how to use berkley power bait

How to use a Trout Berry Dough
Bait Press to mold imitation Trout
or Salmon Egg Clusters


 

  Step 1
There are two sizes of Troutberry presses. The green press is a larger trout berry. The yellow bait press is the egg berry.
 
  Step 2
Tie a size #12 treble hook or similar sized single hook to the end of your fishing line. Place the line in the slot on the scoop side of the troutberry. Pull the line snug with the hook inside the scoop.
 
  Step 3
Use your finger to secure the line to the back side of the scoop. Then scoop the troutberry press containing the hook into the jar containing the dough bait.
 
  Step 4
Scoop enough dough to form a round ball of bait covering the hook.
 
  Step 5
Squeeze both sides of the troutberry firmly together to form the bait ball. Any excess dough will squeeze out of the sides of the troutberry.
 
  Step 6
With the troutberry press closed, scrape any excess dough bait back into the bait jar.
 
  Step 7
Open the troutberry to confirm that a solid ball of dough bait has been formed around the hook. A solid berry is best for casting and floating above the bottom.
 
  Step 8
Gently pull the fishing line to wiggle the troutberry free. No mess, no scent on the bait, no bait on your fingers.
 

Carp Fishing Leads

Carp Lead

There are absolutely loads of leads on the market today.So we will only cover the main types.

The golden rule with leads is to make sure it blendes in with the lakes bottom colour.This is because if you can see it easily then so can then carp !

Flat Pear

Sits on the bed with a flat profile. Although a gripper is better when fishing steep ridges the pear is a great all round lead.

Pear Lead

Gripper Lead

The Grippa also has a hole through the centre, which aids the small protrusions around both sides. This is for increasing the
resistance by helping the lead to grip the bottom.

Gripper Lead

This means you can use smaller leads than usual; for instance a 2oz Grippa has the same resistance as a 3oz Flat Pear.This shape has found particular favour with carp river anglers both home and abroad; it is the only shape that we manufacture over 5ozs, with 6, 8 and now 10oz models within the range to cover carping on the Seine.

Distance Lead

Design for distance and a firm favourite with many carp anglers. Aerodynamic to offer smooth casting

Korda distance lead

Bait Needles

Bait Needles

Made from a ridged shaft with a small hooked ed a bait needle is used to attach boilies and alike to you hair rig.

Bait Needle image one by Fox Tackle

There are many different makes of bait needles but they more or less do the same thing bar a Stringer Needle which is a needle design for use with PVA tape or string.

Tungsten Putty

Tungsten Putty

Malleable and extremely dense, this carp rig putty is designed to be added to your rig to hold down your rig or line. Simply pinch the required amount off and and apply to your carp rig.

Car Fishing Putty - Fox putty

Putty Grips braid and mono to provide an effective counterbalance for pop-up baits without damaging the leader line.

Tungsten Putty for pop up bait rigs

Make sure you have a selection of colours so that it is camouflage against the lakes beds colour.

Flex Ring Swivel

Designed to impart movement & flexibility to your carp rigs tied from coated or stiff materials.

Flexi Ring Swivel For Carp Rigs

This movement allows a carp to take your bait with minimal resistance regardless of approaching angle of the carp and ensures the bait behaves naturally but retains superb anti-eject and hooking qualities.

Flex Ring Swivel

Flexi Ring Swivels are perfect for enhancing the performance of all your carp rigs, including those tied with soft braided hooklinks which are encouraged to fall and lie flat along the bottom without looping up.

Made by Fox Tackle these very handy swivels are a must for your carp fishing.

Shrink Tube

Shrink Tubing

Size 1 - 1.2mm to 0.4mm
Size 2 - 2.4mm to 0.8mm
Size 3 - 3.0mm to 1.0mm

The stiffest rig shrink available is made by Fox tackle which makes it unbeatable for creating extremely effective hook extensions.

