Crucian carp is a widespread fish that can be found in any reservoirs. Despite this, it does not lose its popularity with fishermen. This fish is very tenacious and hardy. Crucian easily survives the most difficult conditions. When drying out or deep freezing of water bodies, it is simply buried in the sludge, where adverse factors can wait for a long time.
There is gold and
silver crucian carp. The weight of both types usually does not exceed 800 grams, however, in reservoirs with a large amount of feed, fish can gain a large mass (1.5-2 kg). Crucian bait can be of plant or animal origin.
Bite time
The season of fishing for crucian carp begins in mid-spring, when the water warms up by the sun. The fish moves away from hibernation and begins to actively seek food. Therefore, in time, the proposed bait for crucian carp will ensure the success of fishing. However, in the springtime, it is quite simple to overfeed it, so you need to feed it with great care. The bait mass should not contain large fractions, so that it does not saturate the fish, but attracts it to the place of fishing. In the summer, crucian carp is much more difficult to catch, as the amount of feed increases, and it becomes more moody. However, by experiment, you can identify which bait for crucian carp is relevant at the moment. Biting continues until the end of August (rarely until the beginning of September). Crucian is especially active in calm calm weather. The optimum fishing time is from early morning to 11 o’clock in the afternoon and in the evening from 18.00 to 21.00. In cloudy weather, crucian pecks in the daytime. At night, this fish can be caught on the donka. She pecks much less often, but specimens come across larger.
Crucian is found in different reservoirs. It can be found in rivers, overgrown ponds, swamps, lakes, flooded quarries and reservoirs. This fish prefers to concentrate near silty sections of the bottom, where it feeds on worms, bloodworms and larvae of aquatic insects. Crucian loves places overgrown with grass and reeds.
Rigging
For the effectiveness of fishing you need to choose the right gear. For fishing on a float rod, a rod length of 4 m or more is sufficient. Crucian carp is not too strong, so a fishing line of 0.18-0.2 will be enough for him. The float must be selected depending on the conditions of the reservoir. The load should be distributed along the entire length of the fishing line. For fishing at long distances, springs and feeders are used.
Crucian bait
This fish is omnivorous, but very capricious. Therefore, to determine which crucian bait is better at a given time and for a particular reservoir, it is easier by experiment. If you don’t have time to experiment, you can use another option. Just ask local fishermen what kind of bait to fish for, they recommend. Of the nozzles of animal origin, fish are well caught on maggots, dung and earthworms, bloodworms. You can also combine bait - make the so-called "sandwich". For example, maggot with a bloodworm or dung worm. From vegetable nozzles, crucian carp is well caught on dough, semolina, bread (wheat and rye), boiled barley and wheat. To enhance the smell and attractiveness of pasty fish bait, you can add various flavors to them: unrefined sunflower oil, corvalol, a little anise oil, vanillin, garlic, and others. For different kinds of bottom fishing use different mastic. Crucian bait is made from products that can be found in every kitchen. For these purposes, you can use various cereals: chopped, millet, box, oatmeal, etc. The main thing is that the bait should have a small fraction and attract fish, rather than saturate it. Various flavorings are also added to the bait mixture.