What skills do you need to master when fishing in the wild to keep catching big carp?
It is easier to catch carp in ponds, but it is more difficult to catch carp in large and medium-sized reservoirs and lakes, especially wild large carp. In wild reservoirs and lakes, large carp are small in number and widely distributed; the fish are also highly vigilant and cautious in eating bait. Therefore, it is difficult to catch large carp in the wild, and you need to master certain methods and skills. Let’s take a look. 01 Master the habits of carp
Carp is a benthic omnivorous fish species and can eat both meat and vegetables. The bait spectrum is common and the snout bones are advanced, so they often dig into the mud to eat. Carp is also an inferior cold-blooded animal. Its temperature changes with the change of water temperature. It does not need to consume energy to maintain a stable body temperature. Therefore, the total output of feeding food is not too large. In addition, carp, like most fish, is a stomachless fish with a short and slender intestine and a faster basal metabolism, so its eating habit is to eat less and more frequently. The digestive function of carp is closely related to the temperature of the water, and the periodicity of eating is strong.
In winter (especially under the ice), the body is basically in a semi-dormant state and stops eating. The body fat disappears throughout the winter. When spring comes, it is eager to eat high-protein foods to replenish it. In late autumn, when winter is approaching, in order to accumulate body fat, there will also be a peak period of "catching", and high-protein food bait will also be the mainstay. Therefore, when fishing for carp in early spring and early autumn, animal baits such as loaches and small river shrimps should be the main focus.
After spring, as the temperature rises, the food intake of fish increases, the quality of bait is no longer critical, and the total number rises to first place. Therefore, in a very difficult period at the end of spring, throughout the summer, and at the beginning of autumn, carp mainly eat vegetarian food. When fishing at this time, flour bait, bad food, etc. should be used.
Although carp is a benthic fish species, this does not mean that its movement area remains unchanged. Seasonal changes, hot and cold water temperature, wind speed and frequency, high and low air pressure, alternation of synodic periods, water turbidity, water flow size, water level rise and fall, water dissolved oxygen, bait environment, etc., will all change Pisces at any time. The movement area makes them often carry out relatively large positional movements. If they are in a relatively large area, this is called "migratory movement".
Carp in large and medium-sized reservoirs and lakes have their own movement patterns. Their habit is to dive to other places to have fun after eating in one place, and then come back to look for food. Carp less than 0.5 kg have the habit of swarming; carp 0.5-1 kg sometimes move together in groups of three or two; while large carp like to swing alone in search of food.
Big carp like to go to quiet, rich and safe places for food. When fishing for carp with a hand pole, you must be still and guarded, build a large and long nest, and use hard bait as the main bait. Big carp can be caught using sea rods, explosive hooks, bean cake hooks or string hooks. 02 Selection of fishing spots
Fishing spots should be chosen in ladder-shaped places that are uneven in the water or washed out by strong winds and waves, at the intersection of slopes and horizontal planes, on both sides of gates and moisture-proof holes, where some people often fish Places, deep water in ditches, or locations with turbulent rocks underwater. The water level is between 3 meters. If the water is too shallow, no big fish will take the bait.
Choose the fishing point 30 meters away (fishing points with flat underwater landforms and shallow water should be at least 50 meters away or use the hook delivery method), and there should be ladder-shaped underwater areas washed out by strong winds and waves. Or concave grooves, important positions or turns. Since the fishing point is far away, the water level is 5 meters. If the fishing point is flat and free of obstacles, the water level must be about 5 meters. 03 Use of bait
The bait is composed of 50% fish feed, 30% fried bean cakes with fragrant aroma, 10% feed or bone pellets, 10% small snack crumbs and half-packaged fish fixing spices. Use wheat flour as the binder (because the carnivorous habits of carp across the country are different, the above bait formula is for reference only). Mix it with water from the fishing point and squeeze it into a ball to open it up.
