How to catch a chub with a regular float rod?
The head is a pretty cute fish with large shiny eyes, a large silvery scal and a wide forehead. Characteristic red fins. A fairly common river predator of the middle band of Russia. Prefers not large rivers with fast cool water. The fish is quite large, although inferior in size to other our more common predators – pike and sudaku, but nevertheless the head weighing 5-6 kg is not uncommon, sometimes larger.
Prefers to stay in groups in open areas with a rocky or sandy bottom, avoiding crowded and shady places. In its preferred habitat, it resembles trout, occupying similar ecological niches. Apparently for this reason their areas do not intersect. Therefore, catching the head should be like trout on a bomber. Hunting the head, catching the head on the bombard is the main way to catch this type of fish. Very likes reefs and whirlpools with a fast flow. Feeds, like trout, insects, often kept closer to the grown trees and shrubs shore. However, some insects feed the head is not limited, and it can be safely attributed to omnivorous fish.
It nests in early spring and usually lasts until early summer. Depending on the weather, it is either kept at a depth (in cold weather, during rain) or rises to the surface (in heat). Often active at night. In winter, it gathers in small stables in pits, deep places, falling into a kind of sleep. During this period, he practically does not eat and shows minimal activity.
Head catching methods
Catching this cautious fish is quite a labor-intensive process. There are many ways, and the inserts used, as in the case of pike, depends on many factors (season, nature of the water body, weather conditions, etc.). When fishing from the shore it is necessary to observe caution, making discards due to cover. Active adhesion is observed after a brief rain, when the head rises to the surface in search of insects that have fallen to the surface of the water. Sometimes the fish before dinner are fed with various squeezes, bread, mackerel, slices, etc. d. feed the fish (who have such an opportunity) for about a week.
Unknown bait, especially in the middle of the river head rarely takes, so depending on the place of fishing it is necessary to use the usual for these places invertebrates. In addition, the efficiency of plantings also depends on the time of year. In the spring, for example, you can plant May cartilage, in the summer river cancer, in the autumn to catch a frog. You can catch a duck or a rod. When swallowing the insert must be cut sharply. It is desirable to hold the stick in your hands or near, as the head of the bait is enough immediately and sharply, and if you do not track it, it will definitely suck the stick. The resistance is not very persistent, trying to keep the bottom of the reservoir.
Fishing time
The best time for glue is at dawn and before sunset. During the day, the head itches not very actively. Sometimes for the period of feeding, some specialists on the head install in the places of entrapments false vessels, thus accustoming the cautious fish to the real vessel. The rod is most often used whole, light and long, with a strong wooden braid. Hooks use medium and large sizes (3-4). Float and cargo are selected depending on the force of the current, but are selected in such a way that the nozzle does not reach the bottom.