Perfect for 'Line-Aligners', 'Withy Pool rigs' and a multitude of other rig applications, the tube incorporates a unique memory which ensures it always springs back to its original shape after a fish is landed.

How to us Shrink Tubing for Carp Rigs؟

Cut the shrink tubing

Slide on to hook

Using a bait needle and thread

Pull Leader through

Shrink tubing

Hair Rig

Use steam to shink tubing

Bait Floss

Bait Floss for boilies

Bait such as pop ups are commonly tied to the hook using a material called bait floss.This removes the need to pierce the bait which can lead to reduced buoyancy during long periods of the bait being in the water.

Fox Bait Floss

Bait Floss

Tying the bait to the hook also allows a greater variety of carp rigs to be used such D rigs and sliding ring rigs.

Bait floss is designed for tying hard or soft buoyant baits to the hook and for creating ultra soft hair rigs. The fibres separate and lie flat around the profile of the bait, providing optimum grip.

Bait Floss on a D Rig 

There are many different makes on the market i.e Fox ,ESP.They also come in many different colours so that they will not stand out against the colour of your boilie.

Sliding Ring Stops

Sliding Ring Stops

A great bit of carp tackle Sliding Ring & Rig Stops are designed to create the ultimate in modern anti-eject carp rigs. Featuring injection moulded stops with a unique shape which act as a buffer for the rig ring without being overly bulky on the hook shank.

This leads to improved penetration and more hook up as you can alter the were the boilie is presented on your hook.

Each Pear Ring is shaped to optimise movement on the hook shank whilst keeping the overall .size down to a minimum

carp tackle

sliding ring

hair rig

boilie hair rig for carp fishing

boilie rig

The rings are moulded to remove any edges and coated to provide slick, friction free properties.

Simple to use you can also make sure your boilie is correctly mounted on your hook.

 

Teflon coated Round Rig Rings

Teflon coated Round Rig Rings

The basics behind using this type of ring are simply that the coating stops any kind of flashes from the rig that can spook a carp from taking your bait.These rings are a must on gin clear or hard fished waters.

Teflon Carp Rings

Fox Teflon coated Round Rig Rings are individually moulded using state-of-the-art micro engineering. This process creates a ring that has perfectly smooth, rounded edges. The rings are finished with a Teflon coating which eliminates flash or glint in clear water and provides a slick surface ensuring smooth movement when used on hook shanks or D-rigs.
Round Rig Rings have a multitude of uses in rig construction.
and are available in Micro 1.5mm, Mini 2.0mm, Small 2.5mm, Medium 3.0mm and Large 4.0mm

Fox Teflon coated Oval Rig Rings are individually moulded using state-of-the-art micro engineering. This process creates a ring that has perfectly smooth, rounded edges which is perfect for creating a safe joint when constructing combi-style rigs. The rings are finished with a Teflon coating which eliminates flash or glint in clear water and provides a slick surface ensuring smooth movement when used on hook shanks or D-rigs. Oval Rig Rings are available in Medium 4.5mm & Large 6.0mm

Fox Teflon coated Pear Rig Rings are the first to be specifically designed for use with anti-eject style carp rigs, either running directly on the hookshank or used D-rig style. The unique shape is low profile and allows bait floss or similar to nest in a small recess at the apex of the ring. Each ring is individually moulded using state-of-the-art micro engineering which creates a ring that has perfectly smooth, rounded edges. A Teflon coating is then applied which eliminates flash or glint in clear water and provides a slick surface ensuring smooth movement. Available in Small 3.5mm, Medium 4.0mm & Large 4.5mm.

Silicone Tubing for Carp Fishing

Silicone Tubing

Designed to hold your hair rig in place which in turn stops the hair rig getting tangled.

