If you are bored with freshwater fishing, and a pike or carp weighing 5-6 kilograms no longer seem like trophies, then welcome! Sea fishing is just what you need. There is a certain extreme in it, and even experienced fishermen who constantly hunt cold-blooded on a river or pond, and who have, as a rule, the most “catchy catch” there, may well fail at sea. Easy! After all, sea fishing requires certain skills, and fish that live in salt water have completely different characteristics than freshwater, and its species differ significantly. The nature of fishing, and bait, and bait, and tackle are also different. But don’t be so upset right away, because where our fishing soul didn’t disappear (right: it didn’t disappear anywhere)! Therefore, we prepare carefully and find out what sea fishing is and what it is “eaten” with. And then, taking with you the necessary gear on the sea, you certainly, as the most avid fisherman, will get the maximum pleasure from the rest.
Sea fishing. Features
Of course, this kind of fishing has its own distinctive features. Firstly, marine fish is characterized by greater activity and energy, as it lives in more difficult conditions than freshwater, especially pond. The entire body of water is filled with creatures fighting for their survival, seeking prey. Therefore, sea fish are much more difficult to get for us, fishermen (it will not hurt to study at least superficially the main types of inhabitants, those we are going to catch, their habits and eating patterns). Secondly, sea fishing is more like a sport than ordinary fishing. Because it requires a fisherman and good physical preparation, and ingenuity, and skills that almost never come in handy river brother in hobbies. And thirdly, it should be taken into account: offshore fishing at sea is least effective. It should be prepared to throw from the pier or to go to the open sea on a boat, which also requires careful preparation and some caution and even courage (especially if the storm begins, and you are a kilometer from the coast on a fragile rowing boat). But we don’t get used to the difficulties. So let's enrich ourselves with knowledge, and even leave on the nose.
Who can be caught, when and for what
We will not travel far for marine fish, say, to Norway, since not many can afford it today, but let us turn to our southern favorite seas. How good, for example, sea fishing in the Crimea, almost at any time of the year! Which of the fish can be successfully caught in this shallow and gentle sea? And what is the best way to catch what gear? What bait and lure to use? We asked the experienced fishermen about all this, more than once fishing in the sea, and this is what they told, according to our own experience.
Goby
Of course, this familiar fish is easiest to catch. And not a single sea fishing in the Crimea, probably, can do without this big-headed miracle. Since he is greedy for bait of animal origin, and clings to the hook, even when the fisherman himself does not particularly want it. There have been cases when, for example, five bulls were mined on a five-hooked donka at the same time for one cast. Of course, this is in the presence of the so-called zhor. But in general, the calf pecks almost all year round (in winter, however, less actively). Both on the bottom and on the float gear for sea fishing. And you can catch it into pieces of fish (experienced fishermen, so as not to spend too much time and money on bait, they divide the first caught bull right there into small pieces and use them as hook attachments), mussel meat, shrimp, squid. Well used worm, marine and ordinary. The main thing to remember is that the goby loves meat dishes and swallows them with pleasure. Yes, it swallows, because sometimes you can only remove a hook from this predator by gutting it gently, the tackle gets so deep! Beautiful and productive sea fishing from the shore, stones, piers. For a large specimen (and the goby is not only small) you have to go already by boat or boat.
Horse mackerel, flounder and others
Of course, you will not be full of one bull, as they say. But in the Black Sea there is still a mass of other fish. A productive time for successful fishing is mid-late summer and warm autumn. Horse mackerel, garfish, kalkan, glossa, sometimes mullet, loban, pelengas, even katran. All of these fish, of course, with a certain scenario and concomitant luck can be caught on various gear for sea fishing. By the way, the time has come and talk about them in more detail.
Fishing rod
If you are not too big a professional for saltwater fishing, then a float fishing rod for saltwater fishing is what suits you best. However, it should also differ from its lake-river merchandise in some respects. They relate not so much to structural features as to the quality and strength of the equipment, the use of much thicker woods and strong hooks.
How to catch?
- The fishing rod is usually caught from the shore, where it is possible to throw bait at least half a meter deep, from stones and rocks, from piers and moorings. Nevertheless, despite all the specifics of fishing, it is a mass phenomenon.
- For a bull-calf, it is best to take an ordinary telescope with a length of just over 4 meters. Reel with a supply of fishing line of 20 meters, inertial, not very bulky. Leads with fishing line are not thicker than 0.10-0.15 mm.
- But the floats in most cases are generally unnecessary (for a bull). Since, if this fish pecked, then you will instantly feel through your hand.
- Hooks - from 4 to 7 numbers.
- For other fish, tackle modifications may vary slightly.
Spinning for sea fishing
This kind of fishing is both modern and most sporty. Indeed, a spinning fishery must be well prepared both mentally and physically! The greatest catch, judging by experience, on the Black Sea coast can be observed immediately after sunset and until dark. What is there to watch - it’s better to participate! Night fishing along the lunar path will bring luck (although it is not superfluous to stock up on the headlamp), although at night the bite is somewhat weaker, and in the wee hours. Spinning is caught from the shore. It is preferable - in quiet, uninhabited places, away from beaches and bustle. The bottom is best pebble, rocky. You can use stones protruding from the water along the coast.
- The rod is stronger, up to 2 meters long. The coil is inertialess. As a tackle - a braided cord with a good margin for tearing, medium-sized hooks.
- As nozzles - silicone and wobblers. For scorpion, for example, the best is rubber octopus. With an average load of stones on the coastline, it is better to use wobblers from those models that go closer to the bottom. The silicone is held closer to the stones where the fish can hide, with alternating jerks and a further fence of the slack of the fishing line (with a broach). Cutting is done immediately after bites, giving the fish how to try out the bait.
Bait, bait, bait
We return to the eternal question: what to catch and how to feed? After all, bait in marine conditions should also be different from freshwater. The bait of the place itself is used quite rarely. You can feed with ground fish in a meat grinder, crushed mussels, which are dark in the Black Sea !
- Among the bait, the most popular are the same mussels. After all, it is not difficult to stock up on them for the whole time of fishing.
- Crustaceans (small shrimp) are also in demand, especially in the summer. Walk with a landing net along the coastal zone, and now - the bait is ready. If laziness - it is possible to buy in the market very cheaply!
- Fresh fish meat. It is used mainly for catching the same bull from a pier or rocks.
- Sea worm (Nereis) - a universal bait that lives in coastal soil. If, again, you are too lazy to dig, then you can buy a couple of boxes at the nearest bazaar - one fishing should be enough. And almost any sea fish of various sizes pecks at him. Have a nice fishing!