When, at what moment to make a hook when catching crucian carp on a float. How to hook a fish

Not figuring it out right away, I had to experiment and try to hook either immediately after the bite, or, in other cases, try to wait a long time. The result: a lot of idle bites that ended in wasting bait. It turned out that there were a lot of bites, but not enough fish.

This problem, of course, was resolved over time. After each fishing trip, I gained more and more experience, thanks to which, now I can not waste bait and precious bites in vain, but hook at the right moment, and never leave fishing without a fish.

In this article I will share a piece of my experience and, I hope, that your fish tank will be full of crucian carp.

The most important part in catching crucian carp is the appropriate hooking technique. Therefore, each bait has its own characteristics, and bites look different.

Dependence of the moment of hooking crucian carp on the type and type of nozzle and bait

Dough, bread crumb- one of the most common baits for beginners. The crucian carp bite basically looks like this: first, the float begins to twitch a little (the crucian carp approaches the bait and begins to try it). Then the float begins to twitch more strongly (the crucian carp liked your dough or crumb and begins to eat it). At the last stage, the float will either suddenly sink or lie on the water (the fish is hooked on the hook and begins to swim away). It is at this moment that you need to hook and pull out the crucian carp. Important: no need to rush and hook while the float is still twitching. This is one of the mistakes newbies make.

Chatterbox - . The bites when fishing with chatterbait are special, and it’s also very easy to make a mistake here. The first stage of the bite is when the crucian carp begins to try the chatterbox. At this moment, the float twitches at an average pace. Then everything becomes more complicated. You can hook at two points at once (it all depends on the activity of the crucian carp and weather conditions). The first moment is when the float begins to move to the side. The second is when the float jerks up and down very strongly. Both hooking moments are very effective, and, again, it all depends on the bite.

Maggot and worm are also very popular bait among fishermen, which is excellent for crucian carp. Unlike other baits, maggots and worms do not have bite stages (in most cases). The float may immediately sink, lie on the water, or move to the side. It is at these moments that you need to strike.

If the bite is weak, then the crucian carp can simply touch the bait without eating it. This applies not only to maggots, but also to other baits. Then it is very difficult to hook a fish, and only at these moments can you rely on luck. In the remaining moments described by me, you must act according to technique.

Finally, I want to say that crucian carp is not a fish that can bite at anything. Therefore, the preparation of bait must be taken very seriously. Also, try to find out from local fishermen when the bite is best in a given body of water, and when it’s not so good. For a beginner, it is very important to get into the moment of active biting. This will help you gain experience, which will be useful to you later.

Hooking is an action by a fisherman that aims to hook a fish more reliably. Depending on the circumstances, cutting is performed differently.

When fishing with light tackle for small fish on top of the water, hooking is done with a sharp but very short movement of the hand holding the rod by the butt. When fishing with a bulky bait, for example, with a whole earthworm, the hook is made with a sharp, narrow wave of the hand. With a sharp but wide wave of the hand, a hook is made if the line has sagging (slack) or is equipped with a heavy float and weight. Finally, with a smoothly accelerated and narrow movement of the hand, a hook is made when fishing with light tackle in the current.

The effectiveness of hooking depends not only on the movement of the angler’s hand, but on a number of other circumstances. For example, is the tip of the hook hidden in the nozzle, or does it come out. In the first case, you need to hook harder. You should hook harder even when the heavy float sits deep in the water - you have to overcome resistance.

In some cases, the timing of the start of cutting is critical. For example, during a current, a fish immediately pulls a small bait into its mouth. And if for some reason she doesn’t like it, she immediately throws it back. Therefore, the hook must be done immediately, as soon as the float moves. On the contrary, when fishing from the bottom with a large bait, the fish needs time to swallow it well. So, the bream sometimes takes a whole minute to adapt to the nozzle and at the same time continuously vibrates the float. Only endurance will help here.

It is impossible to list all the numerous circumstances that influence cutting methods. Only observation and experience will help you master the intricacies of the matter. However, the basic rule must be learned immediately: hooking will be effective only when it is done in a timely manner and with a force sufficient to pierce the fish’s mouth with a hook.

Fishing, usually immediately after hooking, the fisherman can determine the size of the prey on his hook. In accordance with this, he must act. Large fish, no matter how strong the tackle, cannot be immediately dragged to the boat or shore (fished). At the first moment after hooking, she makes short-term but violent attempts to free herself from the hook. Only after the fish has calmed down somewhat can you begin to reel it in.

