Basic fishing methods for cod bighead
Cod is also commonly known as bighead green, bigmouth fish, bighead fish, pollack, etc. Boat fishing is divided into two forms, one is drift fishing, and the other is fixed-point anchor fishing. Let’s talk about drift fishing first. The fishing spots for drift fishing for bigheads are generally sunken ships and larger rocks, and the water depth is generally more than 45 meters (the water is too shallow to catch bigheads). As the name suggests, drift fishing means fishing while the boat is moving. Since the fishing spots are sunken ships or larger and higher rocks, the bottom of the water is complex, or in our words, dirty. Anyone who has fished for bigheads knows that bigheads are typical bottom-dwelling fish, and the fishing platform is even lower than that of six-line fish. They basically forage close to the ground. This is the trouble of fishing for bigheads. If you want to catch bigheads, you must keep the fishing group as close to the seabed as possible. If the fishing platform is set low, it is easy to scrape the bottom. How to grasp the height of the fishing platform is a headache for almost all anglers who target bigheads. You must not scratch the fishing gear, but you must be able to catch bighead carp. Even if it is the same fishing spot, as long as you use different times or different boat bosses, all the previously set fishing platform heights must be rewritten. But once you find the fishing platform, you will feel like you have won the lottery, and you will really be like a god when you cast the rod.
For fixed-point anchor fishing, if the boat is slightly larger, some people will be happy and some will be sad. Some people will catch fish frequently, while others can only sigh at the fish. But experienced anglers also have remedies. One is to find the fishing platform accurately. The second is to adjust the size of the lead sinker according to the direction and size of the water flow. If the fish don’t find me, I will find the fish.
Bait
In Dalian, the following baits are generally used to catch bighead carp: pen tubes (small mullet 5~10 cm), sea intestines (must be large), sand clams, small octopus (less than 10 cm), sorghum leaves (a kind of small fish), etc.
Techniques and experience in fishing for bigheads
When a small bighead (less than 10 jin) takes the hook, the rod body often moves the rod head greatly, and the amplitude is large. When floating fishing for bigheads, the rod head often moves slightly or sinks forcefully after a larger fish takes the hook. When reeling in the line, less experienced anglers often think that the fishing gear has scraped the bottom. At this time, you must brake the hook in time or reel in the line quickly. If you feel the fish struggling underwater, then slow down the reeling speed, but never pause or release the line. If you encounter a very large individual and cannot reel in the line, you must also stalemate with it and always give it enough upward force (based on the strength of the continuous hook and line). When I went fishing in Yuandao last November, the largest fish weighed 29.7 jin when I got home. It is estimated that it should be more than 30 jin when it was just caught. That was my first time using Mia electric reel. As I was not familiar with the performance of the reel, I pushed the reel speed to the maximum after catching the fish. In a panic, the line had been reeled in for nearly ten meters. Fortunately, the fishing rod I used at that time was soft (No. 80), and I adjusted the speed of the electric reel in time to catch the fish. Last October, I caught a bighead carp with a hand-held line at Yuandao (anchor fishing). The big fish struggled violently after being hooked, basically like a mad bull in the dark. I was afraid that the strength of the sub-line was not enough, so I slowed down 4 times. As a result, when the big fish asked for the line for the fifth time, my hands were empty and I sat on the fishing box. Lying in bed at night, my mind was full of the bighead carp constantly asking for the line.
Why do fish escape and countermeasures
All anglers who often fish for bighead carp have fish that escape. After analysis, there are probably several situations. First, bighead carps rarely eat “dead” hooks. 90% of bighead carps have fish hooks scraped on the mouth after being caught. Second, when the bighead fish is hooked and tries to escape, the fish head swings horizontally, unlike the yellow and black fish that jumps up and down, which increases the chance of its escape. Third, the skin of the bighead fish is hard and the lips are thick, so after the fish is hooked, the fish mouth is often not pierced, causing the fish to escape. Fourth, the strength of the fish hook or the hook line is not enough, and the fish will escape when the hook or line is broken, which is the most helpless and depressing.
How to avoid or reduce the fish from escaping? First, after the fish is hooked, you should raise the rod and brake the hook in time or reel in the line quickly, so that the fish hook will pierce the fish lips and firmly hang the fish. Second, try to give full play to the potential of the hook line, so that the fish will stay when it enters. This “stay” is very important, and persistence is victory. But there are two prerequisites. First, you must fully understand the knot strength of the hook line. You can tie the sub-line according to the usual fishing knotting method, and pull it with your hands to fully experience its strength. Second, you must make full use of the tonality of the fishing rod to resolve the “line demand” of the bighead fish. You can also use the feeling in your hands to release the power of the fish in the process of holding the rod. When the fish is loose, I tighten the line. When the fish’s struggle weakens, I must make full use of this powerful opportunity and reel in the line quickly. This can prevent the bighead from escaping due to the “wide” line, and can also cause the fish to quickly decompress, causing the gas in the fish’s belly to expand and “float” on the water surface when it comes out of the water. In this way, even if the hook is unhooked or the line is broken, the fish can still be caught with the net and hook. When the fish stops, I reel in the line. After the bighead takes the hook, it often “suffocates” and does not move, just like when we catch a large freshwater fish. At this time, the angler must brake the hook while continuously increasing the force of reeling in the line to pull up the fish head. When the fish is tired, I am strong. It is important to understand the weapon in your hand. You must know the tonality and strength of the rod, the strength of the sub-line, and be good at summarizing the best reeling speed after repeated harvests. Only then can you know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Post time: Aug-16-2024