The more I sit, the more I catch: catching catfish on donku

Som is one of the largest fish living in fresh water, its weight in some cases can exceed 200 kg. Of course, such specimens are very rare, but catfish in 40-50 kg are caught almost every summer. Catching large catfish is a whole science and for a novice fisherman such an undertaking can only bring trouble. Without experience catching a catfish on donka - the idea is empty.

The usual habitat of the catfish is a river with a calm, slow current, it also occurs in lakes and ponds. Day usually stands in deep holes, pools, likes to stay near snags, large rocks, under a steep bank. With the onset of darkness, it goes into smaller places to hunt. The catfish is a predator, feeds mainly on fish, but generally it can catch any living creatures that are in the water - frogs, snakes, chicks of waterfowl, etc. Small crumbs also eat mollusks, worms, leeches.

Catfish like warm water, so it begins to show activity in late April - early May and until the end of September, the best biting in the middle and late summer. Catching catfish on donku is usually effective at night - at night, early morning or late at night in warm, calm weather. Where there is a lot of fish, you can catch it in the daytime. Since he prefers to stay on the bottom, catches of catfish on donku are often the best option, less often use float fishing rods. As a nozzle used zhivets, bird giblets, pieces of fresh meat or fish. Some anglers say that the best nozzle for a catfish is a frog, as a rule, it is crocheted by the foot. Catching a catfish on a frog is very troublesome, since large bucks peck at this bait. Small catfish are also successfully caught on creeps, bears.

Naturally, for such a large fish you need a suitable tackle, a powerful rod that can withstand the serious resistance of the extraction, without fail with a reel to facilitate the voyage, a strong line and hooks. However, to go to extremes, too, should not be, rough tackle will scare off catfish, as well as other fish. To catch catfish weighing up to 25 kg is quite enough fishing lines with a diameter of 0.7-0.9 mm, hooks No. 10-12 tees or No. 14-16, if single.

It is not recommended to throw the nozzle in the pits, the fish that is standing there, is usually inactive, in addition, the catfish tended to go into snags and confuse the line there, and quite often it succeeds. The best way is catching the catfish on the donkey on the shallows near the pits, since it is there that the catfish hunt. Bite can be different. A hungry predator usually bravely swallows a nozzle and often detects itself. A well-fed and careful catfish can for a long time circling near the bait, trying it on the tooth and letting it go again. In this case, you can try to prune it with an uneven jerk. In the case of luck, it is necessary to carry out additional cutting, so that the hook securely hooks the prey.

Like most predatory fish catfish can be caught spinning. The choice of baits here is quite diverse - it can be large rotating and vibrating spoons, drowning wobblers and twisters, a dead fish on a snap. The bait is usually slowly led near the bottom, with smooth dips. At a great depth, the catfish is caught in a sheer flash. To do this, use weighted sheer spoon-baits, long and narrow, with a single or triple crochet. Sometimes a small twister or a slice of fish is added to the hook.

One can not fail to mention such a specific method as catching forging. Anglers practicing it say that this is the best way to catch a large catfish. They catch usually on the rivers. Sitting in a boat floating along the stream, the fisherman strikes the water with a "kvok" - a special wooden ladle or a large spoon, producing peculiar gurgling sounds. It is not known exactly why these sounds attract soms, perhaps because of their similarity with the croaking of frogs. Tackles for fishing in this way resembles donka, but the nozzle is usually kept in the water and only in the spring and autumn the cold water falls closer to the bottom. On the hook, not only the frog is planted, but in general any bait suitable for bottom or float fishing.