Skills, methods and matters needing attention in catfish fishing

Catfish is a warm-blooded fish. The optimum survival water temperature is 20 ~ 25℃, and the critical feeding temperature is 8 ~ 38℃. The hotter the weather, the more catfish eat. During the day, catfish often lurk in crevices, deep pits, earth holes or caves at the bottom of tree roots, and come out to feed at night. Seasonally, the best time to catch catfish is summer and early autumn. From the point of view of a day, the best time to catch catfish is at night.

Second, the choice of fishing position

Catfish is a kind of benthic fish, which likes to live in crevices, deep pits, earth holes or caves at the bottom of tree roots in coastal waters, and mostly lurks in the dark bottom of still water such as ponds and lakes or under aquatic plants such as water hyacinths and water peanuts. Therefore, there are rocky piles underwater, and there are fallen trees or roots and whiskers in the water. The bottom of the river bank at the water inlet is the best place to catch catfish.

Third, fishing tackle collocation

There are many kinds of catfish, the small catfish is generally within 1 kg, and the large catfish can reach 3 ~ 5 kg. Catfish can be caught by hand or sea pole. It is suggested to use nylon thread above 3.0 for the main line, nylon thread above 2.0 or pe thread above 0.4 for the secondary line, Izu hook above 6, thousand hooks above 2 and balls above 7 for the fish hook.

Fourth, selection of nest materials

Catfish is a carnivorous fish. Can catfish build nests? If you make fishing advice for a long time, it is better to make a nest. The most commonly used nesting materials are the internal organs and scraps of domestic animals such as chickens, ducks, pigs and cows. Earthworms, loaches and mussels can also be used to build nests. When making a nest, you can put the nest material in a gauze bag, so that catfish can only smell but not eat, which can lure the fish and make them stay for a long time.

Five, commonly used bait

Catfish is a carnivorous fish, which mainly feeds on small fish, shrimp and aquatic insects. I also like to eat animal carcasses. There are mainly three kinds of bait for catfish fishing, one is natural bait such as earthworm, chicken liver, duck intestines and loach, the other is fishy commercial bait such as snail carp No.2, world crucian carp and red crucian carp, and the third is lula bait such as cicada sequins, fluorescent soft worms and red-headed VIB.

Six, drift adjustment skills

Catfish is a benthic fish. Generally speaking, it is suggested that the way to catch catfish is to catch the bottom and fish dullly. There are two reasons. One is that bottom fishing is more in line with the feeding habits of catfish. The other is that once the catfish bites the hook, it basically dies. If you catch catfish with a fishing rod, you don't need to drift. You can install a bell or fish alarm on the fishing rod to indicate the news of the fish. As long as the bell rings loudly, you can lift the pole to stab the fish.

Seven, matters needing attention

1. Catfish is a carnivorous fish. It is generally recommended to use meat bait such as earthworm, chicken liver, duck intestines and loach, or bait such as sequins, soft worms and mino to lure Luya catfish.

Catfish is a warm-blooded fish, and its food intake is directly proportional to the water temperature, especially in hot and humid weather. From the seasonal point of view, summer and autumn are the prime time to catch catfish.

Catfish is a kind of nocturnal fish. It often lurks in the water during the day and does not move until the evening. From the point of view of a day, the best time to catch catfish is at night.

Catfish is a kind of benthic fish, which often lurks in cracks or caves at the bottom of the water, waiting for an opportunity to kill past prey. Catfish fishing is generally recommended to be based on bottom fishing, and fishing is dull.