A Pike fishing in the Winter on the Spinning

Winters for last years do not please neither hard frosts, nor an ice cover on the rivers and lakes, possibility to sit with a winter fishing tackle on ice. But they very much please escalating brotherhood of fans of a fishing with a spinning, tens they march along nonfreezing reservoirs in search of predators.

Earlier the spinning was considered as something outstanding in the winter and units today he, already differs from a spinning in the late autumn a little were engaged in it only, and admirers has much more, their quantity year from a year only increases.
In this article we will talk about methods of a fishing of a pike a spinning at winter, and about tackles used at this time and baits.

Tackles and the baits used during the winter period.

At first give, find out, the pike prefers what baits at this time, I will put accent, in article, on pike catching. Means not colour of baits or their form, and their sizes. At this time the pike belly rather is filled by caviar, therefore, as extraction she prefers small baits. And is closer by the spring, the pike already starts to react to baits more. Possibly, it occurs so because the pike at this time languid and lazy, to it simply laziness to chase a trifle, and she prefers to seize once a large small fish, than to chase flocks of the small. But here in the winter the toothy predator loves nevertheless rather small extraction, therefore and baits it is necessary to select the corresponding.

Ways of a fishing of a pike during the winter period

Now we will find out more in detail about ways of a fishing of a pike in the winter. As more simple way I would recommend the leash equipment known at us as " Moscow ", and in the west " a drop-shot ". A difference between them that in " a drop-shot " the hook fastens directly on the basic fishing-line above loaded, and in " Moscow " - on a by-pass lead, or leads.

The Equipment "Moscow" is simple in manufacturing and does not demand special financial investments, as from the point of view of selected a fishing-rod and the reel, and the baits connected with acquisition.
For a coastal fishing (a winter fishing is a fishing from coast, basically), that will approach in general, any fishing-rod with a casting which is in limits from 5-10 to 20-30 gramme, length 2,4-2,7 metres (I, use 2,4 m - to it to throw on grown with trees and bushes coast easier). The reel - 2000-2500, is better traction as the big speed is not necessary in the winter. A wattled cord or a fishing-line as has no special value. Though it seems to me, that the best to choose a cord then sensitivity of tackle as a whole will increase.

But it is necessary to consider what to catch a pike it is necessary during the winter period, it is frequent in a frost, therefore to use it is necessary a cord or with special impregnation for winter, or to impregnate their most, using for this purpose silicone in aerosol packing. The lace on a bobbin is sprinkled by silicone and at 2-3 o'clock gets water-repellent properties. It is desirable to process also a spray of a ring of a fishing-rod, basically a tulip to prevent ice formations.

It is possible to use, of course, and a monofishing-line, it is not frosted over. Though, on rings the icing is formed, even at a small frost the tulip and the second ringlet can freeze completely. Therefore and at use of a monofishing-line of a ring all the same it is necessary to cover with water-repellent structure and all time to clean off an icing not to break tackle. All these councils are necessary at all kinds of a winter spinning.

We Will return again to leash equipments. So, secondly, whereas in the winter along river coast it is often formed wide enough edges which are not giving to possibility to pull out tackle not having torn off it, it is necessary to search for places where is not present.

Often, in some places the river absolutely becomes covered by ice, and it is necessary to search for pure water. It is possible to find in both cases approaching a place for a throw. It, for example, sites at a spillway of dams, sharp turns of the river with a strong return current where water practically does not freeze. In such places at the bottom there is a considerable quantity of various stones which there have outlined for strengthening of a channel and coast from washing out by water falling under the big pressure. Also, in places with so-called В«a return currentВ» the various dust put by the river - sticks, snags, sometimes the whole trunks of trees at the bottom accumulates.

About this "hook" very simply to tear off a considerable quantity of expensive baits. At the same time, the tackle with leads is less subject to hooks for ground barriers as on a bottom there is only a sinker, and a bait above. Certainly, and this tackle has a probability to be hooked for snags or stones, however, usually only the sinker in this case breaks, preserving a bait.

By the way, in such strong places where the considerable quantity of snags and stones of obstacles is at the bottom located, and there is a pike, and other predators, in "ambush" equipment leash just and it is convenient to catch them practically В«standing a bait on a placeВ». Namely, having thrown tackle in a suitable place it is better in В«a return currentВ» and, not shifting the cargo which has settled down at the bottom from a place, only from time to time slightly to play a little a bait on a current, involving not especially active at this time a pike. Inertly playing and the bait occasionally twitching on a stream can appear that "magic wand" with which help you will leave from fishing with extraction and good mood during a general without bitting.

At this way of a fishing, it is possible to apply various atraktants. In the conditions of a return current flavouring agents are not too sprayed in water, and will involve a predator. Besides, the languid pike, slightly having bitten "extraction" offered it for some instants will leave a bait in a mouth that will give the chance to you to cut successfully longer.