Silicone Tubing For Hair Rigs

Push the hook through point to loop

Slide the silicone on to the hooks shank

When the knot is completed the hair leaves hook opposite the barb for better hooking

We recommend Korda Silicone Tubing

Illusion Knotless Rig

Illusion Knotless Rig carp fishing

Illusion fluorocarbon line is basically a line that is almost goes invisible in the water and is more stiffer than most other fluorocarbon lines on the market which makes it more tangle proof.

Now there are massive advantages to this and why not place a braided rig and a fluorocarbon next to together in the waters edge and you will see what I mean. Especially in clear water were every little helps.

Illusion Knotless Rig for Carp Fishing rigs

It just makes sense the only slight problem in the hair loop knot will be bigger so using soft small baits might make them split open were as braided loop knot would not.

Rig components Size 7 hook | Illusion 18lb |

Advanced Bottom Rig

Advanced Bottom Carp Rig

Now if your fishing a carp water with shy or finicky carp you may want to give this a go as its got that little bit extra.

The main thing with this rig is that the hair is held around the hook right below the barb by silicone tubing. Also with the HI SG Rig Putty it makes the rig a very aggressive hook up rig.

Its a bit of a tricky rig but deffanatly worth having in your rig wallet

 

Advanced Bottom Rig carp fishing rigs

Main Components - Silicone tubing x 2 | Size 6 hook | 1.5mm Camo Shrink Tubing | HI SG Rig Putty | 25lb Coretax line

360 Rig Carp Rig

360 carp fishing rig

This is a great rig and is getting more and more popular within the carping circuit.

Now by looking at the 360 rig picture you my be put off by making this carp rig but its is a easy one to make trust me if I can do it anyone can.

Its been designed to make it hard for the carp to eject the bait by moving in three different ways - The hook can move up and downwards - The hook can rotate 360 degrees - The bait if blown back it can slide keeping the hook in the carps mouth . Clever isn't it !

The swivel acts as the weight but as usual check in the margins first that the rig sits correctly.If you need to trim a bit of the pop up off then do so to get it just right as adding putty can effect the 360 rigs performance.

This rig is only to be used with pop up baits only .

360 carp fishing rig

Main Components - Rig N Ring Stops | Size 6 Hook | Flexi Ring Swivel Size 11 | 25lb Corotex

 

TB Rig

TB Rig for carp fishing

The TB Rig is a carp rig to us when using Pop Up baits. It gives total 360 degree movement but as different properties than the 360 rig.

The weight of the swivel is designed to hold it down to the bottom but do check it in the edge before you cast out and check that it is sitting right and if you need to ad a bit of Tungsten Putty then do so.

TB Rig for carp fishing rigs

Main Components are - Rig n Ring Stop | Rig Ring | Size 6 hook | 18lb illusion line | Tungsten Bead | Flexi Ring Swivel Size 11 | 18lb Illusion Line

KD Carp Rig

 

KD Rig for carp fishing

A strange little rig with a shot in front of the hook that can be fished with every a bottom bait or a pop it just seems to get the carp.

Just make sure th at the shot is heavy enough to hold the pop up bait down.

The KD rig is a strange looking carp rig but as said it does work so why not give it a try !

KD Rig carp fishing

Basic components for a KD rig - BB shot | size 7 hook | Coretex | Kwik Change Sleeve.

 

Chod Carp Rig

Chod Rig for carp fishing

A chod rig is a kind of helicopter rig. The lead is positioned at the end of the line with the hook mounted up the line on a anti tangle system which is often on a leadcore leader.

The benefits of this rig is that if the lake bed is made up of soft silt or good old mud then often is the case that the lead weight will berry in to the silt taking the hook length and your bait with it ! This causes obvious problems as the carp will never find your biolie.

So the chod rig is idea for these situations and can give you that extra advantage when fishing over silt. Or if the carp are lead shy then the Chod Rig will keep your hook rig well away from the lead.It also can confuse the carp when it pics up the bait..

