What is the best bait for fishing red-eye fish? Practical bait selection tips shared

Red-eye fish like to swim in schools and live in lakes with dense aquatic plants and slow-flowing rivers. They are a high-nutritional-value, high-quality freshwater fish worth developing and domesticating, and are also a fish loved by many anglers. So, what bait is used for fishing red-eye fish?

1. What bait is used for fishing red-eye fish?

For hand-pole fishing of red-eye fish, meat baits can include red earthworms, small shrimp, mussel meat, dragonfly larvae, and maggots, while plant baits can include steamed or boiled cornmeal, or white flour or rice flour mixed with a small amount of white sugar and kneaded into balls to attach to the hook; for lure fishing, artificial baits such as spoons, spinnerbaits, minnows, and soft worms can be used.

2. Tips for fishing red-eye fish

1. Hand-pole fishing for red-eye fish

Bottom fishing for Chinese red-eye carp (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is the same as fishing for other omnivorous bottom-dwelling fish; chum can first be scattered at the fishing spot. The chum for Chinese red-eye carp is the same as that for crucian carp. Depending on its feeding habits, the bait can be shrimp meat, river clam meat, aquatic insects, or dough bait. Of course, different environments are also very important when choosing different fishing methods.

2. Casting-rod fishing for red-eye fish

When fishing with a lightweight casting rod, use a small spinning reel, and the fishing line diameter is the same as that used for a hand pole. The line length is 80 to 100 m, and the hook and sinker combination can use the method of hooks above the sinker or hooks below the sinker. With the hooks-above-the-sinker method, 3 to 5 single hooks can form a hook trace; with the hooks-below-the-sinker method, two single hooks can be connected through a spreader, or a multi-hook rig of 6 to 8 hooks can be connected with connectors.

3. Lure fishing for red-eye fish

In winter, Chinese red-eye carp (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is relatively suitable for lure fishing. This fish species feeds very aggressively. When fishing in the wild, especially at suitable tidal stages, its rush for food is very astonishing. At this time, lure fishing is more suitable. At the same time, because fishing is done on river channels with rising and falling tides, a hand pole is also not very suitable. When the traditional bottom-sinking fishing method is also not ideal, lure fishing can be used.

Although Chinese red-eye carp (Squaliobarbus curriculus) is a small- to medium-sized fish, it swims quickly and has a strong fleeing ability. Therefore, when everyone finds that a spot has yielded no catch for a long time while fishing, they should move to another location.