As I already spoke, at this time year of a bait do not differ in the big sizes, no more than 5-6 centimetres. These are twisters, then - various " грабы", " слаги" and other baits intended for a fishing on offset hooks. And frequently, as a fishing occurs in enough "strong" places, installation of baits on an offset hook is required what to exclude hooks of baits for various benthonic dust.

It is possible to use also foam rubber small fishes (they long keep atraktants, that is rather useful). Special game of the bait frequently it is not required, as you carry out all necessary animation by means of a fishing-rod. Vibrating-tails, in my opinion, for the given way of a fishing approach to a lesser degree, unless, the smallest sizes.

Colours of baits at a fishing on leash tackle at winter steal up dim shades. Bright, shouting are good in the late spring or in the summer more often, and here will be more pertinent more muffled than tone - green, violet, dark red, brown, milky-white (in muddy water).

About pluses and minuses.

The Drop-shot easier and further is thrown, the equipment does not get confused round the basic fishing-line, the biting is transmitted in a hand or on a tip of a fishing-rod is much more accurate. A minus - in my opinion, a little bit worst animation.

In " Moscow " to equipment at a throw lateral tap sometimes twists round the basic fishing-line (therefore to have to put thick, less inclined to twist a fishing-line) thereof, the throw turns out less distant. In a kind of that the biting is transmitted at first to lateral tap, and then on a fishing-rod, bitings are felt less accurately. The given equipment is more inclined to hooks for benthonic branches and sticks at the expense of possibility to wind round them tap. But bait animation on lateral tap is 10 times better. However, as I repeatedly caught both on that, and on other equipment, I can testify first of all the advantage peculiar to both is clings to ground dust and a various sort of an obstacle much less.

Often enough, during catching of a pike near a spillway of dams, the trailer sinker jammed between stones at the bottom, but even not strong jerks by a fishing-rod, was enough what to release equipment, that in case of a fishing on usual jig baits would be hardly possible.

a fishing from coast on jig baits

We Pass to more difficult way of a fishing of a pike - a fishing from coast on average weight jig baits. Why average weight? Because to catch a heavy jig, it is better all the same from a boat. First, it is possible to execute a throw, as much as possible having reduced probability of hit of a bait directly in a deaf snag in which you, most likely, and will leave it. All the same there is a possibility to maneuver and select the most suitable trajectory of a throw.

Therefore, too heavy and inclined to cling at conducting ground dust a bait from coast to catch not especially conveniently. Besides, if you have conceived to fire at a distant kerbs from you, execute you it, of course, can, but at pulling up of a heavy bait to your coast there can be, besides, quite real probability of a hook for sticks being near to your near kerbs and a snag.

And still - at winter along coast of the rivers the wide strip of an ice fast ice frequently lasts. And so, pull up rather easy bait a fishing-rod tip to throw out it on a strip of a fast ice and easy to pull out on coast, much easier, rather than a bait equipped with heavy cargo which, at its draws on ice, most likely, will be hooked by the hooks for it and subsequently will come off, remained on an ice edge.

Thus, at winter coastal jig catching of a pike, a head it is necessary to use in a range of 5-10 gramme, no more.

To Catch is better in places which you already well know on summer. In this case you do not need to tap a bottom in search of treasured poles and curbs - they are in the same place, only, in the winter the water level a little falls.

As a rule, perspective places of a fishing are near to coast, a maximum in sixty metres. Especially distant throw to do it is not necessary, and here accuracy of a throw and accuracy loadings of equipment will be necessary for you. The difference in sinker weight only in one gramme can promote or to a good biting, or on the contrary, to its full absence. Any small dimple with difference of depth of centimetres in thirty-forty, say, metres in 7-8 from coast and to get it is necessary precisely on the very brink, and a sinker to pick up so that the bait slowly slipped from "bank" on "depth". If cargo is heavier (instead of 6 gramme, say, 7-8), and the silicone small fish will too quickly slip a perspective site. If cargo too small that it simply will be carried a current aside from this small underwater by a rapids, and you besides remain without a biting. Therefore in a choice of weight of Irish jigs-heads such accuracy which at summer or happens in the autumn also is required and is not so necessary. Since Pike and so it is active.

Also, it is necessary to pay attention and to colour of used baits. Conducting is carried out at this time in slow enough rate, water is transparent, therefore the pike has possibility well to consider "extraction" offered it. On a pike during this period, I can recommend yellow-lemon colouring of a bait, "carrot", milky-white, flavovirent, at a fishing in occasionally happening sunny days - various shades of "lubricating oil", violet, dark green.

On a pike perch - besides white, В«a crab stickВ», "nacre", green colouring. And, if you catch on vibrating-tails (and I, for example, I prefer at this time their year) the bait back should be painted, black or red to give to a contrast bait. I can not tell, that on twisters to catch it is impossible in the winter, catch many, and, it is productive enough (both on one tail, and on two tail), but I prefer to use twisters in equipments leash or at fishing during other periods of year.

Silicone Conducting, in the winter, always I do slow and so that the bait practically creeping on a bottom and only slightly, for the small moments came off a little upwards, in thickness of water.

