Not every angler, especially a beginner, can catch such a prey as an asp. The problems of fishing of this fish are connected with the fact that, having excellent eyesight, it easily sees a person on the shore. If the asp is feeling something suspicious, then he never takes the bait. This fish can grow up to twenty kilograms, although more often individuals weighing 8 kg are found in our reservoirs. Anyone who has fished for asp at least once knows how powerful this catch can be. Sometimes, during the bite of a large specimen, the fisherman has to use all his skill and experience to pull it out. That is why tackle on an asp should meet certain requirements, and first of all - durability.
Fishing methods
The favorite habitats of this fish are medium and large rivers, on which there are rapids and rapids. Most often, the "river corsair," as it is called by the people, prefers to go hunting on the course and near the main stream. In the evenings, he goes to quiet reaches, hiding in bad weather at nearby dumps and depths. This fish is caught in many ways - spinning, overlapping, with a bombard and, of course, on float gear. On asp, the photo of which once again proves how strong this fish is, artificial baits are most often used. Nevertheless, mostly experienced anglers prefer to fish for spinning, considering that this tackle is the most effective. The success of fishing primarily depends on the correct choice of gear for asp fishing, as well as on its balance. Of course, bait is also important.
Often tackle on an asp involves a “messenger” fishing-rod, which makes it possible to make ultra-long casts to the feeding places of this predator. The remaining elements of the equipment should also be selected taking into account all the features of fishing of this fish.
Asp tackle
Spinning this fish is often caught by experienced anglers. For beginners, this production with such equipment, as a rule, is not up to the task. In this case, the optimal length of the rod should be from three meters, so that there is a chance of making long and accurate casts. The coil should be high-quality, roomy, with an impressive gear ratio. Experienced anglers recommend taking a braided cord with a diameter of eighteen millimeters to a monophilic tackle for catching asp. The asp is most often caught on spinning, since in this fishing the strength characteristics of the rod, the accuracy of frequent castings and the wiring at high speed are important.
Fly fishing
Fly fishing for tackle on an asp with a fly. Fishermen use special streamers that perfectly mimic natural fry. Given the incredible caution of mining, casting for greater efficiency, the fisherman needs to make either as far as possible, or just run the bait downstream. But in the first and in the second cases skillfully mastering tackle is required. To deceive a predator, you need to lead the bait to a depth of one meter.
The suitable places for fishing on such tackle on an asp are stormy rifts, in which over time everything that the current endures accumulates. In such a place, a whole flock of this fish can be caught. And this is despite the fact that they tend to hunt alone.
Fly Fishing Features
Usually such a tackle on an asp brings one hundred percent success. A fly is often made into it as a secondary bait. It is attached in front of the main one - on a leash, about fifty centimeters. To avoid twisting the fishing line, it is better to use a swivel. Sometimes anglers use spinners with feathers near the hook. This also gives a positive result when fishing for this silver predator. There are several options for flies: a bright vabik with a double, a streamer with dense plumage, etc.
Bombard
This tackle on an asp is a plastic tube through which the main fishing line is stretched. At the bottom of the bombardments there is a special thickening with a drop shape. This is necessary to give this gear mass and buoyancy in water. In simple terms, a bombard, or “Sbirulino,” as it is also called, is an ordinary float, the main task of which is casting, and at any distance - both long and short.
Track fishing
This asp tackle can be more effective in a vast water area, where there are conditions to carry out unobstructed wiring of the lure thirty and more meters from the boat. You can fish on the track in the autumn season at great depths. If you use fast wiring, you will need the presence of not one, but two spinners, between which there should be a distance of twenty or twenty-five centimeters.
How to do your own equipment with sbirulino
In order to independently prepare this tackle for asp on their own, a fisherman will need components such as swivels, fishing line, stoppers, float and hooks. Before you begin, it is worthwhile to take an interest in the features of this equipment in advance. First, a float should be fixed to the main fishing line, restricting the movement of which to two stoppers - both from below and from above. This is done in order to fix the float, preventing it from impacting the swivel mount during casting. Experienced anglers know how even the smallest nuance in equipment can cause big problems when fishing.
After the float, the swivel should also be fixed. Usually it is mounted in a single copy, but sometimes fishermen attach a whole series of three pieces. Behind the swivels is the installation of a leash from a half to three meters long. At its end is attached that bait, which, in fact, has to be caught.
Snap Features
It is better for novice fishers to equip their bombard on an asp with just one hook. And only after they get used to the tackle and master all the subtleties of fishing with it, you can gradually increase the number. Today in the store you can buy a wide variety of scorers from a variety of manufacturers. But experienced fishermen always prefer to make equipment themselves, maximally adapting their sbirulino to a specific reservoir. For an average river, for example, on an asp, floats weighing from ten to twenty are perfect, for stagnant water it would be more appropriate to use a heavier bombard - from twenty to thirty grams. The method of catching a silver “corsair” on a sbirulino is quite simple. It is necessary to throw tackle on the asp for the cauldron of this fattening predator or several to the side of it. Usually a bite happens in between breaks. The best bait for asp fishing are bait fish, frog, rolls-lures, spinners and spinners.
DIY do-it-yourself boat
Not bad proved itself when catching this predator and such an original invention as the "sleigh". They are a reversible bait boat. And although you can find this tackle on sale, nevertheless the vast majority of anglers make their own sleds with their own hands. Moreover, there is nothing special in this work. The boat consists of a leading board made of straight-layered well-dried wood. For the greatest lifting force, it is given the corresponding shape. At the bottom of the board there is a redan, which should prevent it from jumping out of the water with a sharp change in direction. Reversible boat is widely used today for fishing asp, so it’s not difficult to find drawings for which it can be built.
How to cook a blende
The asp is almost always unpredictable, quite often it begins to be cautious and does not take even the most tempting bait. As a result, the fisherman has to use a snag. Such tackle is well suited for beginners, as it is easily enough thrown into the right place. To do this, take a fishing line with a diameter of 0.3 mm, a fifteen-centimeter lead from a thicker cord and spinner. This tackle cannot be purchased at the store, so anglers have to make it themselves. The leashes should thus be tied to the main fishing line so that they have the same direction of movement as the snag. For the latter, you need to take the hooks of the twelfth or fourteenth number, having long handguards. They need to be wrapped with ordinary foil and tied with very strong threads. As a result, the angler produces very small spinners, which should imitate the movement of fry in the water. Such baits should be tied to leashes. At the end of the main fishing line, you need to fix the usual spinner-vibrator, painted in a light color. In the process of posting time, it seems to play the role of the predator himself, set off in pursuit of the fry flock. Asp will not be able to ignore such activity. He will surely try to “take” the fry from the “competitor”, and therefore he will make a decisive and very sharp blow to home-made gear. For fidelity, experienced anglers additionally cut the asp, but this is not necessary, since he almost always perfectly “sits” on the hook.
Asp hunting usually opens in early April, when the post-spawning zhor occurs in this fish. At this time, the predator should be sought in those parts of the reservoir where there is a fast current: on the rifts and flooded streamers. Once it is found, you can try to catch it by abandoning the spinning with a small pilker or a blende. And if there is a boat, then you can try your luck with the help of trolling. All methods are good, with each of them you can get wonderful fishing on the asp. The gear should be well prepared, and then the catch will be provided.