Spinning fishing for predatory fish requires the fisherman not only zeal and patience, but also certain knowledge in the fishing technique. The whole essence of this tackle is to attract a predator with a bait game, and this can only be achieved by knowing how a particular nozzle behaves in water when using various types of wiring.
What is twitching wiring?
It is known that there are dozens of different ways of fishing a predator for spinning, but all of them are applicable for a certain type of bait. If uniform or step pulling of gear is more suitable for spinners, and jig is for twister and vibration tail, then for a nozzle such as a wobbler, jerking (twitching) is the best solution. This method consists in carrying out a series of lateral swings of the rod, leading to jerks of the main fishing line with small pauses.
What gives twitching wiring? Firstly, the wobbler does not sink and does not float, but plays in the water column. Secondly, the sharp movements of the bait attract even an inactive predator as well as possible. Thirdly, it is during the pause after the jerk that the predatory fish attacks most often. And just twitching posting is much more effective than other methods when catching a predator hunting in medium deep horizons.
Types of Twitching
Like any other kind of spinning fishing, twitching has several varieties:
- monotone;
- rhythmic;
- chaotic.
The first type is the uniform alternation of jerks and pauses. Rhythmic twitching is a complex of several cycles of monotonous wiring. Twitching chaotic posting is the most difficult, since the frequency and cyclical jerking is selected at the discretion of the spinning player, depending on the chosen bait.
The choice of twitching variety depends on the fish you plan to catch, the characteristics of the reservoir, as well as the type of nozzle used. If, for example, it is supposed to catch a perch, the monotonous twitching wiring will be the best solution. Pike, on the contrary, responds better to rhythmic cyclic jerks and pauses, because it is prone to prolonged persecution of the victim. Chaotic posting is applicable for fishing on any fish, but it requires certain professional skills from the fisherman.
Where is twitching applied and what kind of fish?
Usually for twitching use light tackle with a short rod. Because of this, most often this type of wiring is used in small "closed" water bodies: ponds, lakes, small rivers, but if you have a boat you can also fish in reservoirs.
Twitching postings showed the best results when fishing for pike and perch. These fish are hunted half-water, so they are the number one goal for a twister spinner.
Rod and reel
Given that twitching is an active species and requires the fisherman to constantly work with gear, the entire spinning structure must simply be lightweight, convenient, but at the same time reliable.
For fishing rods usually use short (up to 2.2 m) spinning blanks of fast action. The use of long spinning is impractical, since twitching fishing is most often carried out at a distance of 15-30 m. A quick formation is needed for sharp and hard jerks, especially if there is a current. Too plastic form simply does not allow this.
As for the class of the rod, its choice should depend on the size and weight of the intended catch. For perch - “ultralight”, for pike - definitely “medium”.
It is better to take a reel without inertia with cross laying of fishing line, size 1500-2000. Given that the twitching technique requires quick reeling of fishing line between jerks, it is better if it has a multiplier. For fishing on a large pike, a friction brake is required.
Fishing line and leash
As for fishing line, here the opinions of experts are ambiguous. The braid, of course, is more reliable and more sensitive than monofilament, but it is too noticeable, especially when twitching. It is for this reason that most spinningers prefer monofilament fishing line. For catching perch, its cross section should be 0.1-0.15 mm, for pike 0.2-0.25 mm.
The use of a steel or tungsten leash is justified only for large baits for large fish. Agree, for a wobbler weighing 3 g, this part of the equipment will not only not be useful, but will seriously worsen its game. Some anglers for small baits recommend using homemade leashes of thin guitar strings. They are strong enough and flexible.
Classification of Twitching Lures
Twitching wiring involves the use of exclusively wobblers as bait. Spoons, vibro-tails, twisters and jig heads for this method of fishing will not work. But how to choose the right nozzle, and what characteristics should it have?
For twitching, it is important to understand that all wobblers are divided by buoyancy and by the area of the front blade. The first criterion determines the ability of the bait to sink or stay afloat, and the second - to play and go deep into the water when posting. By buoyancy, wobblers are divided into:
- non-floating (pop-up);
- suspenders (floating);
- sinking.
By the area of the front blade all baits are classified into:
- wobblers with a small blade area (not playing with uniform wiring and slowly sinking during wiring);
- wobblers with a large area of the blade (having a unique game of their own and quickly submerging during wiring).
Twisting wobblers with a small blade requires the fisherman to individually select the intensity of jerks and the duration of pauses. This is a rather complicated process, especially for beginners.
Wobblers with a large blade, playing in water even with uniform reeling of the fishing line, are more versatile. And their use in combination with rhythmic and monotonous jerks is already a classic twitching wiring. For beginner spinning, it is recommended to use just such nozzles.
The best lures for twitching
Among the most popular wobblers among beginners, lures of the “minnow”, “shed” and “krenk” class are leading. As for the models, the most common are:
- Stoop Minnow - wobblers weighing 2.5-5.5 g with a maximum immersion of up to 1.5 m (for catching perch and small pike);
- Lucky Craft Flash - wobblers weighing up to 2-5 g with a depth of up to 0.8 m (for fishing for a small pike in shallow ponds with abundant vegetation);
- Lucky Craft Classical Leader 55 - floating wobblers with a depth of up to 2.2 m (the best bait for pike fishing in the fall);
- Lucky Craft Bevy Crank F - wobblers weighing up to 4 g with immersion up to 1 m (for fishing on pike in early autumn);
- Sebile Magic Swimmer - wobblers weighing 10.5 g with immersion up to 0.5 m (designed for catching grass pike in shallow ponds);
- Diawa Presso Minnow - universal lures of different sizes and weights, great for beginner tweakers;
- Yo-Zuri 0 - medium-sized surface wobblers with a maximum immersion depth of 5 cm (for catching a small pike in shallow ponds);
- Yo-Zuri Mag Minnow - floating wobblers with a depth of up to 1.5 m (for fishing on medium-sized pike and large perch).
Twisting wiring for beginners when fishing perch and pike
For catching perch and pike, beginners usually use small minnow class suspenders with a large blade area. The intensity of the jerks should depend on the activity of the predator, and the less active it is, the harder, more intense and sharper they should be.
When choosing a wiring, a beginner tweeter should not delve into the intricacies of chaotic twitching, it will be quite enough to comprehend monotonous and rhythmic. The last two methods are very similar to each other, because the second is just a cycle of repetitions of the first.
With monotonous twitching after casting the bait, you need to quickly wind up the free fishing line, lower the tip of the rod to the water and make the first sharp shock jerk (not pulling up), and then make a short pause. Further jerks are repeated simultaneously with the reeling of the main fishing line. The tip of the rod during jerking should move in one line with the same amplitude.
This type of posting, among other things, provides timely hooking of fish, which significantly reduces the likelihood of its descent.