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Tactics and technique of jig fishing for walleye from the shore and from a boat

It's no secret that jigging is one of the favorite ways of fishing for many spinning anglers. Jig is caught, and in small rivers, and quarries, lakes, and in large rivers and reservoirs. On jig lures of various types, colors and sizes, you can catch pike, perch, pike perch, bersh, chub, catfish, asp, and in some bodies of water, for example in the Kuban, even rudd In this article I will try to talk about the technique and tactics of jigging pike perch. And so, what is jigging for zander and how to catch a fanged predator correctly.

Tackle

In order to make it more convenient in the future to classify tackle for catching pike perch, we distinguish three main types of reservoirs at once where fishing takes place:

  • stagnant water bodies (reservoirs);
  • with a middle course (Moskva River, Oka);
  • with a fast flow (Akhtuba, Volga).

In addition, we will take into account the circumstances that fishing for zander can take place both on the open and on the overgrown coast, as well as from a boat. Now in order.

Rods

When fishing on reservoirs on open banks, rods with a length of 3 to 3.3 m with a test of 5-25, 7-28 gr are used. (on average from 5 to 30 grams), on overgrown trees and shrubs - with the same tests, but already 2.4 - 2.7 meters long. In addition, rods of various lengths with a dough of 0-10 grams can be used to catch the near edges.

On bodies of water with a medium current, for fishing on open shores, rods with a length of 3 to 3.3 m with tests ranging from 7 to 40 grams are suitable, on overgrown banks it is more advisable to use rods with a length of 2.4 to 2.7 m. pike perch for spinning in shallow water, in whirlpools allows you to use rods with dough from 2 to 20 grams.

In those cases when you will have to catch pike perch on the Volga, Akhtuba or other rivers with a fairly fast and powerful current, you will already need rods with a test of 20 to 150 grams and a length of 3.3 - 3.6 meters.

As for the spinning action, on reservoirs, in those cases when long casting is not needed, you can get by with rods with the Medium action, while on rivers it is desirable to have Fast sticks. Here the matter is that on bodies of water with a powerful current, the rods of the Medium system will no longer work out the fall of the load to the bottom, and the tip will constantly be "pressed" to the water. The difference in rods when fishing for zander with a jig from a boat will consist only in length (usually it ranges from 1.8 to 2.7 m), tests in accordance with the conditions are the same as when fishing from the shore.

Coils

When fishing for zander, spinning reels are used with a line capacity (monofilament - since the markings on the spool are in a mono line) from 100 m with a diameter of 0.2 mm to 200 m of the same diameter. That is, mainly coils of the 1000th, 2000th and 3000th series. Accordingly, "thousanders" - for fishing in stagnant water, in cases where long casting is not required is perfect for tackle for pike perch, and "thousanders" are already on rods with a length of 3 m for long casts, on the current.

When fishing on the Volga and Akhtuba, reels up to the 5000 series can be used, depending on the length and test of the rod. It is better to purchase the cords in unwinding from 150 meters, and to occupy the extra space on the spool with a backing, winding an old monofilament under the cord. The gear ratio of the coils is from 5: 1 to 6: 1, the power on the handle is from 2.5 kg and more.

Cords

For fishing in stagnant water, cords with a diameter of 0.06 mm to 0.12 mm are used with baits up to 12-14 grams (sometimes up to 20 grams, when fishing holes up to 10 m deep). On the middle course, braids from 0.1 to 0.16 are used (Moscow River, Oka), on a strong current (Volga, Akhtuba) from 0.12 to 0.2 mm. When fishing in the current, it is advisable to use round braids (they sail less), and in stagnant water, flat cords are quite suitable.