Rough and heavy-duty tackle teaches the fisherman to be confident in advance of success. Hoping for its strength, he boldly drags the fish towards him. However, it often ends with the hook either tearing the fish’s body and jumping out of the wound, or the prey remains in the river, and the fisherman pulls out its torn lip.

Fighting with resisting fish is a real pleasure only when the angler is in the hands of highly sporting tackle - a light rod, thin line, well-fitted rod parts. Now that the caught fish has stopped its vigorous defense, it is necessary to slowly begin fishing for it. But suddenly she pulled into the water again - without weakening the tension of the fishing line, you need to slightly release the tackle and as soon as the fish stops, continue fishing. In a word, catching large prey with thin tackle is possible only with smooth and proportionate movements and maneuvers of the fisherman. This means that in all cases, regardless of the size of the fish, when fishing, you should not use excessive physical force, show ardor and fuss.

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The most crucial moment in fishing is the movement of the rod, after which the hook either catches the fish or scares it away, tearing the bait out of its mouth. When you start fishing with a fishing rod as a child and somehow don’t realize that there is such a clear action as hooking. You see a diving float and wave your rod to throw a minnow or roach over your head onto the shore. Later, with a smoother movement, you throw it to your feet, or even into your hand. And only after getting acquainted with larger fish, you understand that you first need to skillfully hook it, and then fish it out, preferably into a pre-set landing net. By the way, on ponds where goldfish are caught well, sometimes you come across specimens with a disfigured mouth. It was some fisherman who, with an inept, too sharp hook, tore off the rather tender lip of a crucian carp. I’ve heard from others and, I admit, I myself have, after taking a bite and feeling the line tense for a moment, find only a whitish thin piece of a fish’s lip on the hook.

“When a fish bites, hook it gently, only with a smooth movement of the hand,” advises V. Tikhanovich in a book for young fishermen.

“When you notice a bite, do not make a sharp hook, but slightly twitch the tackle - a sharp hook will do its job,” O. Sobolev quite rightly pointed out the importance of the hook when hooking.

Indeed, modern perfectly sharpened hooks make hooking much easier. A strong and too sharp hook sometimes leads to the hook breaking. A sufficiently strong fishing line cannot withstand the enormous force created by the inertial mass of even a relatively small fish. On the other hand, if the hook is too smooth and the hook is blunt, its sting may not penetrate into the very hard cartilaginous tissues of the mouth of the same goldfish, in which they become very hard with age. I remember how a weakly hooked hook literally flew out like a bullet from the mouth of a large crucian carp when it started up near the shore, seeing that it was approaching a person against its will.

Hooking is closely related to biting. It is the latter that “gives the command” to make the decisive move at the right moment. It is not always possible to catch it. You need a lot of experience to make a successful hook, even if the float, it would seem, “signals with all its might: come on!” An inexperienced fisherman most often does not have enough patience - he hooks prematurely. However, an angler who is too calm is just as likely to be late. Only experience will help you learn to recognize by the nature of the bite both the fish that is fiddling with the bait and the moment of hooking. Fishermen like to describe this moment and their behavior in their memoirs.

“And suddenly it (the float) disappeared. Disappeared immediately. I instinctively grabbed the rod and struck sharply. And then I felt a dull and hard blow on the hook...” wrote the famous writer and fisherman A. Onegov.

It’s quite simple here: the perch pecked - a pronounced bite, and there was enough time, because the greedy predator does not immediately release the bait, even after feeling the resistance of the fishing line. And at the same time, this simplicity provokes a sharp cutting. It’s completely different when biting bream carefully and slowly. Here’s how the author of many articles, A. Goryainov, writes about its bite and hooking: “A bite from a large bream in the current is almost always a smooth, wide pull followed by weakening of the fishing line or its sagging. The hook should be done at the moment of strong weakening of the fishing line or the following pull.”

As you can see, the “style” of the bite involuntarily affects the “style” of the hook.

Several features distinguish hooking when fishing with a spinning rod. There is no doubt that in most cases, among spinners using metal spoons and continuous wiring, the predator self-hooks on the tee. This is explained primarily by the fact that the bait moves at a fair speed - with any grip, sharp hooks immediately plunge into the mouth of the fish, especially pike, which especially boldly grabs its prey, including fake ones. This can be confirmed by the frequent cases when you pull out a pike that is caught on a hook with the outside of its mouth. This does not mean that cutting is not required at all. Otherwise, there would be no annoying slips when the angler felt a clear grip, and then... the same free movement of the spoon. In this case, the self-hook did not happen, the fisherman did not react in a split second and did not hook - the fish, sensing the unnatural hardness on the teeth faster than him, instantly spat out the bait.