The Fishing-line at such fishing is desirable for using wattled, somewhere to 10 Ib, for the best sensitivity of tackle. Especially it is important at enough gentle bitings of a winter predator.

The Fishing-rod - with the test to 15 gramme in length of 2,4 metres, a fast or average system. I prefer an average. The easy and sensitive fishing-rod will allow you precisely in the chosen place to submit an easy bait, will accurately transmit a biting of fish, and at the expense of the system will allow, not being afraid of fishing-rod breakage to pull out and the big pike, which though occasionally, but nevertheless happen in winter catches.

In the conditions of a fishing in the presence of ice flanged edges along a coast line when to the help of a dip net to resort hardly the main thing - to pull out the marked predator on an ice fast ice will turn out, and then, there is already enough easy of it it is possible to tighten to coast.

At all it is not necessary to be afraid of an ice edge. I noticed, that at enough big flanged edges it is much more difficult to throw out at tackle drows on ice empty equipment, without fish, with only one bait, than to tighten on a fast ice the cut extraction.

To Use stationary a jig-head with the soldered in hook or articulation connections?

Basically, at pike catching, in the winter in it enough weak activity, articulation connection involves a predator better, is visible for the reason that the bait on it creates in water low-frequency, widely enough peak fluctuations and as it seems to me more attractive to a winter passive pike.

At catching of a pike perch, besides, in my opinion, rigid fastening as fanged is more inclined to attack to baits with high frequency of fluctuations will be the best variant.

But, it is necessary to notice, that articulation connection, moreover equipped with a tee, on a strip of an ice fast ice frequently to pull out it is practically impossible, and it is necessary to leave baits to be based in ice. So to select which installation to use it is necessary already, proceeding from prospective object of hunting and available in a place of a fishing of conditions.

the Winter fishing on wobblers

A fishing of a pike in the winter on wobblers. Last years in conditions not especially low winter temperatures this way of a fishing gets also many admirers. Certainly, when the tackle on a frost is frosted over also in appropriate way becomes rough, to catch on is thin adjusted plastic "toys" is problematic. And at our winters with their often positive temperature, in general, probably. I any more meet the first year fans of such fishing.

Certainly, on wobblers catch in the summer and in the autumn, but it is possible to catch and in the winter. Though, it is far not each of wobblers approaches for catching of a pike in the winter. All favourite shallow crancks, disappear. In a course there can be in the nonfreezing or thawed recesses only crancks suspenders. On them the small jack not bad takes.

But as a whole, the best for catching of a predator at this time wobblers of type of a minnow, is better the twitch. This way of a fishing sometimes has any magic influence not only on an aestivo-autumnal pike, but also and on the winter. Lungs a twitch can stir even the most passive predator. One is bad - young-pikes are caught basically, it is possible to pick at random to several tens or perches (though these, happens, reach the sizes and "adults").

As in the winter and water transparent, and the jack though also the size not especially left, but, nevertheless, is cautious, colouring of wobblers is better to select close to the natural.

Bright colours in a course will be closer by the spring, with water warming up. Then bright, and even aggressive colours, type FT or is bright-citreous will be popular in fishes.

It is more preferable natural, muffled in the Winter not to cause aggression, not to tease, and, especially, not to frighten in no event, and only to cause curiosity, interest, no more that.

Then the jack also can leave on a bait though quite often happens, that she does not try to swallow at all a wobbler, and only beats him, being grown scarlet by tees outside, or tries to press it to a bottom (when a fishing occurs absolutely already on shoal under coast), clinging for one of tees the bottom jaw outside. By the way, the perch behaves at this time in the similar image.

Cases of capture of a pike perch on shallow or superficial wobblers personally are unknown in the winter to me. Perhaps who has data on similar cases, it would be interesting to learn, how it occurs.
The fishing-rod on a wobbler of a winter fishing is necessary for a fishing not too long, an order of 2,1-2,4 metres (a fishing occurs under coast), with the test somewhere to 15-20 gramme, a rigid system that there was a possibility твичить. It is necessary to use a wattled cord for the best conducting and contact to a bait, bitings sometimes happen very "gentle".

Freezing wattled cords to be afraid it is not necessary, in any case, at too low temperatures on wobblers to catch all the same it will not turn out.
On equipment it is necessary to put also short (time in ones and a half more long a wobbler) a metal lead. Certainly, there are also pike misses, and it beats on a fishing-line above a lead, from here happen at times insulting cuts. But to put a long lead in this case I consider inappropriate.

And rigidity of a lead is necessary for performance qualitative рывковой conductings. No, it is possible to catch and uniform conducting, and Stop and Go, but conducting твичевая wobblers of a class of a minnow will be good-catching, nevertheless.

Thus, to fish in the winter on a spinning it is possible and it is necessary. As I already mentioned, to a regiment of winter spinningers all arrives, that rather pleases. As I catch on a spinning in the winter, I have described, probably, it from beginners В«penguins with spinningsВ» is useful to somebody.
And to a meeting on winter reservoirs.

On motives of article of Sergey PETRENKO