What bait is good for catching silver carp? Practical pairing tips shared

The silver carp is one of the famous Four Major Chinese Carps, mainly living in the middle and upper layers of water bodies; like the bighead carp, the silver carp is a typical freshwater filter-feeding fish. So, what bait is better for catching silver carp? What should be noted?

1. What bait is better for catching silver carp?

For catching silver carp, you can use commercial bait with good atomization performance, or you can make your own bait. If using a homemade bait, use sour bait as the main type, with wheat bran, soybean dregs, flour, bran cake powder and so on as raw materials, then add a small amount of snowflake powder.

2. What should be noted when catching silver carp?

1. Fishing season

Every year from April to October is the season for catching silver carp, and midsummer is the golden season; in the hot summer, the silver carp's appetite is at its strongest. In the north, July to August is a good time to catch silver carp. After the Autumn Equinox, as the weather gradually turns cool, the silver carp's appetite decreases somewhat, and they become hard to catch.

2. Fishing position

The water depth should be more than 2 m. It is best to choose the water area at the wind tail, because there is a lot of plankton there, or the water bay in a depression of the embankment; you can also choose a spot in the water where there are waves. If the water is clear, choose a deeper water area.

3. Fishing method

Water temperature has an important influence on the fish's life; silver carp like high temperatures and wind waves. In late spring and early autumn, silver carp are most active from after 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at this time they mostly live in the middle and upper layers of the water, so the hook and bait are cast 50 cm below the water surface. In summer, the bait is cast 150 cm below the water.

Once the bait enters the water, it begins to atomize gradually, so the rod should be lifted once every half minute. At this point the hook is already empty, then bait is put on again to continue fishing. Because silver carp have a gentle temperament, after swallowing the hook their reaction is not to struggle, but to swim away or sink into the water, so the float's reaction is a steady sinking. Sometimes there is also a float-lifting phenomenon, but the float does not rise very much, only rising 1 or 2 graduations. If the float sinks quickly (commonly called a black float) or rises quickly, that is a reaction to another fish taking the hook.

Finally, the editor reminds everyone: after arriving at the fishing spot, take out more chum and throw it toward the fishing point, and afterward throughout the whole fishing process, throw it once at intervals.