise, if eels only eat earthworms, it will be difficult to catch them.
Eels feed on their sense of smell. After the angler inserts the long-handled hook bait into the cave, he has to pull it up and down for about one minute at a time to lure the eel into the bait. Don't lift the pole violently when you feel the eel is hooked. Because the long-handled steel wire hook has no elasticity, if the force is too strong, the eel can easily unhook and escape.