Bait fishing has always been one of the easiest and effective way to catch a fish. There are many other ways you could do it, but bait fishing is a good method, especially if you're just starting to fish. Bait fishing is simple and it is difficult for fishes to resist the bait kept in for them. So you could always choose to fish using a bait whenever you want your job done fast, simply and easily.First of all you'll need to check out the place you're going to fish and know what kind of fish they have in the water for you. Then,
- Choose baits and hooks
For bait, you could use a common worm that you can find anywhere. Or other option can be chicken liver.Some other commonly used baits are cut-baits which include skin from fried chicken, fish entrails, grasshoppers, salmon eggs, shrimps and crayfish tails. As long as you choose the feed of the fish, you're all set with the bait. But remember to buy fresh bait (if you're buying them of course) and keep them cool to avoid them from getting soft and spoiled.
Now, you need the right hooks. You'll need the hooks that will easily fit in the fish's mouth. The no.1 hooks works pretty well, but you can choose the hooks ranging from small sizes to the medium, according to the fish. All you need to take care is that whether it can hold the fish properly or not. The rest is pretty simple theory, smaller the hook, larger the chances.
- Choose the method that suits the criteria
You should choose the fishing methods that fits your need and matches the surrounding, in which some of them are explained below.
Plunking - This is the most popular method. Use appropriate amount of weight to hold your bait and hooks stable in place again current facing any direction.For this, use a minimal weight and point your rod towards opposite direction of the current of the water.
Back Bouncing - Back bouncing is the process of raising your bait out of the bottom and holding your tip of the rod for a few fits above the water. Let it flow with the current and feel free back reel or spool. This should easily caught a fish especially in a deeper pool or lake when fishing from a boat.
Drift fishing - Using Drift fishing, you simply cast your bait upstream or downstream depending on the direction and the flow of the water. You should attempt to count the depth of the water and start reeling.
- Now wait for the bite
Now you're all set up, you should relax and wait for the fish to bite your bait. You can easily tell a bite by touching or either watching a loose line or a bobber. You could also attract a bell at the end of your rod if you like as some people prefer. Have a lot of consistence with trying to hook a fish. Ensure to tackle a little and providing some feed around your bait will easily drag the fishes. Once you catch the fish feed a little extra so that the group of the fishes stay at the same place. Its usual that people loose the patience easily, but that's what fishing all about.
- Hook the fish, now! And pull it up.
Once you feel that the fish is on your trap, give a quick jerk on your rod by pulling it backwards then up. If its get hooked, it will fight back and struggle. Sometimes, its easy to get fooled by a current or obstacle to fish bite, but never let your fish throw the hook from its mouth. Once its hooked, pull your rod upwards while reeling as well. Keep the tension of the reel tight as possible, and grab the hold of the fish as soon as it comes to the surface. Take it off to the ground and gently pull the hook off its body. Now you've got your fish caught, and it wasn't that hard, was it?
Bonus tip: It is important to determine in which location would you perform your fishing. Deeper water needs heavier jig-heads compared when fishing on shore. With heavy weight which keeps your bait near the bottom of the water and the line straight down from your boat, you are able to drift the boat along with any current. A good technique of fishing on boats is trolling slowly with a fishing device called bottom walker.
