How to catch crucian carp if it doesn't bite? What to do when fishing?

Crucian carp has a small mouth so it eats lightly. In addition, the water temperature starts to drop in autumn and winter, and the fish's appetite decreases, so it eats even less. When it comes to fishing for light-mouthed fish, almost all anglers know that they should fish for the quick ones, but there are big misunderstandings about the quick ones. Next, I will talk in detail about how to achieve the quick ones.

How to catch crucian carp when they are too soft to eat

1. Spirit is a holistic concept and a system engineering

Many anglers believe that fishing skillfully means adjusting the line high and fishing low, which is too one-sided. If you want to fish skillfully, you must start with the entire fishing group, that is, the float, line group, fishing adjustment and hook bait. Only when all elements of the fishing group are skillful can you truly fish skillfully.

2. Choose a sensitive float

The sensitivity of the float is mainly affected by two factors: the amount of lead it takes, and the thickness of the tail. The smaller the lead it takes, the more sensitive the float is, and the thinner the tail, the more sensitive the float is.

3. The waterline is straight and sensitive

It was mentioned above that the smaller the lead amount of the float, the more sensitive it is, but this does not mean that we can choose a float with the smallest lead amount. Because if the lead amount of the float is too small, the water line cannot be straightened. Therefore, the lead amount of the float must be large enough to ensure that the water line can be straightened to have a higher sensitivity.

4. The thinner the line group, the more sensitive it is

The thinner the main line, the less resistance it has in the water, so it is more sensitive. And the thinner the main line, the smaller the float that can take up less lead, which is also a manifestation of sensitivity. The thinner the sub-line, the less resistance the fish has when swallowing the bait, so the sensitivity is higher.

5. The lighter the hook bait, the more sensitive it is

The lighter the weight of the fish hook and bait ball, the smoother the fish will swallow the bait, so the sensitivity will be higher. Therefore, when fishing for light-mouthed crucian carp in winter, many anglers will use sleeve hooks with thinner hooks, which are lighter in weight. In addition, they will also use pull baits, which is also intended to reduce the weight of the bait ball and increase sensitivity.

6. Adjusting 4 and fishing 2 is the most effective

Don't think that you must adjust the level water fishing to 2 mesh when fishing in the wild. In summer, the water temperature is high and the fish are biting hard, so it is no problem to adjust the level water fishing to 2 mesh. However, in winter, the fish are biting lightly, so it is not easy to adjust the level water fishing to 2 mesh. You should use the more sensitive adjustment methods such as adjusting 4 to 2 or adjusting 5 to 3. However, the adjustment should not be too high. Try not to use the adjustment method such as adjusting 6 to 2 or adjusting 8 to 3. Such adjustment is likely to be too sensitive, and there will be more empty rods and fish escaping from the hook.

What to do when there is no bite while fishing

1. Add coarse-grained nesting materials

Since there are relatively large numbers of small fish, the amount of coarse-grained bait should be increased, such as rice wine, wheat grains, etc., and these coarse-grained baits can be used to slow down the speed at which small fish consume the baits, allowing more coarse-grained baits to remain in the nest to lure big fish into the nest.

2. Increase the frequency of nest filling

Many fishermen always rely on constantly changing baits to fight against small fish. In fact, this approach is futile. No matter how big and hard your two baits are, they will be eaten up quickly when there are more small fish. The correct approach is to not rush to fish if there are no big fish in the nest. First, replenish the nest at a high frequency so that there is always residual nesting material in the nest. Only in this way can you lure big fish into the nest. After the big fish enters the nest, the bait will be hung on the bottom and the big fish will naturally bite the hook.

3. Try vegetarian bait

Although the air and water temperatures are relatively low now, it is reasonable to use fishy meat baits, but if there are more small fish, you must prepare some vegetarian baits. If there are really big fish in the nest, the big fish will eat the vegetarian baits. If you find that the number of small fish has decreased, you can immediately replace them with bloodworms or earthworms.

4. Try other fishing spots

In autumn and winter, the water temperature drops, the activity of fish is also very low, and the swimming range is very small. Therefore, if you find that the bite is not good when fishing in autumn and winter, you might as well try changing to other fishing spots, especially those with a water depth of 3 to 4 meters and many obstacles such as aquatic plants. Such waters are likely to be areas where fish are more concentrated. Trying other fishing spots may bring different surprises.

The reason why fishing is not biting

There are many reasons for the lack of bites, such as the weather, fish conditions, water conditions, bait, fishing methods, etc. Today we will mainly analyze the reasons for the lack of bites based on several major influencing factors.

1. Abnormal weather, fish feel uncomfortable. The weather here mainly refers to temperature and air pressure. Many anglers have this experience. When fishing in hot summer weather and snowy winter weather, fish bite the hook less frequently, and most of the time they don't bite. The main reason is that the temperature affects the appetite of fish, causing them to lose their desire for food and not eat the bait. For example, before the rain or on cloudy days, when the air pressure is lower than the standard atmospheric pressure, the fish will float up, and it is obvious that the fish will not eat the bait. This is mainly because the air pressure is low and the oxygen content in the water is low, which affects the survival of the fish, causing them to feel uncomfortable and have no interest in food.

2. The density of fish is low or the fish are slippery. We often see anglers say that there are no fish in the water and they can’t catch any fish no matter what they do. Although this statement is a bit extreme, it does reflect the current situation. Due to overfishing, there are very few fish in many waters. When the density of fish is low, the chance of fish biting the hook is naturally smaller.

3. The bait doesn't taste right. There are many types of bait. If the flavor or type of the bait you choose doesn't suit the fish's appetite, the fish won't eat it. For example, you won't catch yellow croaker if you use grain bait. Except for omnivorous fish, which have relatively low requirements for bait, pure carnivorous or pure vegetarian fish have their own unique food preferences. Although there are universal baits like earthworms, they are not very targeted and the effect is not good.