Winter Bream Fishing - Know And Be Able

2024 Author: Sebastian Paterson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:47

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Bream is a fish of the carp family, according to our great fisherman L. P. Sabaneeva: "… With the exception of the lower reaches of large rivers, as well as some large lakes, bream is almost more often caught by anglers than professional fishermen with seines and other tackle." And further: "… Fishing for bream is one of the most difficult and requires a lot of knowledge, skill, preparation and patience from the angler."

And this is actually the case. Bream is a cautious and cunning fish. Noticing even the shadow of a fisherman on the shore or on the ice, he immediately goes into cover and does not return to his former place for a long time. In winter, fishing for this fish is complicated by the fact that, firstly, bream go into wintering pits, which are not so easy to find; and secondly, in the cold season, they become lethargic and inactive.

For fishing bream in winter, two tackles are mainly used: a float rod and a fishing rod with a jig. In turn, fishing with a jig is divided into fishing with a hook attachment and a non-attachment jig.

The method of fishing depends on the choice of tackle: passive and active. Passive - to a float rod, when the bait is practically stationary, and the fish, located at some distance from it, may not react to it immediately, or even not notice it at all. But if your main purpose of staying on the pond is rest and you are able to sit motionlessly by the hole for half an hour or more, then this fishing method is for you.

A winter float rod consists of a fishing rod, line, float, lead and hook. The rod can be of any design, but it is desirable that it have a handle - a pencil case, a coil and a stand in the form of legs. There are fishing rods with a reel mounted in a rigid foam body (see fig. 1). Many anglers have been using a solid and reliable filly for many years (see Fig. 2).

The most popular lines for winter fishing for bream are from 0.15 to 0.20 mm. On the course, a line of 0.20-0.25 mm is used. The size of the hook should be at least a small part of the size of the fish. The most common hooks for this fishing method are No. 4-8.

Sinker - in the form of pellets or pieces of lead. Sometimes anglers use sliding weights successfully.

Floats for winter bream fishing can be very diverse. They are united only by the fact that they are usually installed in a hole below the water level. For this, the float-lead system must be adjusted so that the lifting force of the float and the force of gravity of the sinker are balanced. This is especially important when fishing on the current, otherwise the moment of the bite will be distorted, and the hooking will be ineffective.

For a nozzle for winter fishing on a float rod, you can use dung and earthworms, maggots, Chernobyl larvae. Still, the most effective attachment is a large bloodworm.

Despite the fact that there are a lot of adherents of winter fishing for bream with a float rod, in recent years, winter fishing with a jig is becoming more and more common among fishermen. And there are several reasons for this: the tackle is simpler - there is no float, sinkers, no complicated adjustment is needed. And most importantly: the efficiency is much higher, since the bait is in motion, that is, it seems to be "playing".

When fishing with a jig, the shape of the rod is not essential. The main requirement for him: that it was convenient for them to use, that he was, as they say, "on the hand." It is desirable that the rod has a reel.

A nod is essential in winter fishing for bream, as well as other fish with a jig. Or, as it is also called the gatehouse. But this is a very imprecise definition. The name itself - the gatehouse says that it is, as it were, waiting, "guarding" the bite. Usually they are equipped with a fishing rod with a fixed nozzle. A nod is quite another matter. It not only signals a bite and reduces the fish's sensation of the rig at the moment when it takes the bait, but, most importantly, transfers the slightest movement of the angler's hand to the jig. That is, the nod does not wait for a bite, but causes it, stirring up the appetite of the fish with the movements of the jig.

Fishing with a stationary jig is not much different from fishing with a float rod. The fishing rod is installed above the hole so that the nod is completely bent under the weight of the jig, and the jig itself only touches the bottom. With this setting of the tackle, the weight of the jig is fully compensated by the lifting force of the nod. When the bream takes the bait, the nod begins to move upward and, the less the weight of the jig, the less its fish feels.

Much more often fishermen catch fish with a "playing" jig. With such a jig, the angler tries to imitate signals emanating from moving aquatic organisms serving as food for fish. Jigs for catching bream (including homemade products) are great. The most "popular" of them are shown in Figure 3. It is believed that a purely "bream" jig is characterized by a thickening in the lower part, directed towards the hook, as well as by the bend of the body, as in the "Ural". The "bream" jig is used for fishing at medium and large depths (over seven meters).