Great art is to feel the bite and have time to hook. And it will almost certainly have to be done when fishing with “soft” bait. Here the pike does not recognize the deception so quickly - it holds the silicone or foam rubber bait for some time. But even now, in general, cutting should follow immediately. Here’s what K. Kuzmin says: “In ordinary spinning fishing, the hook almost always follows immediately after the bite, and all the talk about how the predator manages to feel the hard leash and therefore spits out the bait a fraction of a second earlier is complete nonsense.”

The specialist is absolutely right: if a pike were capable of this, then no one would be able to pull it out, especially with metal.

“Hook!” - how often have you heard this expression while fishing? Proper hooking of fish is the key to successful fishing, and lack of hooking is a sign of a lack of understanding of fish behavior and the basics of fishing.

The following tips and warnings apply to almost any type of fishing equipment.

Mistakes made by fishermen when biting

No hooking after a bite, and immediately there is a leisurely winding of the coil or other manipulations. This is mistake. After the bite, hooking should be done in any case. The use of any fishing tackle that includes a hooking element - the hook provides for hooking after a bite.
The hook is too strong. The lip of not every fish will withstand a strong hook (you can easily tear the soft lips of, for example, a perch), and sometimes during a strong hook the hook will simply fly out of the fish’s mouth without catching. You need to hook in moderation and based on the strength of the fish’s lips, the size of the hook - the weaker these indicators are, the weaker the hook is needed.
Cutting too early or too late. Not every fish takes the bait confidently. The ideal time for hooking is when the fish has taken the bait in its mouth and is trying to swim away with it, at this time there is a confident bite on the float or the tip of the rod.
To prevent the fish from being scared by your rig (tension of the rod tip or pressure from the plunging float), use a very sensitive tip of the float or rod (depending on what you receive the bite signal for).
Late hooking with the thought that the fish will swallow the bait better and the hooking will be successful also often does not bring the desired results. If the fish senses something negative (the taste of the bait, the tension of the line, or just a bad bite), it will spit out the bait and hooking will no longer be necessary, so you need to hook on time.

Perfect hook

The hard mouth of a pike perch is very difficult to cut through

Firstly, for a perfect hookup you will need the appropriate rod (namely its tip). If the fish you are hunting is small in size or its lips are not strong enough, then it is better to use soft tips of your fishing rod.

Perch, roach and a number of other fish have very soft lips, so you need to cut gently.

But for zander, bersh, pike, and asp, strong hooking is not scary, but on the contrary, it is recommended. If the rod whip is not hard enough, you will not be able to make a decent hook on the pike perch (its mouth is very hard and because of this, the pike perch often leaves either at the end of fishing or on the shore due to a weak hook at the beginning). And the asp and some other fish have very dense lips, although soft, so hooking is also not scary for them.

Secondly, do not make the mistakes discussed in the first subheading. You need to cut on time and with sufficient load.

Basics of proper fishing

Front clutch on a spinning reel (there is also a rear clutch, but it is a little less sensitive)

Here are a few basic rules that must be followed to prevent the fish from getting off the hook while fishing or breaking the line:

The line must be tensioned 100% of the time of fishing. You just have to give it some slack and if the fish is not hooked well enough, it will easily free itself from the hook. This will not happen if the line is constantly stretched.
Use a clutch. You shouldn’t go too far with the tension of your fishing line; in the end, the fishing line may break and the fish’s lip may tear and the hooks will bend (if they are of poor quality) - the friction clutch comes to the aid of the angler when biting a large fish.
Friction clutch is a device on spinning reels that releases the line in favor of the fish under strong tension. This will allow you to constantly keep the rod slightly bent, the line taut, and at the same time, with strong jerks of the fish, the clutch will be activated, which will not allow the tackle to break. Before fishing, make sure that the clutch releases the line precisely with a fairly strong (but non-critical) tension of the line from the tip of the rod, and not with your hand directly in front of the reel.
Do not let the fish go into snags and other shelters. From the very beginning, try to take the fish out of its comfort zone. It’s best to go to the surface of the water, then it will be much less likely to take your equipment into the shelter, from where you won’t be able to get the fish and you’ll have to tear the line.
Use a landing net. When bringing the fish to the shore along the surface, bring it into the exposed landing net. And if there is no landing net, carefully bring it to you and grab it by the gill covers, or by the gills, if this is more convenient in the case of catfish.

If you don’t have a feeling for the correct hook, then very soon it will definitely appear. Like any other skill, this skill comes with practice.

