Greetings, gentlemen, fishers! So it's time to talk about the subject of your efforts - carp.
Carp Tackle
This cunning and strong fish is popular among fishermen. Carp fishing requires calculation and careful preparation. To catch him, the fisherman needs special equipment. So, what kind of carp fishing gear should I have?
Fishing rod
Carp fishing requires a strong fishing rod. Its optimal length is 3-4 meters. A large selection of rods is available on the shelves of specialized stores, but natural materials are also used. Hazel and juniper are most practical in this regard. Hazel has excellent flexibility, and some fishermen used it to fish carps weighing up to 15 kg. In the store, the carp rod can be seen right away - they are distinguished by an extended reel seat and a short handle. An important point: the tackle should not be bright if there is a desire to catch carp. The small length of the fishing rod will not allow the fisherman to "extinct" the fish near the shore. A fishing rod longer than 5 meters is well suited for shallow water.
Fishing line
This is an equally important element. The fishing line can be silk or thread. Thread fishing line is twisted and braided. Not without reason torsion is considered stronger. Before fishing on carp, the fishing line is waxed. Depending on the season and color of the vegetation in the pond, its hue is also selected.
When fishing for carp, a thick fishing line is not needed. A fishing line with a diameter of 0.35 mm is enough to fish a fish weighing up to 10 kg. For medium sized carp weighing up to 5 kg, a diameter of 0.14 mm is sufficient.
Sinker
The choice of sinker is no less responsible task. It is placed on a fishing line, and leashes with hooks are already attached to it. Carp prefers ponds with stagnant water. For this reason, a lot of resistance is not expected from the sinker. It can be painted green.
The shape is selected depending on which bottom is in the pond. A ball-shaped sinker is suitable for a muddy bottom, and an olive-shaped load is suitable for a solid one. The fact is that the sinker plays the role of a self-guard, and its optimal weight is 80 g. The length of the leash is very important, which determines the distance the fish will swim to self-intersection. The usual leash length is 40 cm, but many fishermen use shorter ones.
Hook
Hook - the basis of gear for fishing carp. Old-school pros believe that the fisherman should do everything on his own. It is both cheaper and more reliable. But to make a hook on your own is difficult, so it’s better to buy it. It should be sharp and have nicks near the eye to hold the bait.
Buying a hook, do not save. It should be strong, so it is better to take products from well-known manufacturers, designed specifically for fishing on carp. For fishing an instance weighing 10-12 kg, a hook of size 8, 9 is suitable.
Some subtleties
Actual fishing in carp and the use of inertialess coils. Their advantage is the possibility of distant casting, which is necessary in cases of fish leaving the coast. The length of the fishing line on the reel should be about 200 meters. This will catch a large specimen.
The fishing rod float should be small and not very colorful. An important factor when choosing a float is its sensitivity to biting. Do-it-yourself float made from goose feathers is very good when fishing on carp. It is easy to manufacture, everyone can make it themselves, and, importantly, it does not scare fish.
Types of feeders when fishing on carp
The carp feeder used during the “silent hunt” can be of two types: open and closed. Open feeders also have several types. The simplest is a makeshift spring, which is attached to the main fishing line or to a leash. In the latter embodiment, a removable load can be used to weight the gear using a load of greater weight, or if necessary, lighten the weight.
Frame feeder
Frame feeders are quite common when fishing on carp. They are filled with viscous ground bait. You can use the purchased mixture. It is allowed to add maggots, bloodworms, oilcake or corn grains to the mixture. In this case, corn must be planted on the hook either if it is used as a bait, or maggot if it is added to the mixture.
The food is pressed in with the fingers. Once in the water, it begins to dissolve, turbidity and air bubbles are created, which attracts fish to the bait. This type of carp feeder is especially effective when fishing in ponds.
Closed feeder
Closed feeders are containers of various shapes, most often cylindrical. They have holes and, as a rule, covers on the sides. Such a feeder is made specifically for the use of bait of animal origin.
Mostly maggot or bloodworms are used as animal bait. In some cases, such a feeder is used for fine-grained bait. The sinker is selected in such a way that it is easy to make long casting and the load quickly pulls the bait feeder to the bottom.
Very good when the feeder is easily detached from the main gear. This helps to conduct experiments with different types of feeders, try bait of different viscosity. Quite often, professional fishermen make a large concentration of bait in one place and then add it as necessary. Here, a removable feeder is an indispensable tool.
For example, a place is fed with one feeder, and the second is already used for fishing. This method involves casting the device, preferably with large cells and a large size, from which the feed is easily washed away. Then a lighter feeder is applied. At initial casting, hooks cling to a special cambric. For the main feeding, a separate tackle without hooks is suitable, and fishing should be done on the bottom tackle.
In some cases, a porous sponge is used as a feeder. Maggot is placed in it, which gradually fills the pores. When fishing, maggot creeps out of the sponge, which attracts carp.
Carp fishing gear: mounting
Fishermen use several types of mounting:
- "hair";
- blind mounting;
- special self-adhesive mountings.
There is not much difference between them. Fishermen can combine different options to improve gear.
Carp fishing
A variety of gear is used for fishing carp, so you need to decide which one will be used. Someone likes the rod, someone prefers to catch carp with a plug; Another option is carp on the feeder.
When fishing, it is best to bring along various gear, since you can never know in advance where and how the fish will be caught. Catching large carp is fraught with gatherings and cliffs, so experienced fans of feeder fishing will definitely take spare feeders, hooks and fishing line.
