Fishing for carp always starts with complementary foods. Since the favorite places of this fish are those where it’s difficult for people, and sometimes even impossible to get, before you start fishing, you must definitely build a barn in a convenient area of the reservoir.
As a rule, carp lives in pits overgrown with algae, or in whirlpools.
The most active fish at sunrise and sunset, when it goes to feed. Then she jumps out of the water with a noise. Fishing for carp at this time is the most catchy.
There are a lot of ways of fishing in this case, however, professionals give preference to such tackles as donks or spinning rods.
Common carp is an omnivorous fish: it eats almost anything you can offer. However, his crawl is his favorite dish. He will not refuse from maggot, bloodworm, dung worm, shell-pearl barley, leaf-worm, etc.
If in spring fishing on carp requires the use of baits only of animal origin, then in summer vegetable bait is also suitable. This inhabitant of the ponds is very attracted to the smell of garlic, so similar flavors are often added to various steamed cereals with corn and oilcake.
Oh, it’s not for nothing that fishing on carp is considered one of the most fascinating and interesting! He actively fights for his freedom with all his might, to the very end, so gambling people really want to compete with such a strong fish.
Carp is a representative of the underwater world, preferring silty ponds. In Japan, he is called the father of fish, considering the most cunning and smart.
However, his fishing is referred more to the category of “Russian fishing”. In our country, carp is found in the basins of the Azov and Black, Caspian and Aral Seas. A lot of it in the Amur River, as well as in the reservoirs of Central Siberia.
Among the underwater inhabitants, the carp is considered to be an average long-lived, and because of its omnivorousness and rapid increase in gain, it falls into the category of heavyweights in amateur fishing, sometimes reaching two or three dozen (!) Kilograms.
And although large carp are rare today, some lucky ones, even once a season, have the good fortune to measure their strength with this powerful creature.
The main zhor (and, therefore, fishing for carp) begins ten days after the end of its spawning. The most successful fishing happens at a water temperature of up to twenty-six degrees. As it decreases, the nibble gradually begins to decline and in October completely ends.
Experienced anglers know that the best place to hunt for carp is broken terrain with ledges.
Depending on the speed of the current, the bait can be lowered both in mesh bags and in balls of weak clay.
Sazan poorly sees in muddy or blooming water, however, despite this, in the indicated conditions it feeds more intensively. At the same time, he takes any food very carefully, slowly drawing it in. If something alarms the fish, it immediately pushes the food back.
In the south of the country and in the middle lane of the considered representative of the fish family, they are caught from the shore by a float fishing rod or “hook”, which are set in such a way that the hook and nozzle on it go down to the bottom. The fishing rod in such cases is chosen long and strong, with a strongly springy but rigid tip.
This representative of the cyprinids family is so attracted to fans of “silent hunting” that they even created a club, which they named in their honor - “Golden Sazan”. Fishing is combined with outdoor recreation, various competitions are held. The institution is located in the suburbs, there is also a restaurant with the same name. The club is very popular among Muscovites, many come here to enjoy their favorite pastime away from the hustle and bustle.