The main indicator of fishing, namely its success, probably depends on how you hook the fish. After all, who will listen to how well your fish bit if you don’t come with anything? And this will irritate the fisherman himself, and fishing, as you know, requires discipline and patience. However, correct hooking does not guarantee you the presence of a trophy; competent actions of the fisherman are also simply necessary, otherwise the fish will take the tackle away, confuse it and tear it. Although, a priori, if the fisherman is smart and experienced, then he does not need to learn how to hook if he already knows how to fish. The logical consequence will be this: if you have not yet learned how to hook a fish, you have no opportunity to gain experience in landing fish, so you will not catch many fish. This proves the importance of proper hooking.
Depending on the gear you choose, hooking will also vary, or rather, there will be different signals and movements of the gear that indicate when to hook the fish, although some types of fishing do not require hooking at all.

1. Hooking when float fishing.

It is immediately necessary to make a reservation that, depending on the weight of the float, the signals it gives may differ, for example, a float weighing 1 gram will, for example, go half under the water with a bite, and a float weighing 10 grams will only go under the water with the same bite. will send rings through the water. Therefore, we do not take such features into account. The classic rules for hooking when float fishing are:

1.1. If you are not specifically fishing for carp, then you do not need to constantly be near the rod or hold it at all. But you shouldn’t take this in such a way that you completely walk away from the bait. Move, warm up, but watch the float.

1.2. At the first bite, carefully take the rod in your hands and wait for the signal.

1.3. Signals for hooking: the float “jumps” more frequently, the float goes completely under the water, the float “floats” at an angle in any direction in the water, the float changes its main position, that is, if it was in a vertical position, it began to “lie” on water, and vice versa.

1.4. The first movement of the hook should be sharp, then we simply do not weaken the thrust.

2. when bottom fishing. Donka, feeder or spring are placed on a spinning rod, which means that we just need to understand the hooking rules applicable in spinning fishing.

Some fishermen practice fishing by touch, the fact is that the spinning rod transmits bites well, you feel “knocks”, as if from inside the spinning rod, when you hold it, and you hook at the moment of the strongest “knock” in your opinion. The method is good, but difficult when you have 2 spinning rods and completely impossible to apply when you have 3 or more.
You need some kind of bite recognition, such as bells. We advise you to attach them to the line, because they will not work if the fish drags the tackle to the shore, you may not even notice when the line begins to sag a lot, the bells on the line will pull it down, and everything will become clear to you.

We hook fish at moments of particularly strong bites with a sharp movement of the spinning rod and subsequent selection of fishing line with a reel.

Happy fishing!

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Let’s imagine this option: a bite, a powerful hook, fishing and... escape. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? But here’s another option: having already pulled out the fish, we are surprised that it didn’t come off, it got caught on the very edge, and we didn’t hook it... How justified is hooking when fishing with spinning baits of different types? Is it possible to safely pull out a fish without resorting to hooking at all? And if so, what baits exactly?
Let’s imagine this option: a bite, a powerful hook, fishing and... escape. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? But here’s another option: having already pulled out the fish, we are surprised that it didn’t come off, it got caught on the very edge, and we didn’t hook it...

How justified is hooking when fishing with spinning baits of different types? Is it possible to safely pull out a fish without resorting to hooking at all? And if so, what baits exactly? Let’s try to at least partially understand this, and fishing experience is the main assistant here.

Bites as they are

First, an important point, from which in further discussions we will dance like a stove: based on the type of bite, we can roughly guess the location of the predator relative to the bait during the attack. There are three main types: kick, smooth pull and hang.

So, blow. Why is it happening? This is explained by the location of the predator on the side of the bait being held. He begins an attack with the so-called “starting speed”, which is always higher than that of potential prey - this is how nature ordered it, that’s why he is a predator, not a prey. After a successful or unsuccessful attack, it doesn’t matter, the predator does not have the ability to stop instantly; it continues to move some distance by inertia. Here's a blow for you.

Most often, the fish disappears after a bite of this type. But it all depends on the force of the impact - the stronger it is, the less likely it is to go off. The blow can also fall on the leash - when the predator attacks in advance, but this does not happen so often. This bite is largely the privilege of pike perch, then perch and pike.

The second type is a smooth pull. Most often occurs when fishing with jig baits. This is how pike perch can bite - at the moment when the bait falls to the bottom. In this case, the fanged predator presses it to the bottom, and we observe a smooth movement of the tip of the spinning rod towards the bait.

The third type is hanging. In terms of frequency, it ranks on the same level with this type of bite such as a blow. Hanging can occur when fishing with any type of bait, when, after a pause and before starting to reel in the bait, noticeable resistance to the reeling is felt (as happens when caught on a tuft of grass or other object). Hanging can also occur during wiring. Often observed when using a rotating spoon in the current. This is how pike usually bite, attacking the bait after it.