The food should be dry rather than wet. Although it is very easy to make bait balls if it is too wet, it is easy for the flowers to scatter or the bait balls to melt without being fully absorbed during the casting process. Making explosive bait is not just a matter of kneading it into balls. If the bait ball is too big and the hook melts and sinks to the bottom of the bait, you will only hear the bell ringing but not catch any fish. The correct method is that the bait can wrap the hook. Even if the hook cannot be wrapped, the bait ball will melt and fall under the water to cover the hook. At the turn of summer and autumn, we can adapt to local conditions and use fresh corn kernels to make nests and hang hooks for fishing, and the effect is very good. 04 How to fish with a hand pole
Because you are fishing for big fish, before fishing, you must first tie the loose rope. The loose rope needs to have a stretchable tight line. When fishing carp with a hand pole, once you choose a fishing spot, you need to be patient and stick to it. Because carp in large reservoirs look for food very regularly, they rarely return to a certain place to look for food when the time comes. Sometimes because no fish bites the hook for a long time, fishing friends will change the fishing point because they are worried about waiting. However, as soon as the fishing point is changed, other fishing friends will continue to catch fish when they put down their rods at your previous fishing point. By that time, You can also feel disappointed that you didn't stick to it.
When fishing with a hand rod, it is best to use traditional fishing methods. The reflection of carp biting the hook in the float is: small carp bite the hook, and the float starts to float twice quickly. At this time, shake your wrist in time to lift Rod, pull the fish ashore; when a big carp above Kg bites the hook, the float will slowly and forcefully move downward after starting. At this time, you should seize the good opportunity during the downward movement, quickly lift the rod, and then follow the swing direction of the fish. Lead the fish out of the nest immediately.
If the fish is too big to lift the rod (big carp is basically piled), you need to be able to endure the loneliness, tighten the fishing rod, and vibrate it gently. After a while, the fish will automatically Off the bottom. The angle of the hand pole should be adjusted in time according to the swing direction of the big fish. If the big fish swims to the left, immediately reverse the pole to the right, and if the big fish swims to the right, reverse the pole to the left. If the fish escapes to the water depth ahead, do not immediately start walking the fish with the pole. This will cause the big fish to swing towards the river surface and jump out of the river. In most cases, either the line is broken or the pole is broken.
What is the proper way to walk the fish: When a big fish escapes forward into the water depth, you should turn the rod to the left or right in time, and use the overall ductility of the hand rod to drive the big fish to swim to the left or right, so that It is not easy for a tug-of-war to occur. If a tug-of-war occurs, you need to let go immediately (loosen the door handle, let the hand pole slide through the palm of your hand until you grasp the missing rope), and use the missing rope to walk the fish. 05 How to fish with a sea rod
When fishing with a sea rod, the fishing rod should be a medium-hard adjustable rod of more than 2.7 meters, and a stamped reel equipped with a super-strong fishing line with a hole diameter of 0.35mm. The hook mainly uses No. 8 Iseni explosive hook. If the hook becomes smaller, it will be easily straightened or broken by the fish. If the hook becomes larger, it will sink to the bottom of the bait and the amount of fish will decrease.
The pole should be set up diagonally, and the end of the pole should be blocked by stones or other objects. This type of rod setting method is highly sensitive, can withstand strong winds and waves, and can also reduce the chance of the fishing rod being dragged away by a big fish. For the first and second time when throwing rods, the bait ball should be large and the landing point should be concentrated, with each rod being between 1 square meter. After the first round of baiting is completed, no matter whether any fish takes the bait or not, the bait needs to be retrieved and replaced, so that a bait nest can be created and the carp that go to look for food can be left behind.
No matter which fish is caught in the rod, it must be thrown to the original place when changing the bait. If it deviates from the original fishing point, it is better to give up the ball of bait than to retrieve the bait and re-throw it. Otherwise, It will affect the fishing catch. Sometimes when fishing for carp, the line will become loose when the bell rings. This also means that the fish swims to the shore after being hooked. At this time, it is necessary to quickly raise the pole and reel in the line. If necessary, move backward while reeling in the line, so that the big fish will not have a chance to hook the hook. In addition, the drag force of the reel must be adjusted before casting the rod. Stop reeling when the big fish wants the line, and quickly raise the rod and reel when the line is no longer needed.
Catching big fish in the wild is more difficult and requires certain skills and enough patience. There may be a day when you may not be able to catch a fish. Therefore, fishing friends must have enough mentality before fishing. Be prepared and keep a good attitude even if there is no fish biting for a long time.