Silver carp, considered a reservoir cleaner, exists mainly due to phytoplankton. For a long time there was an opinion that it is quite difficult to catch it with ordinary fishing tackle.
For this purpose, most often any poaching devices were used.
But gradually, having studied closely the habits of this fish and having mastered better the technology of feeding it, the fishermen came up with a special tackle for silver carp, which is somewhat different from the usual one.
This pelagic fish of the cyprinidae family, eating, absorbs water, filtering it through its gills, due to which plankton is drained. The method of fishing is mainly based on the creation of turbidity, reminiscent of a fish its favorite food, in which a hook is suspended. The fish, along with the bait, sucks the hook, as a result of which it is detected.
True, the usual fly fishing rod is somewhat difficult to catch silver carp. The gear used for this extremely shy and practically unsuitable fish should have certain nuances. Firstly, the silver carp needs to be caught in a plumb line, holding the hook in medium water. However, in this case, the snap with the bait will be carried away by the current or wave far from the bait. And with distant casting, the sailing of the fishing line with the difficulty of accurately getting to the right place will be added.
True, all this can be avoided by using such a tackle for catching a silver carp, like a plug rod. The casting accuracy and a sufficiently large distance from the coast in this case are provided.
Another quite popular tackle for catching silver carp is the bottom one. She has a very simple design, consisting of a feeding bowl with a seven-centimeter length, equipped with two or three hooks and fixed to the main fishing line with a carbine or swivel. The fish, sucking the bait with water, is detected. At the same time, it must be said that such tackle for catching silver carp has its drawbacks: firstly, you need to use homemade bait that creates turbidity. As a rule, this is a mixture of dried milk, crackers, cornmeal and boiled peas.
Secondly, fishing needs to be done at the bottom, and fat-burning fish more stops their attention closer to the surface, where natural food usually accumulates. Nevertheless, due to its simplicity and tangible cheapness, bottom fishing tackle for fishing for silver carp is incredibly popular today. This is evidenced by good catches. In addition, this method is very convenient to catch in windy weather.
There is another way to catch this large fish, which uses float tackle to catch silver carp. In this case, the bait is not used. This fishing is very similar to the “splash” hunt.
It is effective especially when the fish are at the surface. The fisherman visually finds a flock, throws the bait there. Most often, the fish pecks when it is located at a depth of no more than half a meter. With this type of fishing, ordinary sinking lures are used.
Based on their own experience, many anglers use corn or canned peas for this purpose.
Typically, a fishing tackle for catching a silver carp is most effective when ripples are felt on the surface of the water, due to which the float is slightly staggered.