Jig

You can fish with a jig in any conditions - from calm water to fast current. Naturally, the bites will be different - from a blow to a hang, but you should always try to hook, and especially with a smooth pull and hang.

First - a blow. It may hit the jig head (i.e. miss), and here we ourselves attack in pursuit, trying to hook the predator, but, more often than not, we miss because we don’t know from what point relative to the bait he attacked - from the right or from the left . Less often, when striking, a predator attacks from behind, and if this is the case, then a strike with a vertical component will be more justified.

Smooth stretch. More often, pike perch act this way. A hook is like an inevitability, and it’s better to be sharper in order to break through the bony mouth. As a rule, the lower jaw is cut through.

Vis is a type of bite that is characteristic when a predator attacks the bait in pursuit (along the course of the retrieve). Of course, the predator could simply close its jaws, tasting this “something”. The hook is more than justified. The most correct would be a hook with a vertical component - as already mentioned, we can only guess about the location of the predator during the attack of the bait.

Spinner

When fishing with spinners, a smooth pull is practically never encountered due to the fact that, as a rule, there is no pause in the retrieve (with the exception of front-loaded spinners, but they are not used very often). Basically - punch and hang.

When positioned from behind, the predator always attacks in pursuit, and if so, then the bite will be classified as hanging (caught up, closed its mouth, pause, assessment of what is happening), for everything about everything - no more than a second, or even a fraction of it, followed by a short resistance. The percentage difference is 50 to 50. The hook should be made before the fish begins to resist - as soon as the hang is felt (although a hook is not excluded).

The strike is a predator from the side, by inertia it travels some more distance, and a self-hook occurs. In such a situation, there is no point in hooking yourself - the predator could get caught on the very edge of the mouth, and when hooking, the wound gap will increase - as well as the percentage of the probable escape.

Oscillating spoons

Unlike a spinner, a spinner is an active, not a passive bait. Here, to increase the number of bites in most cases, pauses in wiring are simply necessary. Bites - a blow, a series of small blows, a hang and a smooth pull, the latter, as usual, is quite rare.

A series of short strikes following one after another indicates that the lure is being pursued by a pike, which fails to grab the bait the first time. In such a situation, hooking should be done only after the pike has clearly “landed” on the hook. Based on the resistance force, the sweep must be of a certain amplitude. For example, if the resistance is weak, the hook should be shorter and not very sharp. If the pike begins active resistance under water, which is felt as frequent twitching, then in 90% of cases it clings to the very edge of its mouth - and the probability of escape will be in the same percentage. Then, of course, cutting will be unnecessary. It is better to carefully force the landing. Ideally, hooking when fishing with “oscillators” is unnecessary.

Wobblers

Based on the location of the predator relative to the wobbler, we can say this: it can be everywhere - unlike the situation with a popper, because Wherever the predator is, the attack will be from below.

Due to the larger number of tees on its body (compared to other baits), the percentage of escape without hooking is very small. But in bites like “hanging” and “smooth pull” it’s better to play it safe and hook just once.

K. Luzhenkov “Hooking - “control shot” (“Sports fishing” No. 5 of 2005)

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Sweeping

Sweeping- one of the most responsible and difficult actions in fishing, on which the size of the catch depends. Beginner fishermen usually start catching those fish that boldly grab the hook with bait, causing the float to confidently show a bite - simply disappearing under the water. This is how perch and some other fish bite.

When fishing with a float, the bite and hooking time depend on several reasons. What matters here is the type of fish you are catching, whether it is hungry, the type of bait, gear, etc. But you must immediately learn the basic rule: hooking will have an effect when it is done on time and with an effort sufficient to pierce the fish’s lip with a hook. In some cases, the timing of the start of cutting plays a special role. For example:

In reservoirs with a current, the fish immediately swallows the small bait, but if for some reason it does not like it, it immediately spits it back out. Therefore, you need to hook immediately as soon as the float moves;

When we fish from the bottom with a large bait, on the contrary, we need to give the fish time so that it can swallow it well. Sometimes the bream takes almost a minute to try on the nozzle and at the same time continuous oscillations of the float occur - so you have to wait.

The nature of the strike

Nature of undercutting when fishing with a float, it depends on the ratio of the length of the fishing rod and the length of the fishing line:

If the length of the fishing line is slightly longer than the length of the rod, you need to hook with a short movement of the rod, using your hand and partially your elbow. In this case, there is no need to swing the rod widely, since this will not give a sharp, but a slow hook, and when catching large fish it will easily lead to a line break;

If the line is long and the float is released far away, then we hook it with a wider swing of the fishing rod, in this case we also work with our shoulder in order to quickly remove the slack in the line that forms.

