An angler's cherished dream is to see this beautiful golden fish with a green tint in his cage. Tench is common in our rivers and reservoirs. However, catching him with the bait is not easy and requires a lot of preparation.
Tench is a goldfish from the carp family
Tench fish belongs to the carp family. But, unlike other representatives of this breed, it has a thick tail and small scales of different shades: from dark olive to golden yellow. The fins are dark gray, rounded. The tench lives in reservoirs with a weak current and dense river vegetation along the banks. Loves to walk along the very bottom of the river in search of food. It is undemanding to the oxygen content in water. The tench size ranges from 600 g to 6 kg. Fish of a large weight category comes across quite rarely. But you can catch representatives weighing from 600 to 800 g on a fishing rod.
Tench begins to be caught in early spring. Dependent on pressure drops. At low pressure, it can stop catching altogether. The best time to bite is early morning, late evening. Tench is a lazy fish. Doesn't show activity, even when it gets hooked. But it can resist for a long time. He tries to escape into the reeds, from where it is difficult to get him. Therefore, when fishing for tench with a line, the angler has to show patience and ingenuity.
Prepare to catch tench correctly
The key to successful fishing is a good fishing spot. Choose it in the following ways. The first is to find out about the places where tench is caught from experienced fishermen, and the second is to assess the situation on a particular reservoir on your own. It should be shallow, the bottom - silty, the water - warm, and the banks - overgrown. These are signs that a tench is found here. Then, get rid of the vegetation in the fishing area. Do this by clearing the pond with a handleless rake. For convenience, do this from a boat. Now feed the goldfish. If tench fishing occurs in spring, no groundbait is needed.
At this time of the year, the tench is not fussy about food. The rest of the time, sunflower cake, steamed porridge, cottage cheese, specialized bait for carp breeds work well. If the groundbait is applied at the same time, tench will also appear in these places exactly on schedule. Fed up - start fishing by choosing the bait for your dream fish. The tench is caught for the following options: crayfish neck, maggot, slugs, peeled snails, worm, bloodworms, steamed peas and corn. Choose the bait for the tench by experiment.
There are many different devices in the angler's arsenal, but the main one is the fishing rod. For tench fishing, choose a strong and lightweight rod with a maximum length of up to 6 m. It is believed that the best option for a fishing rod is a float rod, but the feeder rod has also worked well. The diameter of the line should be 0, 2-0, 3 mm, the leash - 0, 17-0, 22, hook No. 3, 5-8. As a sinker, pellets are suitable, squeezed no closer than 12-15 cm from the hook. The bait and part of the leash should be on the bottom. Use multiple rods with different sized hooks to catch tench. The size of the hook depends on the weight of the fish and the bait. But give preference to rods with smaller hooks.
The tench is a lazy and cunning fish, so it takes the bait gently and carefully. The float begins to slide slightly over the surface of the water. The angler must wait patiently for the float to move in one direction. At this point, hook the fish. Do this sharply so that the line is firmly on the hook. The slightest movement on the water can frighten off the fish.
The tench is an unpredictable fish, it can bite where other fish are being caught, which will surprise and delight the angler. Choosing the right place to catch, the right bait, bait and line for tench, you will successfully fulfill your dream. And tench fish will definitely be in your cage.