Chod Rig for carp fishing

Components to make a Chod Rig - Size 6 hook | 2mm Teflon rig | 25lb Rigidity Line | Swivel size 11 | 2 x Flexi Beads | 0.75 Silicone tubing | 45lb Leadercore | Kwik Change Sleeve

CC Moore’s METEOR BOILIE SESSION PACK

CC Moore’s METEOR BOILIE SESSION PACK

 

The meteor bait is a spicy meat bait. Rich in liver and meat proteins the bait really stands out from the crowd. With its low oil content it can be used all year round with great effects. When I first opened my session bucket the smell of the meteor hits you straight away. It likes your in between a curry house and a butchers. You have all the meaty flavors and the spicy flavors all at once which made me realize the carp just wouldn’t be able to ignore this bait..

The Meteor is not just a carp bait though. There has been multiple catches of big barbel, chub, tench on this bait which should only encourage you more. In the bucket you get

  • 1kg Shelf Life Boilies (15mm)
  • 3kg Pellets (6mm)
  • 125ml Concentrated Bait Dip (PVA friendly) ,
  • 20 x Shelf Life Pop Ups (15mm)

The Shelf Life Boilies are still made to the same high spec as the freezer baits, the baits only contain a small amount of preservative to keep the baits fresh. The pellets are made with the same attractors as the Boilies which create a feeding frenzy on the lake bed. Using the bait dip only makes your hook bait even attractive to the fish also you cant use to much of this stuff as it is made from the same food products as the bait its self and last but not least the pop ups. This gives you another choice of hook bait which can be whittled down to any shape you like and still stand proud above the hook.

I decided to use the bucket on a quick session after work. Finishing work at 5pm gave me a good few hours to sneak one out. Arriving at the lake it was obvious the fish were at play, it wasn’t signs they were ready to spawn either and I know they spawn late on this lake. So I settled down in the shallows where the warm wind was blowing in nicely. I decided to put one rod under a overhanging tree in the bay as I’ve managed to sneak a couple out of there before after work and the other in the margin.

I fished a small PVA bag of the 6mm pellets and a single 15mm bottom bait that had been dipped in the meteor bait dip. Coupled with the ever faithful Mugga and 15lb disruption in brown.

The rods had been out a matter of minutes before a lifted into my first of the night. A little mirror about 10pound for starters. Happy Days! Every 20 minutes the bites came. I couldn’t believe how instant this bait was. I packed up just a it got dark. I was shattered. A day’s work and a mad fishing session. Overall a had 6 fish and lost one in the snags. Not bad for a few hours.

I would recommend to anybody if you’re going for a few hours after work or a short day session this is the bucket for you. It come is all the Boilie flavors CCmoore do N-Gage XP, Live system and Odyssey XXX. Get on it!!

Tight Lines

Jordan

Carp Rigs – The Blow Back Rig

Carp Rigs – The Blow Back Rig

The Blowback Rig is a relatively new style derived from several other types of rigs, it’s main benefit is it’s hooking potential. Carp generally suck bait it and blow it back to test it, during this process the bait is blow back along the axis of the hook leaving the hook point showing 100% for the perfect chance of a hookhold.

Being a relatively simple rig to tie it is quite popular and widely used in various connotations, using supple braid simply tie a rig ring onto your hooklength, you want to position this inline with the point of your hook, depending on length of hair, slide the ring over your hook-shank and proceed to tie the knotless knot as normal.

How the Blowback Rig works with Ali Hamidi

This is set-up in a similar manner to the extended line-aligner/shank rig that I covered in my first rig feature a couple of months back. In that instance Korda silicon tubing was used on the shank to keep the hair close to the shank of the hook and also dictate at which point the hair leaves the hook.

Now that particular rig is pretty damn awesome, however when it comes to overall presentation, I believe the blow back rig is hard to equal. When using a buoyant bait, the presentation is very clinical indeed. The small gap between rig ring and bait is enhanced by the position that you place the ring on the hook. In essence you a produce a ‘claw like’ presentation that protrudes from the lake bed. Whilst the free movement means that when the hook does catch hold it is far more likely to stay put even when a carp goes to blow the whole lot out. Like every rig on the face of this planet, when a carp decides to blow it out when it hasn’t touched the flesh in anyway, it stands NO chance of staying in ‘situ’.