The effect of hooking depends both on the movement of the angler's hand and on some other factors. For example, if the hook tip is deeply hidden in the nozzle. In this case, you need to cut hard. You should also hook it hard if the heavy float is deeply immersed in the water, because additional effort is required to overcome water resistance.

Sweeping power

Sweeping power depends on how it is done:

When fishing with a light float rod for small fish on top of the water, it is done with sharp and at the same time short movements;

When fishing with a light rod in the current, we smoothly hook with an accelerated, but not narrow movement;

When fishing with a large bait, for example, this is a whole earthworm - with a sharp, narrow wave of the hand;

If the line is not tensioned (with slack) or there is a heavy float with a load on it - with a sharp but wide wave of the hand.

When hooking correctly, the direction of movement of the float should be opposite to the swing of the rod. In this case, the force of the swing will be transferred to the hook faster, and the hook will grab the fish stronger.

Immediately after hooking, the rod should take a position convenient for subsequent landing of fish.

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We analyze the most common mistakes

The fish took the bait. What should I do? That's right, hook her right away. But many fishermen do not hook, but begin to make some unnecessary movements at the moment, such as winding the fishing line on the reel. This is a serious mistake that often leads to fish disappearing.

Fishing with the help of any tackle involves hooking the object of fishing with the sting of a fishing hook. This requires cutting.

Another common mistake made by an inexperienced fisherman is over-hooking, but there can be several subtleties here. In each type of fish, the organs consist of tissues with different elasticity. For example, if the object of your hunt is a perch, then sharply pulling the tackle, you will simply tear its lip and, accordingly, you will not see the striped predator. In addition, there is a chance that the hook will simply fly out of the fish’s mouth.

If the fishing takes place on a body of water where there are trees or bushes on the shore, then with a probability of 80-90 percent your tackle will simply remain on the branches when hooked strongly. You need to hook in moderation, taking into account the size of the hook, the weight of the bait and the strength of the lips of the intended target.
A fairly common mistake made by inexperienced fishermen is premature or late hooking. In order to learn how to make the necessary movements, it is advisable to study the habits of fish: some swallow the bait immediately, others slowly. The most ideal moment is when the hook with bait is already in the fish’s mouth, and it begins to move with it. At this moment, the float either floats to the surface or, conversely, sinks deeper. Sometimes there is a sharp movement of the float in one direction.

If you start hooking the fish immediately with slight tremors, this will most likely not bring results, because in this way you will simply pull the food out from under the fish’s nose.

Many fishermen think this way: it’s better to wait until the fish has completely swallowed the bait, and then you can pull. But at the slightest suspicion (the line gets tight, or the hook moves), the fish will simply spit out the bait. This, by the way, also applies to those cases when the fish does not react actively to the bait - it simply savors the food and moves away.

The perfect hook. What is needed for this

In order for cutting to be carried out ideally, several conditions must be combined:

The tip of the rod should be flexible. But, again, for each type of fish they choose their own bait.
Different fishing tactics should be used. If you are hunting for small fish, then you need to hook it gently, but when catching predators, the hook should be more sharp.

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Errors when biting

If the angler does not hook immediately after the bite, but begins some manipulations such as winding the line with a reel, this is a serious mistake. A bite should always be followed by a hook. Fishing with any tackle includes an element of hooking - the tip of the hook must penetrate - accordingly, hooking is necessary.

The second mistake is cutting too hard. There are several nuances here - firstly, all fish are different, and not everyone’s lip can withstand a strong hook. For example, the soft lips of a perch tear easily. And the hook can simply be pulled out of the fish’s mouth without getting caught. And if there are trees behind the fisherman on the shore of the reservoir, with a strong but idle hook, there is a high probability of leaving the equipment in the branches. You need to strike moderately hard, taking into account the size of the hook, the size and strength of the lips of the intended fish.

The third mistake is cutting too early, or vice versa, cutting too late. Here you need to know the habits of the fish - not every fish grabs the bait confidently. The ideal option is when the fish has the bait in its mouth, and it swims away with it - at this time, either the float confidently sinks to the bottom, or it completely floats to the surface, or the float quickly moves to the side. When fishing with a feeder - a sharp bend or full straightening of the rod tip. Hooking at the first twitching of the float, when oscillating from side to side, is often ineffective - you simply pull the bait out from under the nose of the fish, which is wondering whether it likes your worm, or to look for another one. Late hooking is also often unsuccessful, which is determined by the fisherman’s thoughts “It’s better to wait until it swallows for sure” - if the fish feels something suspicious - the tension of the fishing line, the hook - it will spit out the bait, and there will simply be nothing to hook... The same thing with weak biting, when the fish takes it sluggishly and inactively - often, having savored the bait, it simply moves away.