Bait

On stagnant water, loads from 0.5 to 7-8 grams are used (in pits up to 14-16 grams), in the middle reaches, loads from 10 to 28 grams (on the Oka and the Moscow River, there are places where you have to use loads and up to 35 gr.), on a strong current (Volga, Akhtuba), weights from 22 to 150 grams are needed (here, such a spread in weights arises from the variety of fishing places). Almost the entire arsenal of jig lures is used to catch zander: various twisters and vibro-tails, octopuses and mandula, various foam fish. The size can be any, as small lures, 2 cm twisters, and large fifteen cm vibrotails. The most catchy lures of natural colors: green, white, yellow, orange, pearlescent, acidic, transparent lures and various colors in combination with sparkles (usually green).

Technique and tactics of fishing from a boat

Pike perch on a large river, for example, on the Volga, often stands in deep pits under a steep bank and in snags, so you cannot do without a boat on the Volga. The technique of catching zander from a boat is usually used as follows. During a slow rafting downstream with a spinning rod, the bottom is tapped with a jig bait. Usually pike perch stands at the drops in depths and bites often occur in these places. Thus, fishing on a large river, on the Volga or Don from a boat can bring good catches.

Fishing for pike perch on a jig in reservoirs is different from fishing on the Volga. We have to overcome large spaces and here we cannot do without an echo sounder. Having found a promising place, they begin to sweep the area they like. Usually they use a stepped bait wiring technique. Fishing for pike-perch in reservoirs requires a lot of time to find a promising place, but having found this and "hitting a point" in the navigator, you can get good catches more than once.

Method of fishing a place from the shore

Jigging begins with choosing the weight of the bait. When arriving at the place of fishing, for a start, attach a heavy load and perform the longest possible casting. If the bait drags along the bottom when reeling, we lighten the load and again make a long cast. We lighten the load until the load begins to rise from the bottom on the windings and the pause on the fall becomes equal to 1.5-2 seconds (after 1-2 turns of the reel handle). After that, we begin to experiment and change the bait, change the color, size, type; we try twisters, vibrotails, octopuses, foam of several sizes and colors, since jigging is a constant experiment.

Fishing for pike perch on a jig from the shore also provides for step wiring. The technique is as follows: after casting the bait, we are waiting for it to sink to the bottom. After that, we make 2-3 turns of the reel handle and wait for the bait to sink to the bottom again and so we lead the bait to the shore. The bite occurs most often on a pause, but it can occur both during the separation of the bait from the bottom, and during the movement of the bait. Sometimes the pike perch can follow the bait for quite a long time and grab it literally "under the feet" of the angler.

Parking places for pike perch

In the early morning, the pike perch prefers to be closer to the shore (on the 1st and 2nd edge), during the day, "shelling" of long distances and the area of ​​the channel begins. Towards evening, shelling again from the channel to the 1st and 2nd edges. It is also important to take into account the direction of the wind, catching zander with a jig is more effective from the leeward bank. Pike perch loves pits, moreover, rather deep, hard bottom: sandy, pebble or clay; it was noticed that the pike perch does not like to stay at the bottom with the presence of silt. Has a positive attitude towards snags. It can enter the grass only during the spawning of bleak, his favorite delicacy. Likes to stand on stones, in pits, at the entrances and exits from them, near the remains of railway embankments, bridges.

Biting and playing

Pike perch bites can be roughly divided into three types:

  • bite with a blow;
  • visom (if he takes the bait after);
  • after the sag of the fishing line (when the pike perch, after hitting the bait, goes forward with it, this is how large pike perch usually bite).

The sweep should follow immediately after detecting irregularities in the movement of the bait, when a bite with a sag of the fishing line; the fishing rod is hooked up with simultaneous reeling of the fishing line... After hooking, you take the pike-perch to an average distance (about 10-15 m), trying to keep it in the upper layer of water (up to 2 meters from the surface). The drag adjusts to approximately 50% of the line breaking load.

Output

Catching zander with a jig is not such a difficult task. Using these tips, you can learn how to catch zander, and in the future, catching zander with a jig will become your favorite type of fishing. Fishing for pike perch takes place not only in summer but also in winter, and it has its own characteristics and tricks that we will talk about later.