However when it does prick a fish, the buoyant bait and rig ring mechanism does to a degree compensate for an aggressive ‘blow-out’ of the rig, which in turn keeps the hook in place until the fish ‘rattles off’! This type of free movement means it can catch out ‘wary’ carp who may have become accustomed to getting ‘rid’ of rigs which have limited free ‘hair’ movement, even when the hook may have pricked them. In these instances the weight of the boilie can often enhance the chance that a carp has of blowing the whole lot out because of the added momentum that a ‘static’ bait tight to the hook can have. This extra bit of movement can put bonus carp on the bank, turning that ‘odd’ single bleep into a ‘positive’ take?

“Ace Grab the Net!” Shouts Chappers the Seasoned Vet

Ace Grab the Net!” Shouts Chappers the Seasoned Vet

Dangling his Maggot!

So we had been baiting the chosen peg with maggots several days before the session, and we suspected that Ace’s peg was being baited up by someone else, on the friday before the session the suspected outcome dawned on us, Ace was on a solo baiting trip when he was shocked to come accross “Mr Nash”  bivvied up with supreme confidence in the targeted peg.

“Bollocks”, so what now, luckily we had been priming another spot on the lake which looked like it had seen some attention, the active 8 boilies shipped in by the kilo were sure to provide some action if the other spots failed.

The Session Kicks off to a Bang!

So the session came to us quickly, we turned up expecting dissapointment and a day of stalking only to be confronted by the man with possibly the redest cheaks in the world! He quickly whipped out his pictures of the several carp he had in one morning on big pit!, only to be shocked that Mr Nash had up sticks and left after little over 12 hours on the peg, “bonus”. So after a quick check on the boilied up peg we scampered the mile hike from the car park to the peg we had primed, with little more than a sliver of nash packaging left in the peg there was no evidence of a busy session the night before so we sat down and got the rods out!

Ten minutes later “beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep” Chappers was off, the 25 yard sprint from Ace’s peg took a Ussain Bolt esque 2 seconds flat, and upon lifting the rod it was evident it was a beauty, 50 yards out the carp banged its head spooking all kinds of wildlife, and after around 20 mins there it was cruising over the baited spot only 3 yards from the bank and we had it! GET IN! The first carp from the Swan and it was a cracker!

24lb 5 of pure dark common, with all the evidence pointing to the fact this fish had never been caught Chappers was chuffed.

So after several hours of hammering Ace with abuse about his lack of runs we stoked up the barbie and chowed down on several dozen tins of the finest cider this side of Ireland.

Typical Ace Antics

As it was getting towards dark Ace swiftly opted for Chappers maggot rigs as the right way to go, after recasting his 3 rods we sat down to contemplate the evenings events. But then I was shocked when Ace bank this beast, HP’s finest chilli sauce! Possibly the finest fishermans friend. While also being the heaviest thing Ace has lifted in a while.

With the carp reasonably active, it was evident that they were chowing down on naturals, bloodworm no doubt, we were half confident of another run as the night drew in. Nothing else came of it, and we spent most of the time left contemplating the reasoning, it seemed the sun had a big effect on the feeding patterns of the residents, do bloodworms dislike sunlight?

Carp Fishing with Maggots

And so are not as active on the lake bed, so maybe affecting the amount of carp that feed on them during sunlight? just a though for further reading I guess.

Here’s the rig that done the business on the day, a simple medussa rig with a small section of anti eject tubing, fished only a few yards from the bank with a heavily scattered maggots, though the key to this I believe was the bloodworm mix we included on the rig using mesh, a simple concoction of crushed bloodworm boilies, bloodworm pellets and bloodworm attractant.