Several factors are important to perform the perfect hook. Firstly, this is the structure of the fishing rod, or more precisely, the flexibility of the tip. If you are catching small fish, or fish with soft lips, for example roach, perch, you need to use a rod with a soft tip and hook the hook gently. If your goal is pike perch, asp, pike or bersh, we act exactly the opposite - a sharp hook is even recommended. With a soft hook, you simply will not break through the hard lips of the pike perch - this is precisely the reason for its numerous disappearances near the shore. The asp’s lips, although soft, are very dense, so a sharp hook will not tear them.

So, we have decided on the hooking technique, and we have spotted the fish - but this is only half the battle - the fish on the rod and the fish in the cage are two different things - the most important thing remains - to get it out correctly - because it is especially offensive to lose a trophy that was already on your rod .

The basic rules for proper fishing are simple: firstly, never loosen the line - it must be constantly tensioned while fishing. As soon as you give up the slack - if the fish is not hooked well - it will free itself from the hook. Or, if it is a carp or a barbel, there are often cases when, resisting, the fish winds a loose line around itself, and when it gets between the teeth of the dorsal fin, it is cut. These troubles are easy to avoid - always keep the line under tension while fishing.

An important factor is also the skillful use of the clutch. Especially if the line breaking threshold values are close to the weight of the fish being caught. By persistently and non-stop pulling the fish towards the shore, you can tear the fishing line, the fish’s lips, or even a low-quality hook can become bent. All this is prevented by the friction, which absorbs strong jerks of the caught fish. Friction is a device that releases line on spinning reels under strong tension. The clutch activation threshold is adjusted mechanically by tightening or loosening it. The friction allows you to optimally combine the bend of the rod, the tension of the fishing line, and the shock absorption of fish jerks. Always adjust it based on the line tension from the rod tip, rather than trying to pull line off a stopped reel with your hand at the tip.

When landing fish, take into account the topography of the fishing area. Do not let the fish go into the grass and writhe, where it instinctively strives for shelter. This is clearly expressed in tench - after hooking, it rushes like a drill into the very thick of aquatic vegetation. Try to build a fishing route in such a way as to take her out of her comfort zone. It would be optimal to lift the fish to the surface of the water and let it take a breath of air - for example, bream then resists much less actively.

Have a landing net with you, even if there are no large fish in your plans - they can always hatch unexpectedly. When fishing a large fish to the shore at the top of the water, carefully place it over the landing net placed in the water and quickly remove it - the fish has practically no chance of slipping out of this trap. If it happens that a large fish bites, but there is no landing net nearby, carefully bring it to the edge of the water and grab it by the gills. Do not try to pull the fish ashore with a fishing line, especially if it is thin or the shore is not flat. Remember that on the shore the same weight will be greater than in the water - there is a risk of breaking the fishing line.

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How to make a hook

You saw that the float was barely visible, as if dancing in place, moving slightly in one direction or the other. Having noted its displacements, it is necessary to catch the moment of a longer-term change in location. Often the float, swaying slightly from side to side, goes under the water for a second or two. The immersion can be very small, sometimes only a few millimeters. It is likely to rise out of the water by the same few millimeters or move to the side. It is in these often very short moments, sometimes no more than a couple of seconds, that the hook should be made.

5. Fishing in windy weather poses considerable problems for a novice fisherman, although it almost always promises a good catch. For many fish, wind is an additional incentive to bite. The most vigorous stirring of water and, naturally, accelerated concentration of it with oxygen have a positive effect on their well-being and, accordingly, appetite.

You need to know that some species of fish, such as crucian carp and bream, seek shelter in quiet, leeward areas during waves. In such weather, bream accumulate in pools, bays, backwaters protected from the wind, where foam and debris have been driven from the reservoir by waves. In these places, even with a strong wind, there is no disturbance that can seriously impede the bite, moving, for example, a hook with a nozzle along the bottom, which bream does not tolerate at all.

If it is not possible to find a section of the reservoir protected from the wind, you need to set up your fishing rod appropriately. Install a float that is more weighted, sitting deeper in the water, with only a thin antenna with a small windage on the surface. Use a sinker that can hold the float in place and ensure that the bait remains stationary, which is very important when fishing not only for bream, but also for carp and carp. Carp, as a rule, cannot tolerate even the slightest movement of the bait. This alarms him, and he moves away from the dubious place.

