The balance on the perch is a long-known bait, and many have already tested it. But very often you can hear that this tackle is a waste of time and money, and the fish do not go for it. This is due to the fact that when choosing a balancer, neither the place of fishing, nor the size of the fish was taken into account. This bait is very specific, and in order for it to really work, you need to be able to not only manage it correctly, but also know how to choose it.
Winter balancers for perch are selected based on the size of the expected fish. The size of the bait plays a decisive role here. Balancers up to 2.5 cm long are used only in a shallow area. The best places are the coastal zone. You can catch such a small nozzle purely out of sports interest. All because this balancer on perch attracts individuals no more than 100 gr.
If a medium-sized perch lives in a pond, and there is a desire to discourage small “minke whales”, then it is better to use a bait 4-5 cm long. A larger fish surely goes to such a balancer, and besides, pike or pike perch may be tempted. But here it is worth remembering that any bite of a toothy predator can turn into a loss of expensive gear. Therefore, when catching a medium-sized bait, do not forget to use strong leashes. From this, the perch balancer will not lose its appeal.
Also, it will not be superfluous to notice the fact that during winter fishing, the 5-6 cm long bait is effectively used in those reservoirs where other predators live besides the "striped" one. In this case, it is worth paying attention not only to the size, but also to the coloring of the balancer. It is best to select tackle so that it is approximately similar to those species of fish that are the food supply for predators in this reservoir. This can be an imitation of bleak, ruff or verkhovka. The balance on the perch should be as much like the usual prey.
In general, the dimensions of the bait are a filter with which you can filter out unnecessary small fish. But, nevertheless, it was noticed that there are situations when the most catchy balancer on the perch is a 5-centimeter brightly colored baubles. At the same time, it’s not a small “minke whale”, but a rather worthy fish. What is the reason for this? It is not known for certain. Perch is generally capricious. By the first ice, he will literally grab everything, and during the period of the deaf-root, he will suddenly become a strong picker.
There are times when the perch begins to attack exclusively elongated balancers with a fluffy fur brush. But flattened from the sides cease to interest him. Based on these characteristics of the seasonal behavior of “minke whale”, we can conclude that there should be more than one lure in the arsenal of the fisherman. It is impossible to predict in advance what will be the best balancers for perch. Everything is experienced. Therefore, after the first failure, do not throw this tackle away into the fishing box and claim that it does not work. You need to experiment with the balancer, constantly change the bait, and then after a while, knowledge of where and in which conditions to apply this or that tackle will come.