As soon as strong ice rises on the rivers, you can start winter fishing. Few want to be content with only pikes. Most try to catch at least one burbot. Before doing this, you need to find out what attracts this fish.
Biting periods
Best of all, burbot is caught from the end of November to the end of December, as well as in March, April. Many try to fish in February, but often during spawning, attempts fail. Begins to bite well only a week after spawning from 12 to 2 am and from 4 am to dawn. Catching burbot on a full moon is useless. During the warming period, burbot goes to a great depth, which complicates the task of the fisherman.
Burbot habitat
The area located near the beaches, where the shallow abruptly turns into depth, pits, an abundance of crevices, capes are the favorite places of burbot. It is better to install tackle in such areas. You need to lower the vents to a level of 7-15 m. The echo sounder will help to accurately determine the depth.
Fishermen's mistakes
Most of even the most experienced anglers are convinced that burbot go better at night. During this period, he is really more active, but this is not particularly reflected in the catch. It's only about the season. In the summer, you can lose a few days and return without prey. But already in the fall everything is turning out more positively.
Many species of fish respond well to bait in good weather. However, everything is different with burbot.
It's not worth putting the tackle at random. This will reduce your chances of catching. However, if you calculate the possible route of the fish, the catch will not be long in coming.
Tackle selection
For fishing for burbot, you can use several types of fishing rods. Donks are very popular. They are suitable for open water fishing.
After the reservoir is covered with ice, it is better to use the bottom tackle from a sinker, 0.5 mm fishing line, hooks from 10 to 12 numbers. Some people like doubles. They are also comfortable.
The most exciting fishing is considered to be a snorkel. Models of such a bait resemble a vertical cylinder, a large jig and, less often, a balancer.
Some people make a snitch on their own, equipping it with five hooks. When fishing with such a lure, the fisherman should tap it on the bottom. The sound will attract burbot.
Suitable for a snitch:
- large worms,
- pieces of fish,
- dead minnows.
The bait must be cut in order for the predator to taste it faster. This will shorten the waiting time for the predator.
Best bait for burbot
Burbot can hardly be called a gourmet, but he certainly will not refuse worms, sandworms or lamprey larvae. During spear fishing, you will need girders. At night, they will help you catch burbot. During the day they are suitable for pike.
Knowledgeable fishermen make several bets for the night. In the morning, checking them, they analyze by the flag where the bite was. The burbot swallows the bait deeply, so the leash will have to be updated. After that, the tackle is removed from the catch.
A jig or spoon is also suitable for burbot. The bait is slowly immersed on the bottom of the reservoir, slowly moved. For this, pieces of fish, stale meat, bloodworms are suitable.
The tackle for burbot should be large, the spoon should be light.
It's important to know
During ice fishing, a spoon or live bait is used. At the first bite, the fisherman feels a sharp jerk. When the bait rises up, the nod bends with tension. So that the prey does not go away, at this moment you need to make a quick sweep. Many people start trying to pull the fish when the nod is twitching. The result is always the same - the loss of the catch, because the burbot can swim around the bait for a long time, forcing the nod to react.
When the fish is hooked, you must act decisively, quickly raise it to the surface. With a delay, the burbot is twisted into a ring.
The zerlitsa flag may not work and not symbolize the bite, so it is better to periodically recheck everything.
Burbot is a persistent fish. She rarely changes her habitat. Therefore, knowledgeable fishermen often return to the good islets after the season.
Taking into account the preferences of burbot in terms of bait, choose the right tackle, correctly determine the place of fishing and guess the necessary weather conditions, fishing will certainly be successful!