No doubt Ace and Chappers will be back with more “ya mum” jokes than the typical sunday league team. Just as a parsing shot here’s an example of the jokes that get thrown out:

Chappers: “I reckon I could ram a few more maggots in there”

Ace: “Thats what ya mum said”

On that note I bid you good night and tight lines from everyone at Carpit

A Post Of Utmost Importance – Rig Safety

A Post Of Utmost Importance – Rig Safety

As a general rule, debates on rigs and the such like are of little interest to me. But I stumbled across a very interesting video when visiting a forum, posted by another user a discussion was fueled – about the safety of leadcore fished with a leadclip.

Again, as a general rule I do not use leadclips on leadcore. One because leadcore is banned on some of the lakes I fish, but also because I do not feel it is a safe option due to the way that leadcore could cause injury to fish if left in a fish through a cut off in a fight or a crack off/snap up. The motive for the rigs’ construction that I am about to describe.

The rig was thought up by Tom Wright, MD of ATT. An interesting take, considering the amount of bad online carp media leadcore has received recently and published thoughts in the magazines. The video in question

 

So to summarise the video of what the rig entails:

  1. Take your length of leadcore and splice a large ring on one end. Cut a ring off of a ring swivel from the various tackle manufacturers.
  2. Slide on your rig tied to a swivel down the bottom of the leadcore – like you would for a helicopter setup
  3. Slide on your leadclip and tail rubber
  4. Click the ring from the end of the leader onto the leadclip like you would a lead.
  5. Put the swivel into the end of your leadclip from your rig – pull the leadcore semi tight to enable you too do this.
  6. Place a lead onto the clip and push on your tail rubber. You can adjust this for ‘easy ejection’ methods.

The reason this rig has been constructed in this manner is to allow the rig to slide off of the leadcore leader with relative ease should the lead and/or leadclip become snagged. If the latter the leadcore will pass through the tail rubber and leadclip to release the hooklink from the leader. Obviously any excess line attached to the leadcore will also pass through the clip.

In the discussion on the forum, many users expressed their opinions on how weed and other debris can be come attached to the leadcore and prevent the leadcore passing through the clip due to the narrow bores. Do you agree? Do you feel that the bores of these items should be increased for this sort of rig?

Can any of you spot any problems with this rig? It’s relatively new and I would like to see more of this sort of development as leadcore has seen a lot of bad publicity recently because of incorrect use.

When using leadcore, please remember:

  1. Only use a spliced loop or needle knot to join your leader to your mainline. DO NOT use swivels, clips or knots tied with the leadcore itself.
  2. Do not use kinked/weakened/damaged leadcore that could hinder the safety aspect of any rig you cast out.
  3. Do not use when it is banned on waters.
  4. Consider the lengths you use.

Scott Small with his take on the KD Rig

Scott Small with his take on the KD Rig

 

The KD rig named after its developer Kenny Dorsett, The KD rig is deadly effective. I personally incorporate this rig into my fishing due to its superb hook holds that it generates; whether as fished using a short hair, snowman or long hair.

The hook is tied on at such an aggressive angle that carp struggle to eject after sucked in, due to the way the line sits out of the back of the hook, effectively you are causing the hook point to become heavier allowing it to drop quicker and almost every time without fail nail the unsuspecting fish in the bottom lip.

Personally I have fished the KD rig in several different lakes and different situations and on many occasions have saved me a blank; I like fishing this rig under a sunken tree or close to a snag or even in clear spots in weed, as I need a trust worthy rig capable of hooking the fish quickly and neatly, although I would not fish this in all fishing situations as other rigs come into their own.