Passion for fishing on carp came to us from abroad. Having appeared in England, fishing for this fish has become very popular in several other European countries over several years. The secret of such a stunning success of carp fishing is very simple to explain.
Firstly, carp is easy to breed in captivity, it grows rapidly and is gaining weight. Therefore, pond farms widespread in Europe are engaged in the breeding of this unpretentious fish.
Secondly, catching strong, large and beautiful fish is a gambling and exciting activity. The development of sport fishing has seriously improved carp fishing, which is due to modern gear - the feeder, whose homeland is England.
The feeder is easy to learn and is considered a very prey tackle. The most commonly used fiberglass rods are 2.5 to 4 meters long. Compared to a spinning rod, the feeder has a larger number of access rings, and they are smaller in diameter. As a bite signaling device on a feeder rod , removable tops with different sensitivity are used. Tighter peaks are used when the river is stronger.
The bite on the feeder is manifested by sudden movements and trembling of the signaling device. Feeding fishing has some features. Experienced anglers, especially if braided fishing line is used, are not advised to make sweeping sweeps with a sharp movement. So you can tear the fish lips or tear the nozzle from the mouth.
When fishing on carp with a feeder, you need to take net strippers with you. Take in the landing net of carp, especially large, you need immediately, because he may not give a second attempt. Carp always leaves strength for a powerful last spurt.
We catch on donku
Every fisherman knows that carp is not only cunning, but also a very strong fish. Therefore, the bottom tackle must be strong enough. The donk for fishing carp is a reel mounted on a ratchet.
The fishing line should be 90-110 m long. Its minimum cross section is 0.5 mm, depending on the size of the individuals of this reservoir. Well, if the fisherman has a boat, then the donka on it is imported to the place. If there is no boat, then you need a small sliding sinker. Donka fishing involves the use of open feeders.
Leashes are made of braids. This tackle is very soft, because carp - fish are very careful, but on such a leash almost does not feel the resistance of the fishing line. The fishing line is masked, painted in dark colors. Two hooks are tied , on leashes of 20-25 cm. Hooks for this tackle are large (No. 11 and more).
As a rule, when fishing, several donkeys are used. The fish is hooked by itself, it remains only to watch when the coil bites. Carps are quite strong, so it is important that the donka withstand the first spurt.
The gear is thrown into a deep place. It is necessary to handle it carefully near the flooded snags and boulders, since the fish is able to put tackle in them and cut off the fishing line.
Steamed peas, which should be large in size or 2-3 pieces per hook, are well suited as nozzles. Cube-shaped peas are considered the most productive in carp fishing. Although it is not very tasty, but the fish like it.
Having installed the donka, you must immediately feed the place. Moreover, the larger the bait area, the better. It is undesirable to throw bait in a big lump. It is better to divide it into a territory of 3-4 m 2 , which will increase the effect.
Carp Fishing Rod
Not every fishing enthusiast has access to expensive carp fishing gear. But it does not matter. The end of spring - the beginning of summer - is the most favorable period of the year when the classic fishing rod for fishing carp from the coast is effective. At this time, the fish is active, as it is busy searching for food before spawning.
The most attractive bait for carp during this period are earthworms and dung worms. However, in some ponds, carp eagerly feeds on corn and peas. When you go fishing with a fishing rod, just in case you need to bring along various bait.
The best time for fishing is the period from 5.00 hours until nightfall, as the carp at night goes to the bottom of the reservoir. Correctly selected bait significantly increases the chance of a good catch. When self-preparing complementary foods, it is necessary to take into account that at the place of fishing it will have to be further developed taking into account the depth of the reservoir, weather conditions, and flow velocity.
The basis of the bait consists of fried and ground seeds, cooked and minced peas, corn grits. Filler is bran, cake, breadcrumbs. Feed base - maggot, bloodworm, worm, millet, peas, corn.
Flavors for complementary foods
Flavors that are liquid and dry play an equally important role in bait. The liquid flavor quickly penetrates the bait and dissolves in water with greater speed, so the fish feel the bait faster. Dry flavorings are preferable in that for a few kilograms of bait you need only 100 grams of flavoring. Dry flavoring is mainly used in carp fishing on the river, while liquid flavoring is used in ponds and lakes.
Fishing in stagnant waters
Carp fishing on the pond is not particularly different from fishing on the rivers. It does not matter the area of the reservoir, since the fisherman only cares about one question - the choice of a good fishing place. For this, it is necessary to carefully examine the reservoir in order to identify the places where carp show activity.
Carp can make itself felt with a sonorous blow to the water surface after a jump over water. From time to time, noisy at the surface of a pond, a carp may show its head or back. But this can happen unnoticed. The air bubbles that rise to the surface will also point to the place where the carps are located, as they release them, delving into the ground in search of food.
It may be that the fish will begin to behave completely unnoticed. In this case, other observation methods should be used to detect carps attractive places. These are areas rich in natural food: coastal slopes with abundant vegetation, flooded trees that have begun to decay, reed beds and island edges. In these places, carps can find an abundance of larvae, amphibian eggs, young shoots of aquatic vegetation, silty snails.
Fish can be caught almost everywhere, but paid carp fishing is also practiced. Now you have learned more about this interesting fish. As mentioned above, gear for fishing for carp can be different, it all depends on the specific conditions. Have a nice fishing!