In winter considerable numbers of anglers begin fishing with a brisk purposeful catching perch and prickly ruffs, and then to equip postawski on night robber burbot. Others are specifically looking for clusters of large ROE ruff, because they do not think of this fisherman’s soup from other fish. They say Ursina ear on the culinary advantages of superior the famous sterlet.
It is believed that “to grub up” the required number of ruffs — a matter that does not require any fishing skill. Know yourself, SIP roundeye “hedgehogs”, until you get bored. But people think only those who bristle brush, especially the “Royal”, never specifically hunted, and the fish found them myself, being near lured by the moth holes. Actually, and in catching ruffs have their own specific quirks.
Most importantly, we must proceed from what is a fish twilight, unable to stand bright light: this is why ruff is most active in bad weather. And on Sunny days in clear water, looking into the hole, repeatedly seen swarming at the bottom of the feed bloodworms and absolutely indifferent to his favorite stern ruffs. But as soon as the disc of the sun to approach the horizon, as boring picture at the bottom will be replaced by a cheerful feast, and from the continuous biting will become hot. Large ruffs can be caught and at noon, of course, at great depth, or sitting on the ice in the shadows of the high, forested banks. Will probably be biting and in those places where the thickness of snow cover on ice maximum.
This peculiarity in the behavior of perch — this fish is strictly bottom, though prefer a solid bottom, sandy or pebbly. Therefore ruffs with the deterioration in winter conditions on the deep move to shallow water, avoiding the slow muddy areas of the pond. Ceteris paribus, rockfish tend to flowing water, but absolutely not tolerate a strong, turbulent currents.
Effective tackle for catching perch it should be created taking into account the type of pond and characteristics of the biting of this fish. Here we have a good understanding of how the fish takes the bait. And he does it quickly, on the fly, hurriedly. Lips ruff tough, bulldog grip, so if the bait is big, it just cuts off with impunity, not getting to the hook, and a compact bait almost instantly disappears in the womb of the fish then try to remove the lure or hook. For this reason, experienced anglers for catching ruffs make special jigs, which have a large body and small but with a long forearm hook — easy to put on 2-3 small bloodworm or profit one large stocking. Of course, such a heavy bait is better to use on the course and at great depth, and even then only during periods of high activity fish. Sometimes, ruff fed or over-fed by the fisherman and just recklessly “pulls” the bait, and the hook comes infrequently. In this case, success will bring the use of light having a small inertia snap that will exclude the failure of the bait off the hook and ruff will be forced, no matter how fed he was, to take deep in the mouth of the bait with a definite outcome for him. These snap-ins can distinguish two main types, allowing still “work” and at great depth, and a noticeable current.
The first type is a combination on the fishing line mormyshkas from colored plastic and which is located above lead weight which weight and also the distance from the lure based on the conditions of fishing and the fish’s activity. The lure of plastic should also have a great body, preventing deep ingestion. These jigs are the easiest to make of formulations used in dental prosthetics, adding there a particular dye.
A different type of equipment normally used on the course, involves the installation of heavy enough sinkers or small end of the feeder-thimbles located above and 10-20 centimeters long, up to 1.5 m leash with a jig similar to that described above. The cunning adjustment of such gear is that the fishing line on for rent for 1-2 meters longer than the real depth of a fishery. When biting fish “pulls” only the resulting arc from the line without feeling the weight of the sinkers.
To succeed “over his head” will be a reliable recorder of bites — sensitive nod, elasticity must correspond to the weight of snap or power flow. Better to use a bow, which suggests the possibility of their regulation under different fishing conditions.
To get effortlessly a lot of ruffs, the most rational would be fishing with any bait: bloodworms, pieces of worms, fresh meat, liver or lung, unsalted lard. Success here often brings complementary feeding small moth that allows you to collect and to condense this highly gregarious fish under the hole. To serve better the bait the feeder and open it on the bottom or a few inches from him — ruff not shy. However, it is important not to overdo it — ruffs consume live food very quickly and quite soon saturated. It would be correct to apply the bait in small portions — the weaker the bite.
On the course you can do otherwise: bloodworms previously deep-frozen and right in the trough of a next portion of ground, stretching your finger. The feeder on the bottom is not emptied, and is set directly on the ground just upstream from the “working” holes. Crushed bloodworm in the water will gradually thaw, creating attract fish track. This significantly reduces the consumption of expensive bait.
Techniques for catching ruffs fairly uniform and involves all manipulations with the gear near the bottom. If it is fishing with stationary equipment maintained in standby bite, it is useful to tackle the occasionally raised and lowered to the bottom, creating the effect of escape feed. When fishing on mormyshka only good result given the measured rocking it at the bottom with periodic taps on the ground, raising clouds of dregs, which greatly excites the fish. But most importantly — search fish. Upon detection of a large shoal of fish usually are biting so recklessly that any additional methods of its triggering can be excessive.