How to tie the KD Rig

Tying the KD rig is very simple; form a small overhand knot for the hair rig,

Thread the selected bait onto the hair, the reason for this is to be able to select your length hair

Set the hair so there is a 10cm gap between the bait and the hook

Thread the end of your desired hooklink (I prefer braid for this rig)

Whip two turns of your hooklink around the shank making sure to whip away from the join in the eye of the hook

Now let the bait drop and whip a further 3 to 5 turns under the hair

Thread the tag end as per photo

Moisten and bed down the knot here

To ensure that presentation is at its best, it is essential you use a slow-sinking hookbait, this could be purposely made or a neutrally balanced bait or as I like to use it in conjunction with a pop up and a split shot on the hair.

In conclusion the KD rig is a deadly piece of kit to have in your arsenal and when used in the right conditions can either save you a blank, or is possible putting several fish on the bank

The Montana Nymph

The Montana Nymph

This was originally an American pattern which became popular in the UK in the early 1990’s for reservoirs and stillwaters. It has now become a very popular fly which features in most fly boxes.

The American original was dressed as an imitation of the larva of the stonefly in the rivers in the Montana region and was dressed on long shank hooks sizes 6…10

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Over the years in the UK the pattern has been slightly modified and whilst called a nymph it is usually fished as a lure. The thorax is tied with chenille in fluorescent yellow, green or red and the most popular size is a long shank 10. I modify my version slightly. I tie in a bunch of black cock hackle fibres for the tail and for the wing case I use Sparton ‘new body czech’ which is more durable and adds a little sparkle. You can also use black nylon wool which is not as fragile as chenille which our American cousins favour.

I think you will find this one quite easy to tie and it will be a good addition to your fly box.

This series of video clips is down to the enthusiasm of my younger son Jonathan. He not only does the camera work but he keeps me focussed on my commentaries and does all the work on the web site. I have the easy part tying the flies.

We will endeavour to comply with your requests but please accept that I have had no experience with salt water flies. I am in my seventies and this old dog is not too keen to learn new tricks. However just remember whatever you tie the principles are the same only the materials are different.

Materials

  • Hook long shank 6 / 8 /10
  • Tail black cock hackle fibres
  • Body black chenille
  • Thorax flourescent chenille -- green / orange / red
  • Wing case black wool
  • Dyed black hackle
  • Tying silk black

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شناسایی انواع نژاد های ماهی قزل الا از خصوصیات ظاهری

شناسایی انواع نژاد های ماهی قزل الا از خصوصیات ظاهری

Two Hook Pilchard Rig

The Two Hook Pilchard Rig is the complete answer to keeping soft bait fish on the hook.

Many fishermen around the world have realized the benefits of using whole fish for bait.

Unfortunately, a lot of the best small fish species like pilchards, which are most attractive to other fish, are very soft and very difficult to keep on your hooks.

This rig also works very well with a piece of bait on each hook, often you will catch two fish!

 

The two hook pilchard rigs shown above allows the fishermen to insert one hook through the hard skull of the bait fish while the second hook secures the tail of the fish by being hooked around the backbone of the bait fish

Ice Fishing

 

Ice Fishing
Fishing through a gap in a frozen lake

Ice Fishing

Ice fishing is the exercise of getting fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an gap in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice anglers may sit around on the stool in the exposed on a frozen lake, or in a heated up cabin on the ice, some with bunks and amenities.

It is a popular pursuit in many countries.

A construction with various local names, but known as an ice shanty, ice shack, fish house, shack, bobhouse, or ice hut, is sometimes utilised. These are carted or trailered onto the lake using a vehicle such as a snowmobile, ATV or truck. The two most ordinarily used types are moveable and permanent. The moveable houses are often made of a impenetrable material that is usually unshakable. The two best known types of portable houses are those with a protection that flips behind the user when not needed, or pop up protections with a door as the only way out. The permanent shelters are made of wood or metal and usually have wheels for easy transport. They can be as basic as a bunk heater and holes or have satellite television, bathrooms, stoves, full-size beds and may appear to be more like a mobile home than a fishing house.