The main condition for successful fishing in windy weather is the increased attentiveness of the fisherman. Take a close look at the nature of the wind and the waves that appear. It is important to catch the joint rhythm of the movement of the waves and the float. When you can do this, any disturbance in these mutual movements will become easily noticeable. Any significant rhythm disturbance should activate the sweep. So, if the float stopped, slowed down or began to sink, this is a sign for an energetic hook. If he swims out and lies on his side, an extensive hook must be made, since the fishing line is slack and for hooking it is necessary to first remove the excess of it. When catching certain fish, active displacement of air masses can be your ally. A strong side wind or wind blowing from the back is mainly convenient for using them when fishing. How is this done?

It is necessary to install a float of the smallest size on the tackle, with less windage, and attach several small pellets as a sinker, the bottom of which is placed no closer than 70 mm from the hook. The float is launched in the wind in such a way that the hook with the nozzle practically drags along the bottom. Even very cautious fish grab this bait. If there are no bites, try fishing in half-water, allowing it to swim almost at the surface.

Only an aggressive search and flexibility of the angler in the selection of fishing techniques can guarantee success, because the behavior of the fish and its bite sometimes change in completely unpredictable ways. But it is also necessary to remember that an experienced fisherman stubbornly seeks luck. There are no “completely biteless” days. Simply, on some days it is very difficult for the fish to select the necessary “menu” and find out where exactly it “wants to get it”.

Fish hooking

As I already wrote above about when it should be done, now I will say a few words about how this happens.

Technically, a more accurate and relevant hooking is done at the moment when the line between the float and the tip of the rod is in a tense state, i.e. not weakened, but extended into a more or less direct line. The movement of the spring in this case will almost immediately lead to the desired result. If the line is slack, cutting will occur only after this slack has been pulled out. Consequently, when fishing, it is necessary to ensure that the vein between the edge of the rod and the float is close to a straight line. Every time you remove the hook from the water to replace the nozzle, check its location on the hook, etc. a control sweep is made. This is also done with a proportionate and gentle movement of the brush so as to prevent a significant breakthrough in the tissues of the fish’s mouth. The puncture should be such that the hook catches with the barb, penetrating deep only during the upcoming fishing, but does not further expand the immediately made gap in the tissue, otherwise it simply has the potential to end with the fish disappearing. Subscribe and receive the latest posts about fishing in your email. Sincerely, the author of the blog

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Hooking is an art; an experienced fisherman will be able to determine by the bite who is biting: bream, perch, roach, ide or other fish. Accordingly, you need to hook depending on the type of bite.
The perch takes the bait sharply and decisively. The float instantly goes under water. It is at this moment that you should hook him.
The roach bites completely differently - the float easily bounces on the water and the main thing here is to have endurance. If you try to hook during this twitching, the fish will almost certainly have time to jump off the hook. But if you wait until the prey finally tastes the bait and grabs it, then fishing it out won’t be any problem. This can be determined by the fact that the float slowly floats to the side - which means that the roach has tightly swallowed the bait and you can hook it.
The ide bite is similar to the roach bite. Only he acts much more decisively. First, the float instantly goes into the water, then moves to the side. This is where instant hooking should follow, after which all that remains is to carefully fish the ide into a landing net or simply to the shore.
But the most interesting bite, without a doubt, comes from bream and silver bream. It is simply impossible to confuse his bite with someone else’s. At first, the float twitches subtly several times, as if some fry are trying the bait. Then it simply lies on its side, which is determined by the structure of the mouth and body of the bream itself. And it is precisely at that moment when the float lies on the surface of the water that a sharp but careful hook should be carried out. It should be especially careful if you are fishing for silver bream. Unlike bream, it has less fleshy lips, and a sharp hook will tear them, crippling the fish and leaving you without a trophy.
Of course, it is simply impossible to describe all types of bites; all that remains is to give general information. Predatory fish always bite sharply and without fear, regardless of size. For example, a perch only ten centimeters long is capable of capturing and even swallowing bait from hooks three to four centimeters long, and the bite will be as usual - bold and even brazen.
Herbivorous fish take the bait slowly, carefully and fearfully. A slight movement of the fishing line, the shadow of a fishing rod, flashing across the water, or a loudly spoken word is enough for the treasured trophy - a roach weighing half a kilogram - to shy away from the bait and swim away into the depths.
You need to hook only at the moment when the fish is probably firmly on the hook and will not be able to escape from the fisherman. Remember, the hook must be fast but smooth.

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