Deep Sea Fishing

 

Deep Sea Fishing
Fishing for Marlin and Tuna

Deep Sea Fishing

Deep Sea fishing, often called offshore boat or open water fishing, is fishing in deep water and at some length from land. It is unsafe compared to shallow water or lake fishing. More knowledge is needed about weather patterns, sailing and safety precautions, and this is not an activity for novices.

Deep Sea boats are generally much better than inshore boats, and may need to be tied up in a marina. They are sturdily built so they can brave sun and rain and water conditions met in open waters. Though they differ in blueprint and purpose and prices vary widely they are generally too costly to build and keep up. Most offshore amateur fishermen charter boats rather than own them. It is often a interest of the moneyed, and there is a demand for charter boats equipped and catered to luxuriant excess.

Deep Sea game fish, like marlin and tuna, can be very big and overweight tackle is needed. Fishing is usually done with sea perches.


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نام انواع گره و تصویر انها به زبان انگلیسی

نام انواع گره و تصویر انها به زبان انگلیسی

ارادتمند شما امیر فیشر

some thing for fishing

Fish Hooks
Fishhooks come in a variety of sizes and styles. When you fish with natural or live bait, a package with an assortment of hooks ranging from sizes No. 6 through No. 10 is suitable. However, when you fish for catfish or bullheads, larger hooks are needed.

The barbs on the hooks can be bent down if you intend to release your catch. This will make your fishing more challenging and reduce fish mortality.

common hook sizes

 

 

 

 

 

pound testFishing Line
Fishing line comes in a variety of sizes, or strengths, called pound-test. For example, ten pound-test lines are stronger than four pound-test. You must match the pound-test line to the size of rod and reel, the bait you're using, and the fish you are fishing for. For example, small ultra light spincasting and spinning reels can use up to six pound-test lines. Larger spinning reels can use stronger line. Bait casting reels can use from 6- to 30-pound line, but 8- to 16-pound-test lines are most common. Using heavier line than necessary may reduce the number of bites or strikes you get, because heavy line is more visible in water.

To connect your line to your hook you need to learn to tie fishing knots. Although dozens of fishing knots are used you only need to learn two or three good knots for most fishing. Here's how to tie three common knots:three common knots

The palomar and improved clinch knots are used by many anglers for attaching hooks and lures. They are both very strong knots.

The loop knot is used for minnow type baits and diving lures. The loop attached to the lure allows the lure to move more freely.


sinkersSinkers
Sinkers range in size from split shot the size of a BB to weights of a pound or more. BB-size split shot to 1/4-ounce sinkers are most common. Sinkers allow you to cast your bait and help take it down to the bottom.

 

Bobbers
bobbers Bobbers are used to keep your bait at the depth you want it. They also help you to know when you have a strike. Use a bobber that's just large enough to keep your bait from dragging it under the water. Pencil style bobbers are more sensitive than round ones. Because of this it is easier to tell if a fish is biting. Round bobbers are easier to cast Slip bobbers can be easily adjusted to allow you to fish at different depths. Their main advantage is that they are easy to cast. They come in both round and pencil styles.

Many bobbers attach to fishing line with a spring clip and move up or down the line easily, depending on how deep you want to fish your bait.

 

tackle boxTackle Box
A tackle box is useful for storing hooks, sinkers, bobbers, lures, and other things you need for fishing. A small, top-opening box with two trays is a good first box.

Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
personal flotation device A personal flotation device, also known as a life jacket, should be part of your essential fishing gear. You should always wear one if you are fishing near deep or fast moving water. When you are fishing from a boat, you must always wear a PFD. If you choose a PFD with pockets, you can also use it as a fishing vest to hold your tackle.

Other Accessories
Other equipment anglers find useful includes a container for live bait, snaps and swivels, a line clipper, long-nose pliers with wire cutters, a hook disgorger for removing fish hooks, a fish scaler, and a stringer or ice chest to keep your fish fresh. In addition, you should always have your first aid kit with you.

 

 

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